Illinois Fighting Illini vs Michigan State Spartans, Big Ten Tournament 2nd Round

Women's College Basketball

Illinois

21-10

71-69

Final

#18Michigan St

22-8

Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Lead tracker

ILL leadsBiggest lead ILL 9, MSU 6

MSU leads

Team	1	2	3	4	T
ILL	20	16	17	18	71
MSU	17	12	19	21	69

Who won: Illinois 71-69

The Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Michigan State Spartans 71-69 in Big Ten Tournament 2nd Round on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Cearah Parchment led the Illinois in points (15). Kennedy Blair led the Michigan St in points (30).

ILL

MSU

Player of the game

Kennedy Blair

MSU · 30 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

8.2

Players	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF	GmSc
Ines Sotelo MiguezF6.2	34	6	2-5	0-1	2-2	7	2	3	3	1	2	5	3	7.1
Grace VanSlootenF7.3	31	13	6-13	0-0	1-2	9	3	1	3	1	3	6	4	13
Rashunda JonesG5.9	31	6	1-8	0-2	4-4	6	0	0	2	0	4	2	3	5
Kennedy BlairG8.2	37	30	11-18	1-2	7-9	6	5	7	0	0	0	6	1	18.9
Jalyn BrownG6.1	33	12	5-10	2-4	0-0	1	1	3	1	1	0	1	1	6.3
Bench
Juliann WoodardF	1	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marah DykstraF	6	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-1.5
Isaline AlexanderF	3	2	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1.3
Amy TerrianG4.5	10	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-1.9
Sara SambolicG	3	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0.3
Emma ShumateG4.5	11	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-1.5

Illinois Fighting Illini vs Michigan State Spartans, Big Ten Tournament 2nd Round

Lead tracker

Who won: Illinois 71-69

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