No. 7Illinois Fighting Illini

Regional 1 in Fort Worth · 1st Round

Past match

Illinois Fighting Illini won.

Illinois Fighting Illini beat the Colorado Buffaloes

Ranked #10 · 22-12 57 – 66

Ranked #7 · 22-11

Final · Sat, Mar 21

Game Details

Memorial Gymnasium (TN) (Nashville) · 4,111 fans · ESPN2 View tournament bracket →

Highlights

Illinois beats Colorado for 1st round win as youngest team in women's NCAA Tournament

Cearah Parchment scored 21 points as seventh-seeded Illinois beat No. 10 seed Colorado 66-57 on Saturday night in the first round of the women's NCAA Tournament.

Recap via ESPN

1:15 Colorado Buffaloes vs. Illinois Fighting Illini: Game Highlights

0:15 What a shot by Cearah Parchment

0:21 Maddie Webber sinks it from downtown

0:24 Jade Masogayo drops in the smooth basket

Clips play on ESPN

Memorial Gymnasium (TN) · Nashville

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
COLO	18	11	15	13	57
ILL	20	14	13	19	66

Game Flow

COLO ILL

Q1Q2Q3Q4

6-0Biggest Run7-0

4Largest Lead11

5 lead changes · tied 3 times

Win Probability · Illinois Fighting Illini

tip-offnow: 100%

Game Leaders

Colorado Buffaloes

Desiree Wooten · 17Points
Tabitha Betson · 3Assists
Desiree Wooten · 7Rebounds

Illinois Fighting Illini

Cearah Parchment · 21Points
Destiny Jackson · 6Assists
Destiny Jackson · 11Rebounds

2025-26 Big 12 Conference Standings

Team	GB
TCU	-
West Virginia	1
Baylor	2
Texas Tech	3
Oklahoma State	3
Colorado	4
Iowa State	5
Utah	5
Arizona State	6
BYU	6
Kansas	7
Kansas State	7
Cincinnati	9
Arizona	12
UCF	12
Houston	14

2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team	GB
UCLA	-
Michigan	3
Iowa	3
Ohio State	5
Minnesota	5
Maryland	7
Michigan State	7
Washington	8
Illinois	9
USC	9
Oregon	10
Nebraska	11
Indiana	12
Wisconsin	13
Purdue	13
Penn State	14
Northwestern	16
Rutgers	17

Team Stats

Colorado BuffaloesIllinois Fighting Illini

Shooting

23-55, 42% Field Goals 26-59, 44%

1-9, 11% 3-Pointers 4-14, 29%

10-13, 77% Free Throws 10-12, 83%

Possessions

34 Rebounds 32

9 Offensive Rebounds 9

8 Assists 10

4 Steals 9

5 Blocks 1

14 Turnovers 8

11 Fouls 13

Scoring

36 Points in Paint 30

6 Fast Break Points 4

4 Largest Lead 11

Box Score

Colorado Buffaloes ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
T. BetsonF	4	5	3	19	1-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	2	3	1
A. DutatF	8	6	1	37	4-9	0-2	0-0	2	1	1	5	1	2
J. MasogayoF	15	5	0	27	7-11	0-0	1-1	3	0	1	0	5	3
M. McErlaneG	0	1	1	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Z. WalkerG	8	1	1	38	2-6	0-0	4-4	2	1	0	0	1	1
Bench
L. GreerF	5	6	1	32	2-13	1-5	0-0	1	1	3	0	6	1
J. CrookC	0	1	0	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0
E. GoodenG	0	0	0	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0
D. WootenG	17	7	1	29	7-15	0-2	3-6	3	0	0	1	6	3
S. ZadelF	DNP: Did not play
J. NworieC	DNP: Did not play
I. HämäläinenG	DNP: Did not play
K. SandersG	DNP: Did not play
C. O'ConnorG	DNP: Did not play
Team	57	34	8		23-55	1-9	10-13	14	4	5	9	25	11

Illinois Fighting Illini ▾

Starters	PTS	REB	AST	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	TO	STL	BLK	OREB	DREB	PF
C. ParchmentF	21	5	1	38	8-10	2-3	3-4	1	1	1	1	4	2
B. WallaceF	18	6	0	40	8-14	0-2	2-2	0	1	0	4	2	1
D. JacksonG	16	11	6	36	5-15	1-3	5-6	4	1	0	1	10	4
A. GuytonG	2	0	0	17	1-7	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3
J. Brown-HaggerG	0	1	2	28	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	4	0	0	1	2
Bench
L. VasconcelosC	0	1	0	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	0
M. WebberG	9	1	1	34	4-11	1-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	1
N. BensonF	DNP: Did not play
M. AlvesF	DNP: Did not play
G. SeguraF	DNP: Did not play
I. Noya CatoiraF	DNP: Did not play
H. SmithC	DNP: Did not play
E. FinneyG	DNP: Did not play
M. ZenereG	DNP: Did not play
G. DolanG	DNP: Did not play
Team	66	32	10		26-59	4-14	10-12	8	9	1	9	23	13

Roster

Loading roster…

Schedule Add to calendar

Upcoming

vs Detroit Mercy Titans · TBD vs Southern Jaguars · TBD