White leads Illinois women past No. 17 Iowa, 73-61
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- Chatrice White scored 22 points, Brittany Carter added 19 and Illinois upset No. 17 Iowa 73-61 on Thursday night.
Kyley Simmons finished with 16 points and Jacqui Grant grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds for Illinois (11-4, 2-1 Big Ten), which forced Iowa into a season-high 22 turnovers and held the Hawkeyes more than 20 points below their season average (81.5).
Iowa (11-3, 2-1) led 35-21 late in the first, but Illinois scored the final nine points to make it 35-30 at halftime.
The Illini opened the second with a 10-4 run, taking their first lead, 40-39, on a 3 by Simmons with 16:17 to play.
A layup by Bethany Doolittle pushed the Iowa lead to 53-47 with 10 minutes to play but Grant and Simmons hit back-to-back 3's, sparking a 23-5 run which made it 70-58 with 38 seconds left.
Melissa Dixon hit eight 3-pointers and scored 24 for Iowa.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Beverly Roberts
- Frank Steratore
- Bob Trammell
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Indiana | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 5-1 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 4-2 |
| Illinois | 0-0 | - | 3-2 |
| Maryland | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 4-5 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 3-4 |
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