Illinois fell to Iowa 81-79 on Saturday, snapping the Illini's five-game winning streak in the series.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Tony Perkins scored 25 of his career-high 32 points in the second half, and Iowa edged Illinois 81-79 on Saturday to snap a five-game losing streak in the series.
Perkins shot 8 of 11 from the floor and missed just one of 16 free-throw attempts, all coming in the second half. Kris Murray added 19 points and Filip Rebraca 13 for Iowa , which won its third straight and seventh of nine.Matthew Mayer hit four 3-pointers and scored 21 points for Illinois , which had a three-game winning streak snapped and came in having won seven of eight. Dain Dainja added 17 points and nine rebounds, Jayden Epps had 14 of his 16 in the second half and Terrence Shannon Jr.
Payton Sandfort’s 3-pointer snapped a tie and Murray added a free throw with 29 seconds left. Illinois’ RJ Melendez sank two free throws before Perkins, with 10.1 remaining, made it a three-point edge with a free throw before his only miss from the line. Illinois raced down the floor, but Epps was short on a 3-point attempt that Sandfort closed out on. Coleman Hawkins got the offensive rebound and was fouled with 1.1 left.
Murray hit a 3-pointer at the first-half buzzer, but the Illini led 36-35. Neither team had a double-digit lead. There were nine lead changes and nine ties.Advertisement
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