Iowa, Illinois and Big Ten Tournament
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Illinois women’s basketball could not pick up a third win in Indianapolis on Friday. The Illini were eliminated from the conference tournament with a 64-58 loss to Iowa. The Hawkeyes, seeded second in the tournament and ranked No.
No. 11 Illinois can clinch a triple-bye in next week's Big Ten tournament with a victory at Maryland on Sunday in College Park. But it might not even come to that.
The No. 7 Spartans face No. 10 Fighting Illini at 6:30 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network in the second round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Gift Uchenna tied a season high with 24 points and Kyrah Daniels added 18 for the Badgers, who lost, 82-70, March 4 at the Big Ten tournament.
Coach Shauna Green has no doubts Illinois is an NCAA Tournament team — but the Illini can help their case with a couple of Big Ten Tournament wins.
The Big Ten Tournament is next week, and the Michigan Wolverines locked up the 1-seed. Here are the best and worst case scenarios for their path to another championship:
Michigan wrapped up the Big Ten's top seed, winning the regular-season title with a few games to spare. Everyone else is still jockeying for position.