1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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IOWA | 19 | 16 | 27 | 23 | 85 |
WIS | 27 | 23 | 11 | 17 | 78 |
Trio reach 20 points, No. 22 Iowa women rally by Badgers
MADISON, Wisc. -- Monika Czinano scored 12 of her 20 points in the fourth quarter and No. 22 Iowa pulled out an 85-78 win over Wisconsin on Sunday after trailing by 17 points in the third quarter.
Makenzie Meyer led the Hawkeyes (15-4, 6-1 Big Ten Conference), who have won six straight, with 22 points and Kathleen Doyle added 21.
Imani Lewis scored 18 points for the Badgers (9-9, 1-6), who have lost four straight. Niya Beverley added 16 points and seven assists and Abby Laszewski had 14 points and 12 rebounds.
Wisconsin led 52-35 when Kendra Van Leeuwen scored 20 seconds into the third quarter. Meyer started and ended a 14-0 run with 3-pointers to give the Hawkeyes the lead at 55-54 at the 3:57 mark. In the third quarter, Iowa shot 11 of 15 while Wisconsin went 4 of 17.
Overall there were eight ties and 16 lead changes before Czinano's basket with 2:29 to play put Iowa up for good. In the last 95 seconds Iowa made 8 of 10 free throws.
The Badgers had an 11-0 run and led 27-19 after one quarter and closed the second quarter with a 9-2 run to lead 50-35 at the half. They went 5 of 8 from 3-point range and shot 62% in the first half, while the Hawkeyes shot 41% and were outrebounded 23-11.
Iowa shot 68% in the second half and Wisconsin 37.5%.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Bruce Morris
- Barb Smith
- Jeff Cross
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Ohio State | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
UCLA | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
Maryland | 1-0 | - | 11-0 |
Michigan State | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
USC | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
Michigan | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
Nebraska | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
Wisconsin | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
Indiana | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
Minnesota | 0-1 | 1 | 12-1 |
Illinois | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
Iowa | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
Oregon | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Penn State | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
Washington | 0-1 | 1 | 9-4 |
Rutgers | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
Northwestern | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
Purdue | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |