CHAMPAIGN — Tomislav Ivišić scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half and Illinois men’s basketball recovered from its big loss to No. 3 Duke by beating Iowa 81-61 on Tuesday.
Kylan Boswell and Will Riley each scored 15 points and Tre White had 14 for the Fighting Illini (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten), which shot 50.8% (32 for 63).
The Illini ended a three-game losing streak against teams that were all ranked, including No. 11 Michigan State and No. 11 Wisconsin. The average margin of defeat was 26 points including the 110-67 loss to the Blue Devils in New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Brock Harding scored 16 points and Josh Dix 11 for the Hawkeyes (15-13, 6-11).
The Illini built a 19-6 lead and went to intermission up 37-30 in a first half in which they never trailed. They started the second half in nearly identical fashion as the first by outscoring the Hawkeyes 19-8 in the first five-and-a-half minutes and led 56-38.
The Hawkeyes travel to Northwestern to face the Wildcats on Friday.
The Illini take to the road to face No. 15 Michigan on Sunday.
Tomislav Ivišić scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half and Illinois men’s basketball recovered from its big loss to No. 3 Duke by beating Iowa 81-61 on Tuesday.
CHAMPAIGN — Tomislav Ivišić scored 15 of his 22 points in the first half and Illinois men’s basketball recovered from its big loss to No. 3 Duke by beating Iowa 81-61 on Tuesday.
Kylan Boswell and Will Riley each scored 15 points and Tre White had 14 for the Fighting Illini (18-11, 10-8 Big Ten), which shot 50.8% (32 for 63).
The Illini ended a three-game losing streak against teams that were all ranked, including No. 11 Michigan State and No. 11 Wisconsin. The average margin of defeat was 26 points including the 110-67 loss to the Blue Devils in New York’s Madison Square Garden.
Brock Harding scored 16 points and Josh Dix 11 for the Hawkeyes (15-13, 6-11).
The Illini built a 19-6 lead and went to intermission up 37-30 in a first half in which they never trailed. They started the second half in nearly identical fashion as the first by outscoring the Hawkeyes 19-8 in the first five-and-a-half minutes and led 56-38.
The Hawkeyes travel to Northwestern to face the Wildcats on Friday.
The Illini take to the road to face No. 15 Michigan on Sunday.
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