No. 16 Illinois holds off No. 19 Iowa, 75-69

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Keaton Wagler scored 19 points, Andrej Stojakovic and Kylan Boswell each had 17 and No. 16 Illinois continued to win on the road in the Big Ten Conference, holding off No. 19 Iowa 75-69. The Illini (13-3, 4-1) won their fifth consecutive game, their third on the road in Big Ten play, and stayed tied for third place in the conference. Illinois led 58-41 with 11:25 to play when the Hawkeyes (12-4, 2-3) rallied. They eventually got to within four points four times in the last two minutes of the game. Tavion Banks led Iowa with 16 points.