# 2018–19 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team

The 2018–19 Illinois Fighting Illini women's basketball team represented the University of Illinois during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Fighting Illini, led by second-year head coach Nancy Fahey, played their home games at State Farm Center as members of the Big Ten Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 2–16 in Big Ten play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Big Ten women's tournament to Purdue.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/07/2018* 11:00 am | | Alabama A&M | W 88–60 | 1–0 | State Farm Center (2,364) Champaign, IL |
| 11/14/2018* 7:00 pm | | Valparaiso | W 73–54 | 2–0 | State Farm Center (1,163) Champaign, IL |
| 11/18/2018* 1:00 pm | | Columbia | W 76–69 | 3–0 | State Farm Center (1,439) Champaign, IL |
| 11/23/2018* 4:00 pm | | at Cal Poly ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic | W 74–51 | 4–0 | Mott Athletics Center (548) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 11/24/2018* 4:00 pm | | vs. Sacramento State ShareSLO Holiday Beach Classic | L 107–109 | 4–1 | Mott Athletics Center (152) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| 11/28/2018* 6:00 pm | | at Clemson ACC–Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 67–69 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | Littlejohn Coliseum (412) Clemson, SC |
| 12/01/2018* 2:00 pm | | Eastern Michigan | W 72–66 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | State Farm Center (1,383) Champaign, IL |
| 12/05/2018* 7:00 pm | | Indiana State | W 75–57 | 6–2 | State Farm Center (981) Champaign, IL |
| 12/11/2018* 7:00 pm | | Murray State | W 84–52 | 7–2 | State Farm Center (986) Champaign, IL |
| 12/15/2018* 6:00 pm | | SIU Edwardsville | W 74–57 | 8–2 | State Farm Center (1,335) Champaign, IL |
| 12/21/2018* 12:00 pm | | Missouri | L 45–67 | 8–3 | State Farm Center (1,288) Champaign, IL |
| Big Ten conference season ||||||
| 12/28/2018 7:00 pm | | Indiana | L 83–85 $^{OT}$ | 8–4 (0–1) | State Farm Center (1,622) Champaign, IL |
| 12/31/2018 2:00 pm, BTN | | at Northwestern | L 45–68 | 8–5 (0–2) | Welsh–Ryan Arena (1,129) Evanston, IL |
| 01/06/2019 3:00 pm | | at No. 12 Minnesota | W 66–62 | 9–5 (1–2) | Williams Arena (6,622) Minneapolis, MN |
| 01/09/2019 7:00 pm | | Rutgers | L 60–71 | 9–6 (1–3) | State Farm Center (1,150) Champaign, IL |
| 01/12/2019 1:00 pm | | at Penn State | L 48–62 | 9–7 (1–4) | Bryce Jordan Center (2,472) University Park, PA |
| 01/17/2019 7:00 pm | | Nebraska | L 67–77 | 9–8 (1–5) | State Farm Center (1,349) Champaign, IL |
| 01/20/2019 2:00 pm | | No. 22 Iowa | L 75–94 | 9–9 (1–6) | State Farm Center (3,019) Champaign, IL |
| 01/24/2019 6:00 pm | | No. 23 Michigan State | L 60–77 | 9–10 (1–7) | State Farm Center (4,745) Champaign, IL |
| 01/27/2019 2:00 pm | | Northwestern | L 56–64 | 9–11 (1–8) | State Farm Center (1,532) Champaign, IL |
| 01/31/2019 6:00 pm | | at Ohio State | L 70–78 | 9–12 (1–9) | Value City Arena (3,804) Columbus, OH |
| 02/04/2019 6:30 pm, BTN | | No. 10 Maryland | L 66–80 | 9–13 (1–10) | State Farm Center (1,088) Champaign, IL |
| 02/07/2019 6:00 pm | | at Purdue | L 50–72 | 9–14 (1–11) | Mackey Arena (6,024) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/10/2019 2:00 pm | | Wisconsin | W 78–68 | 10–14 (2–11) | State Farm Center (1,844) Champaign, IL |
| 02/14/2019 7:00 pm | | at No. 14 Iowa | L 66–88 | 10–15 (2–12) | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (6,877) Iowa City, IA |
| 02/17/2019 2:00 pm | | Michigan | L 56–70 | 10–16 (2–13) | State Farm Center (1,609) Champaign, IL |
| 02/20/2019 7:00 pm | | at Wisconsin | L 67–75 | 10–17 (2–14) | Kohl Center (3,866) Madison, WI |
| 02/24/2019 3:00 pm, BTN | | Penn State | L 65–76 | 10–18 (2–15) | State Farm Center (1,532) Champaign, IL |
| 03/02/2019 1:00 pm | | at No. 8 Maryland | L 62–71 | 10–19 (2–16) | Xfinity Center (8,638) College Park, MD |
| Big Ten Women's Tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2019 3:00 pm, BTN | (14) | vs. (11) Purdue First Round | L 60–72 | 10–20 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (3,014) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||

## Rankings

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