Iowa Hawkeyes vs Wisconsin Badgers
Olsen, Iowa blow it open early and cruise to win over Wisconsin in Big Ten women's tourney
INDIANAPOLIS -- — Lucy Olsen scored 14 of her 19 points in the first half on 8-for-12 shooting and 11th-seeded Iowa beat No. 14-seed Wisconsin 81-54 in a first-round matchup in the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday night.
Sydney Affolter, Kylie Feuerbach and Taylor McCabe each scored nine points as the Hawkeyes (21-9) shot 57.4% (35 for 61) including 55% (11 for 20) from 3-point range.
Serah Williams scored 22 points for Wisconsin (13-17).
Wisconsin's Tess Myers made a jumper with 6:37 left in the first quarter to give the Badgers a 9-6 lead. From there, Iowa all but buttoned it up by launching into a 19-0 run to close the quarter.
Olsen started and ended the run with layups and in between, McCabe, Affolter and Feuerbach made 3s for a 25-9 advantage. Iowa led by double digits the rest of the way and was up 43-23 at halftime and 65-39 at the end of the third quarter.
Iowa advances to play sixth-seeded Michigan State on Thursday.
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Game Information
Indianapolis, IN
Referee:Maj Forsberg
Referee:Michael McConnell
Referee:Tiara Cruse
2025-26 Standings
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 7-0 | - | 17-1 |
| Iowa | 7-0 | - | 16-2 |
| Ohio State | 6-1 | 1 | 16-2 |
| Michigan | 6-1 | 1 | 15-2 |
| Michigan State | 6-2 | 1.5 | 17-2 |
| Maryland | 5-3 | 2.5 | 17-3 |
| Illinois | 5-3 | 2.5 | 15-4 |
| Washington | 4-3 | 3 | 14-4 |
| Wisconsin | 4-4 | 3.5 | 12-7 |
| Nebraska | 3-4 | 4 | 14-4 |
| Minnesota | 3-4 | 4 | 12-6 |
| USC | 3-4 | 4 | 11-7 |
| Oregon | 2-5 | 5 | 14-6 |
| Purdue | 2-5 | 5 | 10-8 |
| Northwestern | 2-6 | 5.5 | 8-11 |
| Rutgers | 1-6 | 6 | 9-9 |
| Indiana | 0-7 | 7 | 11-8 |
| Penn State | 0-8 | 7.5 | 7-12 |
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