Illinois 81-61 Iowa (Feb 25, 2025) Play-by-Play

Iowa Hawkeyes

15-13, 6-11 Big Ten

	1	2	T
IOWA	30	31	61
ILL	37	44	81

Illinois Fighting Illini

18-11, 10-8 Big Ten

Tomislav Ivisic made Jumper. Assisted by Kasparas Jakucionis.
Will Riley missed Jumper.
Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
Tre White made Dunk. Assisted by Kylan Boswell.
Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.
Kylan Boswell made Layup. Assisted by Tomislav Ivisic.
Tomislav Ivisic made Jumper. Assisted by Will Riley.
Will Riley made Layup.
Tomislav Ivisic made Jumper.
Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
Kylan Boswell missed Layup.
Tomislav Ivisic missed Two Point Tip Shot.
Tomislav Ivisic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kylan Boswell.
Tre White made Dunk. Assisted by Kasparas Jakucionis.
Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
Tre White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kylan Boswell.
Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
Kasparas Jakucionis made Layup.
Kylan Boswell missed Layup.
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Three Point Jumper.
Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.
Tre White missed Three Point Jumper.
Kasparas Jakucionis missed Jumper.
Will Riley missed Jumper.
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Three Point Jumper.
Tre White missed Jumper.
Tomislav Ivisic made Layup.
Tomislav Ivisic made Jumper.
Kasparas Jakucionis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kylan Boswell.
Will Riley missed Jumper.
Kasparas Jakucionis made Layup. Assisted by Tomislav Ivisic.
Kylan Boswell made Layup.
Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.
Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
Kylan Boswell made Layup.
Will Riley made Layup. Assisted by Tomislav Ivisic.
Tomislav Ivisic made Jumper.
Kylan Boswell made Layup. Assisted by Tomislav Ivisic.
Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
Tre White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kylan Boswell.
Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
Will Riley made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tomislav Ivisic.
Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Three Point Jumper.
Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
Kylan Boswell made Three Point Jumper.
Kasparas Jakucionis made Jumper.
Jake Davis missed Three Point Jumper.
Tre White missed Three Point Jumper.
Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper.
Tomislav Ivisic made Jumper.
Kylan Boswell made Layup.
Will Riley made Layup.
Ben Humrichous made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Will Riley.
Will Riley made Dunk. Assisted by Kasparas Jakucionis.
Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.
Kylan Boswell missed Layup.
Tre White made Layup.
Ben Humrichous made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kylan Boswell.
Kasparas Jakucionis missed Layup.
Will Riley missed Jumper.
Will Riley made Layup.
Tomislav Ivisic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kylan Boswell.
Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.
Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
Seydou Traore missed Jumper.
Seydou Traore made Jumper.
Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
Brock Harding missed Jumper.
Ladji Dembele made Layup.
Josh Dix made Layup.
Ladji Dembele missed Jumper.
Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
Ladji Dembele missed Jumper.
Ladji Dembele made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding.
Ladji Dembele made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.
Seydou Traore missed Layup.
Josh Dix made Jumper.
Brock Harding made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pryce Sandfort.
Even Brauns made Layup.
Pryce Sandfort made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding.
Josh Dix missed Jumper.
Brock Harding missed Jumper.
Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Brock Harding made Layup. Assisted by Carter Kingsbury.
Even Brauns made Dunk. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.
Pryce Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Payton Sandfort made Layup. Assisted by Josh Dix.
Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
Seydou Traore missed Layup.
Riley Mulvey missed Layup.
Seydou Traore made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.
Ladji Dembele missed Jumper.
Even Brauns made Dunk. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.
Josh Dix missed Jumper.
Brock Harding made Three Point Jumper.
Josh Dix made Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.
Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.
Brock Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
Ladji Dembele missed Jumper.
Josh Dix missed Jumper.
Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Pryce Sandfort made Jumper.
Ladji Dembele missed Jumper.
Josh Dix made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Carter Kingsbury.
Josh Dix made Jumper.
Josh Dix missed Layup.
Brock Harding missed Jumper.
Brock Harding made Jumper.
Brock Harding made Layup.
Brock Harding missed Jumper.
Payton Sandfort made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brock Harding.
Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Pryce Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.
Brock Harding missed Three Point Jumper.
Brock Harding made Layup.
Chris Tadjo missed Jumper.
Carter Kingsbury made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pryce Sandfort.
Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.

