The Illinois Fighting Illini and Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball teams are scheduled to meet in a Big Ten Conference contest at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa, on Sunday, Jan. 11. The game is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. CT.

The No. 19 Iowa Hawkeyes (12-3, 2-2 Big Ten) aim to extend a 12-game home win streak when they host the No. 16 Illinois Fighting Illini (12-3, 3-1 Big Ten) on Sunday, January 11, 2026 at 12 p.m. ET.

Wagler finished with a game-high 19 points (including four threes), while Boswell and wing Andrej Stojakovic – whose early heater helped lift the Illini – added 17 points apiece.