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Keaton Wagler scored 19 points, Andrej Stojakovic and Kylan Boswell each had 17 and No. 16 Illinois continued to win on the road in the Big Ten Conference, holding off No. 19 Iowa 75-69.
An Iowa win correlates best with the Under. The Hawkeyes prefer to slow games down to a halt, ranking 343rd in adjusted tempo, per KenPom. They allow just 60.8 ppg and will need to rely on that salty defense against a potent Illinois squad. Turn things into a track meet, and Iowa is likely toast, but play the game at your speed, and anything goes.
The Illini delivered another win in Iowa City – their fifth straight overall – and social media had plenty to say about it
No. 19 Iowa hosts the No. 16 Illinois Fighting Illini after Bennett Stirtz scored 21 points in Iowa's 70-67 loss to the Minnesota Golden Gophers
The Illini (13-3, 4-1 Big Ten) won their fifth consecutive game and stayed tied for third place in the conference.
Stirtz said the Illini were "throwing everyone at me" but agreed that one player in particular made life particularly difficult in Sunday's loss
The No. 16 Illinois Fighting Illini and the No. 19 Iowa Hawkeyes meet Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. Tip-off is set for noon ET.