2 UCLA (20-1, 10-0) came into this matchup as the clear favorites, but Illinois (15-6, 5-5) made UCLA work hard for that win. More than that, the Illinois defense held UCLA on the much lower end of its conference performances. This gave freshman forward Cearah Parchment and freshman guard Destiny Jackson room to show out. Parchment recorded a season-best 26 points, and Jackson dropped 15 points to lead Illinois. Forced UCLA to play differentlyMore fouls from the Illini were mostly due to them guarding the three-point line so well.