CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - Jalen Coleman-Lands led Illinois with 17 points, going 5 of 11 from 3-point range in Illinois' 77-65 loss to No. 5 Iowa Sunday afternoon.
Fellow freshman D.J. Williams scored a career-high 8 points on 4-of-7 shooting off the bench for the Fighting Illini.
Peter Jok scored 23 points and Jarrod Uthoff added 18 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Hawkeyes.
Jok took over early in the second half, scoring seven of the first 10 points for Hawkeyes (19-4, 10-1 Big Ten) and led them to a 48-36 lead with 16:48 to play.
Iowa would push the lead to as many as 20 points midway through the half.
Adam Woodbury added a double-double for the Hawkeyes with 10 points and 14 rebounds.
Iowa outrebounded the Illini 43-32. Illinois (11-13, 3-8) has been outrebounded in 10 of its 11 conference games.
Illinois closed within 73-63 with 2:03 to play on a layup by Michael Finke. But the Illini could get no closer.
Malcolm Hill finished with 14 points and eight rebounds.