IOWA

ILLINOIS

TIME		IOWA	ILL
20:00	Start game	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball won by Illinois	0	0
19:58	Jump Ball lost by Iowa	0	0
19:45	Foul on Seydou Traore.	0	0
19:45	Tomislav Ivisic made Free Throw.	0	1
19:45	Tomislav Ivisic made Free Throw.	0	2
19:20	Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.	0	2
19:19	Illinois Defensive Rebound.	0	2
19:00	Tomislav Ivisic made Jumper. Assisted by Kasparas Jakucionis.	0	4
18:48	Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.	0	4
18:44	Ladji Dembele Offensive Rebound.	0	4
18:37	Seydou Traore missed Jumper.	0	4
18:33	Seydou Traore Offensive Rebound.	0	4
18:24	Seydou Traore made Jumper.	2	4
18:06	Will Riley missed Jumper.	2	4
18:06	Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.	2	4
18:06	Payton Sandfort Block.	2	4
18:00	Payton Sandfort Turnover.	2	4
17:32	Will Riley missed Three Point Jumper.	2	4
17:25	Kasparas Jakucionis Offensive Rebound.	2	4
17:23	Tre White made Dunk. Assisted by Kylan Boswell.	2	6
17:12	Brock Harding Turnover.	2	6
17:12	Tre White Steal.	2	6
17:06	Kasparas Jakucionis Turnover.	2	6
16:54	Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.	2	6
16:48	Kylan Boswell Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:43	Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.	2	6
16:38	Ladji Dembele Defensive Rebound.	2	6
16:34	Josh Dix Turnover.	2	6
16:22	Kylan Boswell made Layup. Assisted by Tomislav Ivisic.	2	8
16:19	Iowa Timeout	2	8
15:56	Brock Harding missed Jumper.	2	8
15:53	Ladji Dembele Offensive Rebound.	2	8
15:52	Ladji Dembele made Layup.	4	8
15:37	Tomislav Ivisic made Jumper. Assisted by Will Riley.	4	10
15:14	Ladji Dembele Turnover.	4	10
15:14	Kylan Boswell Steal.	4	10
15:02	Will Riley made Layup.	4	12
15:02	Foul on Payton Sandfort.	4	12
15:02	Will Riley missed Free Throw.	4	12
14:59	Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.	4	12
14:42	Josh Dix made Layup.	6	12
14:42	Foul on Tre White.	6	12
14:41	Josh Dix missed Free Throw.	6	12
14:40	Will Riley Defensive Rebound.	6	12
14:25	Tomislav Ivisic made Jumper.	6	14
14:07	Ladji Dembele missed Jumper.	6	14
14:05	Will Riley Defensive Rebound.	6	14
13:58	Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.	6	14
13:55	Kasparas Jakucionis Offensive Rebound.	6	14
13:49	Kylan Boswell missed Layup.	6	14
13:45	Tomislav Ivisic Offensive Rebound.	6	14
13:45	Tomislav Ivisic missed Two Point Tip Shot.	6	14
13:45	Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.	6	14
13:26	Josh Dix missed Three Point Jumper.	6	14
13:22	Kasparas Jakucionis Defensive Rebound.	6	14
13:17	Tomislav Ivisic made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kylan Boswell.	6	17
12:57	Ladji Dembele missed Jumper.	6	17
12:55	Will Riley Defensive Rebound.	6	17
12:49	Tre White made Dunk. Assisted by Kasparas Jakucionis.	6	19
12:29	Ladji Dembele made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding.	8	19
12:08	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.	8	19
12:05	Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.	8	19
12:01	Ladji Dembele made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.	11	19
11:36	Tre White made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kylan Boswell.	11	22
11:13	Seydou Traore missed Layup.	11	22
