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Illinois 75, at Iowa 69

Sunday, January 11, 2026 · Final · Big 10

Big 10 1 2 PTS

Illinois Fighting Illini

28-9 · L1 · #8 (1968 ELO +18)

35 40 75

Iowa Hawkeyes

24-13 · L1 · #24 (1790 ELO -18)

24 45 69

Carver-Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA

Attendance: 13,559

Officials: Michael Irving, Doug Sirmons, Mike Reed

Illinois Holds Off Iowa Rally for Big Ten Road Win

IOWA CITY, Iowa (Interstat) — In a game defined by a dominant first half and a furious second-half rally that fell just short, the Illinois Fighting Illini held off the Iowa Hawkeyes 75-69 in a Big Ten Conference men’s basketball game Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Fighting Illini, now 13-3 overall, built a commanding 11-point halftime lead by stifling the Hawkeyes’ offense and never fully relinquished it, despite a relentless Iowa comeback attempt in front of a crowd of 13,559. The most critical phase of the contest was unquestionably the first half, where Illinois established a control it would need… Read more...

Top Statlines

Tavion Banks IOWA 24m 16p 7r 5a
Keaton Wagler ILL 34m 19p 5r 4a
Kylan Boswell ILL 37m 17p 4r 3a

Forecasting

ELO Probability ILL 54.6%

Spread IOWA -1

Money Line IOWA -115/ILL -105

Over/Under 145.5 (Under)