{"id":2193,"date":"2025-02-26T05:48:46","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T11:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thexradio3.com\/news\/?p=2193"},"modified":"2025-02-26T05:49:20","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T11:49:20","slug":"illinois-back-on-track-with-81-61-win-over-iowa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/sports\/basketball\/2193-illinois-back-on-track-with-81-61-win-over-iowa\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Back On Track With 81-61 Win Over Iowa"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"pdfprnt-buttons pdfprnt-buttons-post pdfprnt-top-right\"><a href=\"javascript: window.print()\" class=\"pdfprnt-button pdfprnt-button-print\" target=\"_self\" ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thexradio.com\/news\/wp-content\/plugins\/pdf-print\/images\/print.png\" alt=\"image_print\" title=\"Print Content\" \/><span class=\"pdfprnt-button-title pdfprnt-button-print-title\">Print<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><strong>BY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">CHAMPAIGN, Ill. \u2013&nbsp;A balanced scoring night saw Illinois return to the win column with an 81-61 home victory over Iowa at State Farm Center on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Orange and Blue led by as many as 24, while four Fighting Illini scorers finished in double figures in the 20-point home triumph.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/tomislav-ivisic\/14520\" data-airgap-id=\"63\">Tomislav Ivisic<\/a>&nbsp;paced the Illini with 22 points on 9-for-13 shooting&nbsp;after amassing 15 points in the first half alone. Scoring in double figures for the 17th time this season, Ivisic also recorded five assists, four rebounds, and a block.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/tre-white\/14524\" data-airgap-id=\"64\">Tre White<\/a>&nbsp;logged 14 points while going 5-for-8 from the field and 2-for-4 from beyond the arc. He also collected two rebounds and a steal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/will-riley\/14574\" data-airgap-id=\"65\">Will Riley<\/a>&nbsp;filled the stat&nbsp;sheet with 15 points, seven rebounds, two assists, and two steals.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/kylan-boswell\/14523\" data-airgap-id=\"66\">Kylan Boswell<\/a>&nbsp;finished the night with 15 points, seven assists, four rebounds, and a steal.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/kasparas-jakucionis\/14521\" data-airgap-id=\"67\">Kasparas Jakucionis<\/a>&nbsp;totaled nine points, seven rebounds, three assists, and a block.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forcing four turnovers within the first five minutes of play, the Illini opened up an early 12-4 edge after making five of their first eight shots from the field. Ivisic ultimately accounted for 11 of Illinois&#8217; first 17 points, which helped the Orange and Blue establish a double-digit advantage for the first time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With the hosts in front by 13, the Hawkeyes cut into their deficit via an 11-0 run across the next four minutes. Ivisic scored the Illini&#8217;s next four points, extending the team&#8217;s edge back up to five. After Iowa trimmed Illinois&#8217; lead down to two, Jakucionis knocked down a 3-pointer to spark a 7-2 Illini run, pushing the home side&#8217;s advantage to 35-28 with two minutes remaining in the half.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Orange and Blue went into the break with a seven-point edge, 37-30, behind 15 first-half points from Ivisic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 4-0 Illini run to begin the final frame swung the momentum into Illinois&#8217; favor, with the home side claiming a 13-point edge, 46-33, within the first two-and-a-half minutes of the half. With that lead down to 11 just under two minutes later, the Orange and Blue pieced together a 7-0 run to add onto its advantage and force an Iowa timeout with the hosts in front, 56-38, with 14:24 to play.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About three minutes later, the hosts&#8217;&nbsp;lead reached the 20-point mark for the first time, soon climbing up to 24 with just over eight minutes to go in the game.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A 7-3 scoring stretch from the visitors reduced the Hawkeyes&#8217; deficit to 19, but&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/fightingillini.com\/sports\/mens-basketball\/roster\/ben-humrichous\/14519\" data-airgap-id=\"68\">Ben Humrichous&#8217;<\/a>&nbsp;second 3-pointer of the night re-established the Illini&#8217;s 20-point advantage with under five minutes remaining.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Seeing out the victory, the Illini improved to 10-8 in conference play heading into the final two games of the regular season.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illinois will play its final Big Ten road game of the season on Sunday, when the Illini head north to the Wolverine State to take on No. 15 Michigan at 2:45 p.m. CT on CBS.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS CHAMPAIGN, Ill. \u2013&nbsp;A balanced scoring night saw Illinois return to the win column with an 81-61 home victory over Iowa at State Farm Center on Tuesday [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-basketball"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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