Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball took on Illinois in a Big Ten clash at the State Farm Center on Tuesday. Here's how it went.

But it's more than fair to call Illinois' 81-61 win over Iowa on Tuesday at Champaign's State Farm Center a building block to something better. Center Tomislav Ivisic had a game-high 22 points on 9-for-13 shooting to help Illinois (18-11,

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Illinois guard Kylan Boswell (4) and Iowa’s forward Pryce Sandfort (24) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. College/Prep Sports Reporter Illinois guard Kylan Boswell (4) and Iowa’s forward Pryce Sandfort (24) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Tuesday,

Illinois guard Kylan Boswell (4) and Iowa’s forward Pryce Sandfort (24) in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. Scott Richey covers college basketball for The News-Gazette.

Illinois guard Kasparas Jakucionis makes an acrobatic basket in front of Iowa forward Even Brauns on Tuesday night at State Farm Center in Champaign. Jakucionis ended up with nine points in the Illini’s 81-61 victory at home over the Hawkeyes.

Illinois vs. Iowa at State Farm Center in Champaign on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. Illinois guard Tre White (22) is watched by the Krush in a NCAA basketball game at the State Farm Center in Champaign on Tuesday,

Its Tuesday, February 25, and the Iowa Hawkeyes (15-12, 6-10) and the Fighting Illini of Illinois (17-11, 9- 8) meet tonight at State Farm Center in Champaign. Illinois may well still be reeling from Saturday’s embarrassment at MSG.

Basically, it was over before it was over, because the Hawkeyes did not come out with the proper sense of urgency. That's been a problem all season, according to sophomore guard B

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. 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.

Morez Johnson Jr. missed his third straight game with Illinois playing Iowa at State Farm Center with a broken left wrist, but there’s a chance it won’t be a season-ending injury despite it being a broken bone suffered by a hard fall in mid-February.

After a much-needed 85-79 victory over Washington on Saturday from Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa basketball (15-13, 6-11 Big Ten) was blown out of the State Farm Center in Champaign, Ill., in an ugly 81-61 loss vs.