On its ensuing possessions, Illinois turned the ball over a backwards pass by DeVito to Chase Brown. The Illini then got stood up on a 4th-and-goal try at the 1-yard-line (with a chance to go up by 4 which really came back to bite the Illini). And then DeVito threw his first pick of the season.

The Dream went ahead by five, 85-80, on a 3-pointer by Rhyne Howard with 2:32 to play, but did not score again. The Fever locked in defensively and closed the game on a 7-0 run. Kelsey Mitchell got to the rim,