Overview
- Freshman Keaton Wagler tallied 22 points and eight assists, extending his double-figure run to 13 games.
- Illinois improved to 18-3 overall and 9-1 in the Big Ten, the conference’s longest active winning streak.
- David Mirkovic added 19 points and six rebounds, and Ben Humrichous scored 14 off the bench on 4-of-6 three-point shooting.
- Washington fell to 11-10 as Hannes Steinbach posted 15 points and 12 rebounds, and an early 7-0 lead faded after an Illini 10-0 response.
- Illinois hit 11 threes for a seventh straight game with at least 10 and finished 10-for-16 at the line after a shaky first half, then visit No. 5 Nebraska on Sunday, the last team to beat them.