No. 20 Illinois beats No. 24 Iowa for share of Big Ten title
No. 20 Illinois locked up a share of the Big Ten regular-season title when Kofi Cockburn had 21 points and 14 rebounds to lead a win over No. 24 Iowa Sunday night.
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Everything Goes Iowa's Way As Northwestern Falls
Iowa's Jordan Bohannon left the court for the final time in the No. 24 Hawkeyes' win over the Northwestern Wildcats on Monday.
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No. 16 Northwestern Falls To No. 10 Iowa In Big Ten Game
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No. 24 Hawkeyes Score 35 Straight To Beat Fighting Illini 35-21
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Iowa Hawkeyes Rally From 13-Point Deficit For 79-72 Win Over Cincinnati Bearcats
Luka Garza scored 20 points, Jordan Bohannon made a three-point play during Iowa's closing surge, and the 10th-seeded Hawkeyes kept the Big Ten perfect in the NCAA Tournament by rallying for a 79-72 victory over No. 7 seed Cincinnati on Friday.
Iowa Blows Out Illinois, Advances To Face Michigan In Big Ten Tournament
The Fighting Illini (12-21) used a 9-0 run to trim the Hawkeyes' lead to 30-29 with 4:38 left in the first half, but they gradually fell off the pace from there.
Historic Loss As Illinois Falls To Iowa 63-0
Saturday's loss ended the Illini's hopes for a bowl game.
Northwestern Beats Iowa 14-10
Isaiah Bowser ran for 165 yards and a touchdown as Northwestern upset Iowa 14-10 on Saturday to clinch a spot in the Big Ten Championship.
Mollie Tibbetts, Missing University Of Iowa Student, Found Dead
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Her Fitbit Might Be Key To Finding Missing University Of Iowa Student
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Big Ten Tournament At Garden Opens With Iowa Beating Illinois
Jordan Bohannon scored 25 points and had six assists.
Iowa Holds Off Northwestern, 77-70
Iowa will face Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday.
Iowa Rallies To Beat Illinois 104-97 In OT
Iowa overcame a 20-point deficit and Illinois guard Trent Frazier sinking a 3-pointer at the regulation buzzer to send the game into overtime.
Thorson's TD Run Helps Lift Northwestern A 17-10 Overtime Win Over Iowa
Iowa had a chance to tie, but Nate Stanley's pass for Noah Fant on a fourth-and-3 play fell incomplete, ending the game.
Stanley, Iowa Roll Past Illinois, 45-16
Nate Stanley threw for 247 yards and three touchdowns to lead the Hawkeyes.
Hill's 21, Lucas Block Help Illinois Hold Off Iowa, 70-66
Malcolm Hill scored 21 points and grabbed eight boards as the Illini improved to 15-12 overall record (5-9 Big Ten).
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