CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – No. 21/23 Illinois showed no quit and fought for all 40 minutes in a 83-72 defeat to No. 6/6 Indiana in front of a loud State Farm Center crowd on Wednesday night.
Four Illini finished in double figures, led by a team-high 18 points from Genesis Bryant, her eighth consecutive game in double figures. Bryant scored 10 points in the second half, including the team’s first nine points of the second half, while adding two assists.
Kendall Bostic recorded her seventh double-double of the season with a 17-point, 11-rebound performance. Bostic shot 77.8% from the field and scored 11 of her 17 points in the fourth quarter, while she extended her streak of recording at least one block to 11 games.
Adalia McKenzie scored 13 of her 15 points in the first half and provided a major spark for the Illini early in the first quarter. McKenzie also registered four rebounds, four assists, and a team-high two steals.
Makira Cook tallied 14 points, four rebounds, and eight assists in her team-high 37 minutes.
Brynn Shoup-Hill added eight points and grabbed eight rebounds, including six offensive boards.
Illinois held the narrow rebounding advantage, 31-30, though the Illini grabbed 12…
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