GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Illinois 75, Rutgers 53
Associated Press
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Jada Peebles scored 20 points, Genesis Bryant added 15 points and No. 25 Illinois defeated Rutgers 75-53 in a Big Ten regular-season finale.
Peebles made 7 of 9 shots with 4 of 6 3-pointers. Bryant added five assists and four rebounds. Adalia McKenzie added 14 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Fighting Illini (21-8, 11-7 Big Ten) and Kendall Bostic scored 12 points.
Peebles scored 13 points and McKenzie added 10 in a first half that was dominated by the Illini. Illinois shot 48% in the first half compared to 28% for Rutgers. Illinois led 37-21 at halftime.
Only three players scored for the Illini in the third quarter, but it was enough to extend their lead to 57-36 entering the fourth. Bryant scored nine points, Bostic added eight and Peebles hit a 3-pointer.
Bryant added six points in the fourth quarter and the Illinois lead peaked at 27 points with 6:06 remaining.
Kaylene Smikle had 18 points, Chyna Cornwell 11 and Kassondra Brown 10 for the Scarlet Knights (11-19, 5-13).
Illinois bounced back after a 90-57 home loss to Nebraska last time out.
February 26, 2023
| Illinois | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| K. Bostic | F | 25 | 6-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| J. Peebles | G | 38 | 7-9 | 2-2 | 4-6 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 |
| G. Bryant | G | 34 | 6-12 | 2-2 | 1-5 | 2-4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
| A. Mckenzie | G | 33 | 5-10 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2-8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| M. Cook | G | 28 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| S. Dewey | 14 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| K. Rhodes | 12 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| G. Lopes | 8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| A. Ndour | 6 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals | 198 | 31-55 (.564) |
8-14 (.571) |
5-14 (.357) |
9-33 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 16 | 75 | |
| Rutgers | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| C. Cornwell | F | 31 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| E. Lafayette | F | 22 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| K. Brown | C | 22 | 3-6 | 4-5 | 0-2 | 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
| K. Smikle | G | 38 | 5-17 | 7-10 | 1-5 | 2-6 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| A. Sidibe | G | 30 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| A. Streeter | 23 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| K. Carter | 18 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| A. Bates | 15 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| Totals | 199 | 18-50 (.360) |
16-23 (.696) |
1-15 (.067) |
13-32 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 13 | 53 | |
Officials: Tim Daley, Nykesha Thompson, Angie Enlund
Attendance: 2,049