After a seven-game winning streak propelled Illinois to the No. 19 ranking in the Associated Press poll and sole possession of first place in the Big Ten, the Illini dropped their first game in a month Sunday with a 72-65 loss at No. 18 Iowa.
The Illini (16-6, 8-3 Big Ten) _ who dropped back into a first-place tie with Michigan State _ led 62-61 with 4 minutes, 3 seconds remaining but endured a brutal scoreless stretch of nearly 4 minutes until Ayo Dosunmu made a 3-pointer with 4 seconds on the clock. Iowa (16-6, 7-4) made five of its last seven field goals.
The wild game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena featured 14 lead changes.
The defeat also ended Illinois' three-game road winning streak, while Iowa won its 10th straight home game.
Here are four takeaways from the Illinois loss.
