No. 16 Illinois takes charge early, holds off No. 19 Iowa

Keaton Wagler scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half as No. 16 Illinois held off a furious rally to secure a 75-69 Big Ten win over No. 19 Iowa on Sunday afternoon in Iowa City, Iowa.

Andrej Stojakovic and Kylan Boswell added 17 points apiece as the Illini (13-3, 4-1 Big Ten) never trailed and led by as much as 18 to hand Iowa its first home loss. David Mirkovic added seven points, 12 rebounds and five assists for Illinois.

Tavion Banks did not start for Iowa due to illness...