Iowa men's basketball head coach Ben McCollum reacts to the Hawkeyes' loss to Illinois during a postgame media availability in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11. (Ethan Petrik/Quad-City Times)
IOWA CITY — No. 16 Illinois held on for a 75-69 win over No. 19 Iowa to hand the Hawkeyes their second consecutive Big Ten loss on Sunday.
Iowa's Isaia Howard, right, drives towards the basket while Illinois' David Mirkovic, left, defends during an NCAA men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Iowa's Bennett Stirtz brings the ball up the floor during an NCAA men's basketball game against Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Illinois' Keaton Wagler attempts a three-pointer during an NCAA men's basketball game against Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Iowa head coach Ben McCollum reacts to a play during an NCAA men's basketball game against Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Iowa's Alvaro Folgueiras attempts a three-pointer during an NCAA men's basketball game against Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Illinois' Andrej Stojakovic, front, drives towards the basket while Iowa's Tate Sage, back, defends during an NCAA men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Iowa's Cooper Koch, right, attempts a three-pointer over Illinois' Kylan Boswell, left, during an NCAA men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Illinois' Andrej Stojakovic attempts a three-pointer during an NCAA men's basketball game against Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
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Iowa's Tavion Banks attempts a layup during an NCAA men's basketball game against Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
ETHAN PETRIK, Quad-City Times
Iowa's Tavion Banks, left, drives towards the basket while Illinois' Tomislav Ivisic, right, defends during an NCAA men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
ETHAN PETRIK, Quad-City Times
Iowa's Tavion Banks attempts a layup during an NCAA men's basketball game against Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
ETHAN PETRIK, Quad-City Times
Iowa's Tavion Banks drives towards the hoop during an NCAA men's basketball game against Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Iowa's Isaia Howard, right, drives towards the basket while Illinois' David Mirkovic, left, defends during an NCAA men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Iowa's Bennett Stirtz brings the ball up the floor during an NCAA men's basketball game against Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Illinois' Keaton Wagler attempts a three-pointer during an NCAA men's basketball game against Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Iowa's Alvaro Folgueiras attempts a three-pointer during an NCAA men's basketball game against Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Illinois' Andrej Stojakovic, front, drives towards the basket while Iowa's Tate Sage, back, defends during an NCAA men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Illinois' Andrej Stojakovic attempts a three-pointer during an NCAA men's basketball game against Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Iowa's Cooper Koch, right, attempts a three-pointer over Illinois' Kylan Boswell, left, during an NCAA men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Iowa's Tavion Banks, left, drives towards the basket while Illinois' Tomislav Ivisic, right, defends during an NCAA men's basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Iowa head coach Ben McCollum reacts to a play during an NCAA men's basketball game against Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
Iowa's Tavion Banks drives towards the hoop during an NCAA men's basketball game against Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Sunday, Jan. 11.
