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03/04 19:17 CST Wallace, Jackson help Illinois women beat Wisconsin 82-70 at
Big Ten Tournament
Wallace, Jackson help Illinois women beat Wisconsin 82-70 at Big Ten Tournament
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) --- Berry Wallace scored 22 points, Destiny Jackson added 21,
and No. 10 seed Illinois beat 15th-seeded Wisconsin 82-70 on Wednesday in the
first round of the Big Ten Tournament.
Cearah Parchment scored 14 points for Illinois (20-10) and Lety Vasconcelos ---
the tallest player in program history, listed at 6-foot-7 --- scored a
career-high 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting
Wisconsin (13-17) has lost 10 in a row, including a 92-60 loss at Illinois on
Feb. 11.
Gift Uchenna tied her season high with 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting, Kyrah
Daniels scored 17 and Laci Steele 12 for the Badgers. Destiny Howell, who went
into the game averaging a team-leading 14.1 points per game, finished with six
points on 2-of-12 shooting.
Uchenna scored seven points in a 12-3 run that cut Wisconsin's deficit to a
point a little more than four minutes into the third quarter, but the Illini
scored 16 --- eight by Vasconcelos --- of the next 19 to take a 62-48 lead with
41 seconds left until the fourth.
Illinois shot 83% from the free-throw line, where the Illini outscored
Wisconsin 24-10.
The Illini have won seven of eight against Wisconsin and lead the series 44-43
Jackson had five assists moved past Jill Estey (154 in 1990-91) into second on
the program's single-season assist list with 156. Alexis Smith set the record
of 168 in 2012-13.
Up next Wisconsin: Season complete. Illinois: Plays seventh-seeded and No. 18 Michigan State in the second round Thursday. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP women's college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-womens-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/womens-college-basketball |
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