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Illinois Fighting Illini vs Minnesota Golden Gophers

Women's College Basketball
Illinois
11-4
61-68
Final
Minnesota
15-1
The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota

Lead tracker

ILL leadsBiggest lead ILL 11, MINN 7
Q1Q2Q3Q4
MINN leads
Team1234T
ILL189211361
MINN1512132868

Who won: Minnesota 68-61

The Minnesota Golden Gophers beat the Illinois Fighting Illini 68-61 on Sunday, January 5, 2025 at The Barn by Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota. The Minnesota outscored the Illinois 28-13 in the 4th quarter. Grace Grocholski led the Minnesota in points (19). Genesis Bryant led the Illinois in points (20).

Player of the game

Grace Grocholski

MINN · 19 PTS, 7 REB, 3 STL

8.5

Win probability

100%MINN final
ILLMINN

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 4th Quarter
  3. Q4 0:00ILL

    Offensive rebound

    Illinois Offensive Rebound.

  4. Q4 0:00Grace Grocholski

    Block

    Grace Grocholski Block.

    G. Grocholski · 19 PTS

  5. Q4 0:00Genesis Bryant

    Missed Three Point Jumper

    Genesis Bryant missed Three Point Jumper.

    G. Bryant · 20 PTS

  6. Q4 0:01Jasmine Brown-Hagger

    Offensive Rebound

    Jasmine Brown-Hagger Offensive Rebound.

    J. Brown-Hagger · 10 PTS

  7. Q4 0:04Jasmine Brown-Hagger

    Missed Three Point Jumper

    Jasmine Brown-Hagger missed Three Point Jumper.

    J. Brown-Hagger · 10 PTS

  8. Q4 0:12ILL

    Defensive rebound

    Illinois Defensive Rebound.

  9. Q4 0:13Grace Grocholski

    Missed Free Throw

    Grace Grocholski missed Free Throw.

    G. Grocholski · 19 PTS

  10. Q4 0:13Grace Grocholski
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Grace Grocholski made Free Throw.

    G. Grocholski · 19 PTS

    ILL 61 - 68 MINN
  11. Q4 0:13Berry Wallace

    Foul on Berry Wallace

    Foul on Berry Wallace.

    B. Wallace · 8 PTS

  12. Q4 0:16Tori McKinney

    Defensive rebound

    Tori McKinney Defensive Rebound.

  13. Q4 0:19Genesis Bryant

    Missed Three Point Jumper

    Genesis Bryant missed Three Point Jumper.

    G. Bryant · 20 PTS

  14. Q4 0:25ILL

    Regulartimeout

    Illinois Timeout

  15. Q4 0:25Tori McKinney
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Tori McKinney made Free Throw.

    T. McKinney · 11 PTS

    ILL 61 - 67 MINN
  16. Q4 0:25Tori McKinney
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Tori McKinney made Free Throw.

    T. McKinney · 11 PTS

    ILL 61 - 66 MINN
  17. Q4 0:25Genesis Bryant

    Foul on Genesis Bryant

    Foul on Genesis Bryant.

    G. Bryant · 20 PTS

  18. Q4 0:26MIN

    Shorttimeout

    Minnesota Timeout

  19. Q4 0:26Mallory Heyer

    Defensive rebound

    Mallory Heyer Defensive Rebound.

  20. Q4 0:27Kendall Bostic

    Missed Jumper

    Kendall Bostic missed Jumper.

    K. Bostic · 9 PTS

  21. Q4 0:33ILL

    Shorttimeout

    Illinois Timeout

  22. Q4 0:33Tori McKinney
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Tori McKinney made Free Throw.

    T. McKinney · 11 PTS

    ILL 61 - 65 MINN
  23. Q4 0:33Tori McKinney
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Tori McKinney made Free Throw.

    T. McKinney · 11 PTS

    ILL 61 - 64 MINN
  24. Q4 0:33Genesis Bryant

    Foul on Genesis Bryant

    Foul on Genesis Bryant.

    G. Bryant · 20 PTS

  25. Q4 0:36Genesis Bryant
    +1

    Made Free Throw

    Genesis Bryant made Free Throw.

    G. Bryant · 20 PTS

    ILL 61 - 63 MINN

Leaders

ILLMINN
Points
Genesis Bryant
20
Grace Grocholski
19
Assists
Jasmine Brown-Hagger
3
Tori McKinney
5
Rebounds
Kendall Bostic
15
Mallory Heyer
10

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