Pulliam, Northwestern Down Illinois In Big Ten Second-Round Game bigten.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bigten.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
2021/03/10 08:35 INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Aaliyah Nye scored a career-high 17 points, Kennedi Myles had a double-double and 12th-seeded Illinois defeated No. 13-seed Wisconsin in the first game of the Big Ten Conference tournament on Tuesday. Myles had 12 points and 11 rebounds and Jeanae Terry had 11 points, six rebounds, five assists and two steals for the Illini (5-17). who ended a six-game losing streak. Illinois meets fifth-seeded Northwestern in the second round on Wednesday. Sydney Hilliard and Imani Lewis both had 11 points for the Badgers (5-19), who end on a five-game losing streak. Lewis also grabbed 11 rebounds for her 12th double-double. Illinois scored the first 17 points of the game and led 24-2 after one quarter as Nye closed it out with two of her four 3-pointers. The Badgers were 0 for 18 from the field.
Nye Leads Illinois Past Wisconsin In Big Ten Tournament Opener bigten.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from bigten.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.