No. 25 Illinois women close historic regular season in dominant fashion

PISCATAWAY, NJ — On to the Huge Ten Match.

In its greatest common season since 1999, Illini ladies’s hoops ended it Sunday afternoon with a 75-53 win and a really convincing sweep over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.

That is Illinois’ first highway win towards Rutgers in six tries. It additionally ensures the Illini the 6-seed within the Huge Ten Match and a first-round bye.

Illinois (21-8 total, 11-7 Huge Ten) final trip suffered an uncharacteristic loss on its home-floor to Nebraska. The Illini had been with out two of their most impactful gamers that evening in Brynn Shoup-Hill and Jayla Oden, who’ve mixed for 40 begins over the course of the season.

With Shoup-Hill and Oden out on this contest, the Illini had been higher ready of their second go-around.

Illinois came-out of the gate on fireplace. A 15-2 run to begin the sport gave the Illini an early lead. Jada Peebles, who’s filling in for Shoup-Hill, began off excellent from behind the arc with three 3-pointers.

The Illini had been capable of maintain Rutgers scoreless the final three minutes of the primary quarter to acquire a fast 13-point lead.

The protection would proceed within the second quarter for the Illini, forcing Rutgers into 12 turnovers and 28% taking pictures within the half. Illinois went into the half up 37-21.

Rutgers’ offense was beginning to stream within the the second half, however on the opposite finish the Illini couldn’t miss with a number of huge runs that diminished any hope Rutgers had.

Fourth quarter noticed the Illini relaxation their majority of their starters in perpetration for the match on Thursday.

Shauna Inexperienced & Co. utterly turned this program round in a single common season — however she’s not happy.

YOU GOTTA SEE THIS

Peebles beginning off scorching

Prepare dinner slicin ‘n dicin

Genesis Bryant with the stand-still three

Peebles leaving all of it on the ground

Illinois BTT Tidbits

• Illinois is 1 of 6 faculties who’ve by no means gained the Huge Ten Match.
• Illinois has three appearances within the Huge Ten Match championship sport (1997, 1999, 2008).
• Final yr, Illinois was the worst seed within the match (#14). They managed to maneuver on to the second spherical with an upset over #11 Wisconsin.
• Illinois has performed Wisconsin up to now three tournaments.
• In 2011, Illinois was the underside seed but once more, however they managed to make all of it the way in which to the semifinal the place they’d lose to #2 Penn State by 5 factors.
• Shauna Inexperienced captured two convention match titles throughout her time with the Dayton Flyers (2017, 2020).

Illinois will likely be taking part in within the Huge Ten Match Thursday in Minneapolis.

Round 8 p.m. CT tipoff.