A few quick thoughts after No. 18 Iowa’s 72-65 win against No. 19 Illinois in front of a sold-out crowd at Carver-Hawkeye Arena...
Illinois came into the game on a seven game win streak, and gave the Hawks everything they could for 36 minutes, but an 11-0 run in the closing minutes of the game sealed the deal, and was capped off by a Luka Garza 3 and a Joe Wieskamp fast-break slam.
, Garza, Wieskamp and CJ Frederick combined for 61 of Iowa’s 72 points. Garza’s full stat line: 25 points, 10 rebounds, and 1 assist, block and steal.