11:10	Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.	11	22
11:00	Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.	11	22
10:57	Seydou Traore Defensive Rebound.	11	22
10:57	Seydou Traore Turnover.	11	22
10:57	Will Riley Steal.	11	22
10:57	Official TV Timeout	11	22
10:57	Will Riley subbing out for Illinois	11	22
10:57	Tomislav Ivisic subbing out for Illinois	11	22
10:57	Tre White subbing out for Illinois	11	22
10:57	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn subbing in for Illinois	11	22
10:57	Ben Humrichous subbing in for Illinois	11	22
10:57	Jake Davis subbing in for Illinois	11	22
10:57	Seydou Traore subbing out for Iowa	11	22
10:57	Ladji Dembele subbing out for Iowa	11	22
10:57	Even Brauns subbing in for Iowa	11	22
10:57	Pryce Sandfort subbing in for Iowa	11	22
10:31	Kasparas Jakucionis made Layup.	11	24
10:06	Josh Dix made Jumper.	13	24
9:52	Kylan Boswell missed Layup.	13	24
9:52	Even Brauns Block.	13	24
9:48	Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.	13	24
9:45	Brock Harding made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Pryce Sandfort.	16	24
9:09	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Three Point Jumper.	16	24
9:07	Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.	16	24
9:00	Even Brauns made Layup.	18	24
8:46	Kylan Boswell missed Three Point Jumper.	18	24
8:41	Even Brauns Defensive Rebound.	18	24
8:38	Pryce Sandfort made Layup. Assisted by Brock Harding.	20	24
8:38	Illinois Timeout	20	24
8:38	Ben Humrichous subbing out for Illinois	20	24
8:38	Kylan Boswell subbing out for Illinois	20	24
8:38	Jake Davis subbing out for Illinois	20	24
8:38	Will Riley subbing in for Illinois	20	24
8:38	Tomislav Ivisic subbing in for Illinois	20	24
8:38	Tre White subbing in for Illinois	20	24
8:38	Payton Sandfort subbing out for Iowa	20	24
8:38	Carter Kingsbury subbing in for Iowa	20	24
8:29	Tre White missed Three Point Jumper.	20	24
8:24	Kasparas Jakucionis Offensive Rebound.	20	24
8:23	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Jumper.	20	24
8:21	Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.	20	24
8:17	Even Brauns Turnover.	20	24
8:01	Will Riley missed Jumper.	20	24
7:59	Pryce Sandfort Defensive Rebound.	20	24
7:37	Josh Dix missed Jumper.	20	24
7:37	Kasparas Jakucionis Block.	20	24
7:32	Even Brauns Offensive Rebound.	20	24
7:27	Brock Harding missed Jumper.	20	24
7:24	Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.	20	24
7:20	Foul on Josh Dix.	20	24
7:20	Official TV Timeout	20	24
7:20	Josh Dix subbing out for Iowa	20	24
7:20	Payton Sandfort subbing in for Iowa	20	24
7:03	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn missed Three Point Jumper.	20	24
7:00	Will Riley Offensive Rebound.	20	24
6:55	Tre White missed Jumper.	20	24
6:53	Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.	20	24
6:49	Payton Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.	20	24
6:46	Carter Kingsbury Offensive Rebound.	20	24
6:43	Brock Harding made Layup. Assisted by Carter Kingsbury.	22	24
6:14	Tomislav Ivisic made Layup.	22	26
5:51	Even Brauns made Dunk. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.	24	26
5:27	Tomislav Ivisic made Jumper.	24	28
5:13	Foul on Tre White.	24	28
5:13	Payton Sandfort made Free Throw.	25	28
5:13	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn subbing out for Illinois	25	28
