VIDEO: Illinois Forward Kipper Nichols After 72-65 Loss at Iowa

Illinois forward Kipper Nichols finished with six points and five rebounds in 20 minutes off the Illini bench Sunday.

IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Illinois forward Kipper Nichols reacts to the Illini losing its first Big Ten Conference game in a month.

No. 19 Illinois dropped a 72-65 contest to No. 18 Iowa in a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena thanks to 25 points and 10 rebounds from Iowa center Luka Garza.

Nichols finished with six points and five rebounds in 20 minutes off the Illini bench Sunday.