A game after she put up 26 points in an 87-81 win over Purdue, Caitlin Clark leads the Iowa Hawkeyes (9-3, 5-3 Big Ten) at home against the No. 23 Northwestern Wildcats (8-3, 6-3 Big Ten) on Thursday, January 28, 2021. The matchup tips off at 6:00 PM ET on BTN.

Iowa defeated Purdue 87-81 on Monday in the team's last outing, with Clark leading the effort by putting up 26 points in the win.

Northwestern fell to Indiana 74-61 in the team's last action on Sunday despite a team-high 17 points from Veronica Burton.

Iowa Team Stats

Iowa heads into the matchup tallying 88.8 points per game, 28.7 more than the 60.1 Northwestern allows per contest. The Hawkeyes are 9-3 in games where they score over 60 points.

The Hawkeyes have outshot opponents from the field this season, averaging 50.5 percent from the field per game against their opponents' 43.7 percent average. When Iowa shoots better than its season average, the Hawkeyes are 6-0 this year.

Northwestern Team Stats

The Wildcats average 73.4 points per game, 6.6 fewer than Iowa's per-game average points allowed. Northwestern is 8-3 when it reaches the 80-point mark on the year.

The Wildcats are averaging 15.3 assists against 10.7 turnovers per game this season. When Northwestern has an assist-to-turnover ratio better than its season mark of 1.43, the Wildcats are 3-2.

Iowa Players to Watch

Clark's 25.8 points and 6.2 assists per game are both team-high stats for Iowa. Monika Czinano contributes with 18.6 points and six rebounds for the Hawkeyes, and McKenna Warnock averages 13.6 points and 9.1 rebounds per game.

Clark is the top shooter for Iowa from beyond the arc. She leads the team in made threes per game, hitting three three-pointers per contest (making 36 percent of her attempts).

Player stats reflect 12 of 12 games this season.

Northwestern Players to Watch

Burton leads Northwestern in points, scoring 17.0 a contest, and assists with 4.9 per game. Lindsey Pulliam adds 15.2 points for the Wildcats, while Wood averages 13.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and 2.4 steals per game.

Burton makes the most threes per game for Northwestern, shooting 38 percent from beyond the arc while hitting two three-pointers a contest.

Player stats reflect 10 of 11 games this season.

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