5:13	Tre White subbing out for Illinois	25	28
5:13	Kylan Boswell subbing in for Illinois	25	28
5:13	Jake Davis subbing in for Illinois	25	28
5:13	Even Brauns subbing out for Iowa	25	28
5:13	Brock Harding subbing out for Iowa	25	28
5:13	Josh Dix subbing in for Iowa	25	28
5:13	Riley Mulvey subbing in for Iowa	25	28
5:13	Payton Sandfort made Free Throw.	26	28
4:49	Kasparas Jakucionis made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kylan Boswell.	26	31
4:34	Pryce Sandfort missed Three Point Jumper.	26	31
4:30	Will Riley Defensive Rebound.	26	31
4:27	Foul on Will Riley.	26	31
4:27	Will Riley Turnover.	26	31
4:16	Payton Sandfort made Layup. Assisted by Josh Dix.	28	31
3:59	Will Riley missed Jumper.	28	31
3:57	Riley Mulvey Defensive Rebound.	28	31
3:52	Payton Sandfort missed Jumper.	28	31
3:50	Illinois Defensive Rebound.	28	31
3:50	Official TV Timeout	28	31
3:50	Pryce Sandfort subbing out for Iowa	28	31
3:50	Seydou Traore subbing in for Iowa	28	31
3:41	Seydou Traore Steal.	28	31
3:41	Will Riley Turnover.	28	31
3:32	Seydou Traore missed Layup.	28	31
3:32	Illinois Deadball Team Rebound.	28	31
3:32	Foul on Riley Mulvey.	28	31
3:08	Kasparas Jakucionis made Layup. Assisted by Tomislav Ivisic.	28	33
2:40	Riley Mulvey missed Layup.	28	33
2:40	Tomislav Ivisic Block.	28	33
2:35	Jake Davis Defensive Rebound.	28	33
2:33	Kylan Boswell made Layup.	28	35
2:22	Foul on Kasparas Jakucionis.	28	35
2:22	Jake Davis subbing out for Illinois	28	35
2:22	Ben Humrichous subbing in for Illinois	28	35
2:22	Riley Mulvey subbing out for Iowa	28	35
2:22	Brock Harding subbing in for Iowa	28	35
2:22	Ladji Dembele subbing in for Iowa	28	35
2:22	Carter Kingsbury subbing out for Iowa	28	35
2:13	Foul on Ladji Dembele.	28	35
2:13	Ladji Dembele Turnover.	28	35
1:57	Tomislav Ivisic missed Three Point Jumper.	28	35
1:52	Josh Dix Defensive Rebound.	28	35
1:40	Seydou Traore made Layup. Assisted by Payton Sandfort.	30	35
1:08	Kasparas Jakucionis missed Three Point Jumper.	30	35
1:06	Payton Sandfort Defensive Rebound.	30	35
1:06	Foul on Kasparas Jakucionis.	30	35
1:06	Kasparas Jakucionis subbing out for Illinois	30	35
1:06	Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn subbing in for Illinois	30	35
0:58	Foul on Seydou Traore.	30	35
0:58	Seydou Traore Turnover.	30	35
0:58	Seydou Traore subbing out for Iowa	30	35
0:58	Pryce Sandfort subbing in for Iowa	30	35
0:48	Kylan Boswell made Layup.	30	37
0:03	Ladji Dembele missed Jumper.	30	37
0:00	Tomislav Ivisic Defensive Rebound.	30	37
0:00	End of 1st half	30	37

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9:00 PM, February 25, 2025Coverage: FS1

Champaign, IL

Line: ILL -11.5

Over/Under: 170.5

Attendance: 15,544

Referees:
Ron Groover
Jeffrey Anderson
Randy Richardson

Team	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan State	17-3	-	26-5
Maryland	14-6	3	24-7
Michigan	14-6	3	22-9
Wisconsin	13-7	4	23-8
UCLA	13-7	4	22-9
Purdue	13-7	4	21-10
Oregon	12-8	5	23-8
Illinois	12-8	5	20-11
Indiana	10-10	7	19-12
Ohio State	9-11	8	17-14
Rutgers	8-12	9	15-16
Nebraska	7-13	10	17-14
Northwestern	7-13	10	16-15
Iowa	7-13	10	16-15
Minnesota	7-13	10	15-16
USC	7-13	10	15-16
Penn State	6-14	11	16-15
Washington	4-16	13	13-18

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