Game Preview: Illini visit Oregon

(From Illinois Sports Information Office)

Illinois (16-6, 6-5 in Big Ten) at Oregon (17-7, 5-6)

Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026 - 8 pm CT

TV: BTN Plus

 

Illinois Starters Last Game (at Washington)
Pos. No. Name Ht. Yr. PPG RPG APG SPG BPG Season Note
G 1 Aaliyah Guyton 5-7 So. 5.8 1.9 2.1 0.7 0.0 Played a season-high 31 minutes at Washington
G 2 Destiny Jackson 5-6 Fr. 8.6 4.0 4.9 1.4 0.1 8.9 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 4.6 apg vs. B1G
G 8 Jasmine Brown-Hagger 5-9 Jr. 5.3 1.9 1.7 1.0 0.1 Season-high 16 pts, 5 rebs, 3 assists at Michigan
F 23 Berry Wallace 6-1 So. 19.5 6.9 1.8 0.6 0.4 13 20-point games this season
F 30 Cearah Parchment 6-3 Fr. 13.1 8.1 1.1 1.7 0.6 Recorded her seventh double-double at Washington.

Career Record: 235-116 (.670), 12th season
Division I Record: 206-91 (.695), 10th season
At Illinois: 79-41 (.661), Fourth season
Big Ten Record: 36-29 (.556), Fourth season

  • Move the Illini to 3-2 all-time vs. Oregon
  • Improve Green to 2-0 overall vs. Oregon
  • Move Illinois to 1-2 vs. UO in Eugene
  • Move Illinois to 24-20 in road games under Green
  • Move Green's career record to 236-116 in 12 seasons
  • Improve Green to 37-29 in Big Ten games
  • Move Green's DI record to 207-91 in 10 seasons
  • Move Green's Illinois record to 80-41
  • Give Illinois WBB an all-time record of 726-781
  • Move UI to 14-1 vs. unranked teams this season

The 52nd campaign of Illinois women's basketball continues on Wednesday, Feb. 4, when Illinois closes its road trip in the Pacific Northwest at Oregon for an 8 p.m. CT game on B1G+ from Matthew Knight Arena. Mike Koon (PxP) will call the action for the Illini on the Busey Bank Illini Sports Network (1400 AM/93.9 FM). Streaming, audio, and stats links are also available at FightingIllini.com/WBB.

  • Illinois has a ranked win all 4 seasons under Green
  • Back-to-back seasons with multiple ranked wins for first time since 1999-01.
  • Illinois has been ranked during all 4 seasons under Green
  • The Illini's 11-game win streak was the longest single-season streak and tied the longest win streak that spanned the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons
  • 10 non-con wins tied program record
  • Illinois went a perfect 6-0 in December
  • Best 14-game start in program history at 13-1
  • Matched best 15-game start at 13-2
  • Illinois' 3-0 start in Big Ten play was the program's best start since a 4-0 start during the 1999-2000 season
  • The Illini faced a 3-game 7-day span vs. ranked opponents (#7/6 Maryland, at #24/19 Michigan State, #19/19 Ohio State)
  • Illinois makes its second trip to Oregon of the season

Oregon is off to a 17-7 start on the season including a 5-6 reading in Big Ten play. The Ducks and Illini both have shared wins against Northwestern, Penn State, and Maryland. OU owns a 3-game win streak. Head coach Kelly Graves is in his 12th season in Eugene and  has led the Ducks to the NCAA Tournament six times. Under his tenure, a Sabrina Ionescu-led Oregon squad made two trips to the Elite Eight in 2017 and 2018, and one to the Final Four in 2019. Graves is 258-130 during his time in Eugene.

Sophomore guard Katie Fiso serves as the primary facilitator for Oregon, averaging 6.8 assists per game, the second highest of any player in the conference. Fiso also leads the team in scoring, averaging 15.0 points per game.

Ehis Etute is hot off a 26-point 11-rebound double-double at Maryland. The 6'0" forward is the team's leading rebounder, averaging 8.2 boards per game, putting her at third place in the conference leaderboard.

Forward Mia Jacobs, a transfer from Fresno State, has added a lot for the Ducks this season. Jacobs averages 13.7 points highlighted by a 30-point performance at Wisconsin in which she rained down six threes.

Illinois and Oregon are tied 2-2 in the all-time series. Illinois has claimed the last two meetings while Oregon won the first two games in the series - both taking place in Eugene.

Leading by as many as 14 against the ranked Huskies, Illinois ultimately led for the final 27 minutes en route to its second ranked victory of the season, 75-66.  The Fighting Illini (16-6, 6-5) had four players score in double figures, led by Parchment, who recorded her seventh double-double of the season with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Wallace added 22 points and seven rebounds, while Maddie Webber chipped in with 13 points from the bench. Destiny Jackson added 11 points, six rebounds, four assists, and two blocks of her own.

Illinois grabbed 33 rebounds in Sunday's game compared to Washington's 24, led by Parchment's 10 boards. The Fighting Illini also cleaned up the offensive glass, turning 14 rebounds into 26 second-chance points.

The Illini's pesky defense forced 16 Washington turnovers while converting those takeaways into 17 points on the other end of the floor.

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