Illinois defeated Iowa 87-83 on Monday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Jacob Grandison and Alfonso Plummer each dropped in 21 points and four Illini players finished in double figures. Trent Frazier added 18 and Kofi Cockburn poured in 17.

Illinois led by there at half and built there lead to as much as 15 in the second half before the Hawkeyes tightened it at the end. Iowa led most statistical categories on the night but Illinois outscored the Hawks 24-11 on second chance points. The Illini improve to 7-2 overall and 2-0 in the Big Ten.

Iowa (7-2, 0-2) returns to action on Thursday in an Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series contest against No. 17 Iowa State (8-0). Tipoff is scheduled for 8 p.m. (CT) at Hilton Coliseum in Ames, Iowa.