After an opening round of 292, Illinois blistered Galloway in the second round with a 16-under score of 268, increasing its six-stroke lead to 17 over Northwestern heading into Sunday's final round, which was eventually canceled due to inclement weather.
"It was a total team effort this weekend," said Illinois head coach Mike Small. "To lead by 17 shots in a two-round tournament, that takes a total team effort. To do that in just two rounds, not a three-round tournament, is a pretty big win."
All five members of the Small's lineup finished inside the top 13.
Tommy Kuhl and Matthis Besard tied for third at 140 (-2), one stroke off the pace of co-champions Mac McClear of Iowa and Daniel Svard of Northwestern. Adrien Dumont de Chassart and Jackson Buchanan tied for fifth at 1-under while Piercen Hunt finished tied for 13th with a score of 144 (+2).
"That is the sign of a good team, when you compete against yourself just as much as you do with other teams," said Small. "We talk about, in our program, that we're a team. But from No. 1 tee to the 18th green, you're trying to beat everybody. You're pulling for them - your teammates - but you want to play against the best. And when they see each other every day, they push each other and elevate each other to get to a certain level. And that's something that was shown this week when we've got four guys inside the top five."
Iowa's McClear posted a bogey-free 5-under 66 on Saturday to earn a share of the lead with Svard of Northwestern, who finished his third round with a 3-under 69. The two golfers shared the individual title at 3-under 139.
The Fighting Illini will learn its postseason fate on Wednesday when the field is announced for the 2023 NCAA Division I Men's Golf Championships field at 12 p.m. CT on Golf Channel.
Illinois Athletic Communications contributed to this report.