The Illinois Fighting Illini and Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball teams meet in a Big Ten Conference contest on Saturday, Feb. 4 in Iowa City, Iowa.
Iowa defeated Illinois 81-79.
Illinois, ranked No. 25 in the USA Today Men's Basketball Coaches Poll, went to 16-7 overall and 7-5 in the Big Ten. The Iowa Hawkeyes improved to 15-8 overall and 7-5 in the Big Ten.
Check out the top plays from the game.
Iowa's Payton Sandfort 3-pointer
PAYTON SANDFORT IS A BAD MAN🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯 @payton_20_ x #Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/UQ3V8cdupw
— Iowa Men’s Basketball (@IowaHoops) February 4, 2023
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Payton Sandfort hit a 3-pointer from the right wing with 1:23 left in the second half. Sandfort's basket put Iowa up 79-76 vs. Illinois.
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Illinois' Dain Dainja dunk
Big man slam 💪@DDainja | @IlliniMBB pic.twitter.com/OTNnStasz5
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) February 4, 2023
Fighting Illini center Dain Dainja dunked on an assist from Jayden Epps with 3:16 left in the second half. Dainja's basket cut the Iowa lead to 74-73 vs. Illinois.
Iowa's Filip Rebraca dunk
B1G Man, B1G Slam 💥@FRebraca x #Hawkeyes
— Iowa Men’s Basketball (@IowaHoops) February 4, 2023
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Iowa Hawkeyes forward Filip Rebraca dunked with 19:04 left in the second half. Rebraca's basket put Iowa up 39-36 vs. Illinois.
Iowa's Kris Murray 3-pointer at the buzzer
Kris Murray beats the halftime buzzer. 🚨 @KrisMurray24 x @IowaHoops pic.twitter.com/9BSuIdMzaO
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 4, 2023
Iowa Hawkeyes forward Kris Murray hit a right-wing 3-pointer on an assist from Josh Dix as time expired at the end of the first half. Murray's basket cut the Illinois lead to 36-35 vs. Iowa.
Illinois' Ty Rodgers tip in
Ty‼️ 😱@Ty_rodgers20 x @IlliniMBB pic.twitter.com/pXPxKF2QC4
— Illinois on BTN (@IllinoisOnBTN) February 4, 2023
Fighting Illini guard Ty Rodgers tipped in a missed shot by Coleman Hawkins for a basket with 1:23 left in the first half. Rodgers' basket put Illinois up 36-29 vs. Iowa.
Iowa's Payton Sandfort 3-pointer
Pull up from RANGE 🎯 @payton_20_ | @IowaMBB pic.twitter.com/GmiHWt8gv0
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) February 4, 2023
Iowa Hawkeyes guard Payton Sandfort hit a 3-pointer at the top of the key with 9:39 left in the first half. Sandfort's basket put Iowa up 23-18 vs. Illinois.
Illinois' Matthew Mayer drives for basket
Matthew Mayer is a bucket-getter. 👀@MatthewMayer24 x @IlliniMBB pic.twitter.com/k1LsXUYSPm
— Illinois on BTN (@IllinoisOnBTN) February 4, 2023
Fighting Illini forward Matthew Mayer drove for a basket with 16:46 left in the first half. Mayer's bucket put Illinois up 9-5 vs. Iowa.
Iowa's Kris Murray floater in the lane
Kris Murray is so smooth. 💯@KrisMurray24 x @IowaHoops pic.twitter.com/bOkaeBrJww
— Big Ten Network (@BigTenNetwork) February 4, 2023
Iowa Hawkeyes forward Kris Murray hit a floater in the lane with 17:02 left in the first half. Murray's basket cut the Illinois lead to 7-5 vs. Iowa.
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Illinois's Matthew Mayer, second from left, drives to the basket as Iowa forward Kris Murray, second from right, defends during an NCAA college Big Ten Conference men's basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
- Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa guard Tony Perkins (11) reaches for a loose ball against Illinois guard Sencire Harris, second from right, during an NCAA college Big Ten Conference men's basketball game Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
- Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa guard Connor McCaffery (30) pulls down a rebound at the final buzzer against Illinois forward Dain Dainja (42) during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
A look at Illinois vs. Iowa basketball on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023
Here is a look at the Illinois Fighting Illini vs. Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball game on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Illinois Fighting Illini players huddle up before an NCAA college Big Ten Conference men's basketball game against Iowa, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Members of the Boys & Girls Club of Cedar Rapids are acknowledged during an NCAA college Big Ten Conference men's basketball game between Iowa and Illinois, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
- Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Illinois guard Jayden Epps (3) shoots the ball as Iowa guard Ahron Ulis (1) defends during an NCAA college Big Ten Conference men's basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
- Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Illinois's Matthew Mayer, second from left, drives to the basket as Iowa forward Kris Murray, second from right, defends during an NCAA college Big Ten Conference men's basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
- Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Illinois forward Dain Dainja (42) shoots the ball as Iowa forward Filip Rebraca (0) defends an NCAA college Big Ten Conference men's basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
- Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa forward Payton Sandfort (20) shoots a basket as Illinois guard RJ Melendez defends during an NCAA college Big Ten Conference men's basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
- Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa guard Connor McCaffery, right, fouls Illinois forward Coleman Hawkins (33) during an NCAA college Big Ten Conference men's basketball game, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Illinois head coach Brad Underwood watches during an NCAA college Big Ten Conference men's basketball game against Iowa on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Illinois players Luke Goode, Brandon Lieb, RJ Melendez, Ty Rodgers and Sencire Harris celebrate during their Big Ten Conference men's basketball game against Iowa on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery reacts during an NCAA college Big Ten Conference men's basketball game Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
- Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa guard Tony Perkins (11) reaches for a loose ball against Illinois guard Sencire Harris, second from right, during an NCAA college Big Ten Conference men's basketball game Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
- Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Illinois forward Coleman Hawkins (33) gets fouled by Iowa forward Filip Rebraca (0) during an NCAA college Big Ten Conference men's basketball game Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
- Joseph Cress, Iowa City Press-Citizen
Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr, left, passes the ball as Iowa guards Tony Perkins, center, and Josh Dix defend in a game Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City.
- Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa forward Kris Murray (24) makes a 3-point basket as Illinois guard Terrence Shannon Jr defends during an NCAA college Big Ten Conference men's basketball game Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, in Iowa City, Iowa.
- Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa guard Connor McCaffery (30) pulls down a rebound at the final buzzer against Illinois forward Dain Dainja (42) during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
- Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa forward Payton Sandfort (20) celebrates after an NCAA college basketball game against Illinois on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
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Iowa guard Tony Perkins (11) makes a basket against Illinois during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
- Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Illinois forward Dain Dainja dunks the ball against Iowa during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
- Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa forward Payton Sandfort (20) makes a 3-point basket against Illinois during an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
- Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa guard Connor McCaffery (30) celebrates after an NCAA college basketball game against Illinois, Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
Brad Underwood is the Illinois Fighting Illini men's basketball head coach. Fran McCaffery is the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball head coach.
Erik Hall is the digital sports editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. You can find him on Twitter @HallErik.
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