WBB

Rutgers 56, at Illinois 76

Tuesday, February 17, 2026 · Final · Big 10

Big 10 1 2 3 4 PTS

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

9-19 · L10 · #163 (1306 ELO -1)

12 9 12 23 56

Illinois Fighting Illini

22-12 · L1 · #27 (1885 ELO +1)

14 21 25 16 76

State Farm Center · Champaign, IL

Attendance: 4,373

Officials: Kristen Bell, Angelica Suffren, Maj Forsberg

Illinois Uses Strong Middle Quarters to Defeat Rutgers in Big Ten Women’s Basketball

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (Interstat) — The Illinois women’s basketball team used a dominant second and third quarter to pull away from Rutgers and secure a 76-56 victory in a Big Ten Conference matchup on Tuesday night at State Farm Center. A crowd of 4,373 saw the Fighting Illini improve to 18-8 overall and 9-6 in conference play, while the Scarlet Knights fell to 9-16 and 2-13. The game was decided by a decisive 21-9 Illinois run in the second quarter and a 25-12 surge in the third, turning a tight contest into a comfortable lead. The Scarlet Knights showed fight with… Read more...

Top Statlines

Cearah Parchment ILL 32m 20p 10r 4a 1b
Berry Wallace ILL 31m 21p 9r 1a 1b
Faith Blackstone RUTG 23m 13p 4r 1a

Forecasting

ELO Probability ILL 97.5%

Spread ILL -22.5

Over/Under 133.5 (Under)