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Illinois at Northwestern | |
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Date | Time | Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025 | 7 p.m. CT |
Location | Evanston, Ill. | Welsh-Ryan Arena |
Watch | Big Ten Network | FOX Sports App | foxsports.com/live/btn |
Radio | Busey Bank Illini Sports Network | Listen | Varsity Network App |
Live Stats | StatBroadcast |
Rosters | Illinois | Northwestern |
Stats | Illinois | Northwestern |
Game Notes | Illinois | Northwestern | Big Ten |
Record Books | Illinois | Big Ten WBB | NCAA WBB |
Availability/Interviews | Northwestern Pregame Availability (1/22/25) | YouTube Playlist |
Shop | Online Store | Auctions |
Social Media | @IlliniWBB ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Illinois Starters Last Game | ||||||||||
Pos. | No. | Name | Ht. | Yr. | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | Season Note |
G | 1 | Genesis Bryant | 5-6 | 5th | 13.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.1 | Became the 34th player in program history to score 1,000 points as an Illini |
G | 8 | Jasmine Brown-Hagger | 5-9 | So. | 9.8 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 0.0 | Has scored in double figures in three of her last four appearances |
G | 24 | Adalia McKenzie | 5-10 | Sr. | 13.3 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 0.1 | Has nine-straight games with 10+ points and has 15 such performances this season |
F | 23 | Brynn Shoup-Hill | 6-3 | Sr. | 4.5 | 6.2 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.9 | Has multiple blocks in five games this season while leading the team in that stat |
F | 44 | Kendall Bostic | 6-2 | 5th | 16.2 | 11.2 | 1.5 | 0.5 | 0.8 | Ranks second in program history in career double-doubles and rebounds |
Career Record: 210-105 (.667), 11th season
Division I Record: 181-80 (.693), Ninth season
At Illinois: 54-30 (.643), Third season
Big Ten Record: 22-21 (.512), Third season
The 51st campaign of Fighting Illini women's basketball continues with Illinois staying in the Land of Lincoln to take on Northwestern on the road on Thursday at 7 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network. Mike Koon 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 will play its fourth game on national television when Illinois travels to Northwestern on Thursday night, with first tip slated for 7 p.m. CT on Big Ten Network. The contest will be the fourth of eight nationally televised games that the Illini are currently set to play during the 2024-25 regular season:
» Nov. 7, 7 p.m. CT, vs. Marquette - Big Ten Network
» Dec. 8, 3 p.m. CT, at Ohio State - Big Ten Network
» Dec. 31, 12 p.m. CT vs. Washington - Big Ten Network
» Jan. 23, 7 p.m. CT, at Northwestern - Big Ten Network
» Jan. 27, 7:30 p.m. CT, vs. Purdue - Big Ten Network
» Feb. 16, 4 p.m. CT, vs. Nebraska - Big Ten Network
» Feb. 20, 8:30 p.m. CT, at UCLA - Big Ten Network
» Feb. 23, 3 p.m. CT, at USC - Fox Sports 1
Currently on a five-game losing skid, Northwestern enters Thursday night's contest with a 7-10 overall record and an 0-6 mark in Big Ten play. The Wildcats are looking for their first win since Dec. 21, while they are also aiming to earn their first conference victory of the season.
Northwestern is 5-7 at Welsh-Ryan Arena during the 2024-25 campaign, including a win over Utah, which is receiving votes in the most recent AP Top 25 poll. The Wildcats have lost their last four home games, though, with the last triumph dating back to a 79-76 overtime victory over UNLV on Dec. 18.
Northwestern holds a 49-38 lead in the all-time series heading into the 88th all-time meeting between the sides on Thursday. After the Wildcats won 14-straight games against the Illini from 2015-2022, the Orange and Blue have won each of the last four games against NU, including two-consecutive victories against Northwestern on the road.
Illinois is 15-24 against Northwestern away from home, though the Illini are looking for three-consecutive road wins over the Wildcats for the first time since 2007-10.
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