Iowa at Penn State women’s basketball glance: Time, TV, game notes (Jan. 1, 2025)

What: No. 23 Iowa (11-2 overall, 1-1 Big Ten) at Penn State (9-4, 0-2), women’s basketball

When/where: Noon (CT) Wednesday, Bryce Jordan Center, University Park, Pa.

TV: BTN+

Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network affiliates

Iowa’s next game: Maryland, 5 p.m. Sunday

What to know: Iowa has won 10 straight in the series, enabling the Hawkeyes to draw even with the Lady Lions at 29-29.

The Hawkeyes beat Penn State twice last year (111-93 at Iowa, 95-62 in the Big Ten tournament) and have averaged 101.7 points in the last seven games against the Lady Lions.

Iowa squared its Big Ten record Sunday with an 84-63 home win over Purdue. The Hawkeyes got 35 points from its freshmen.

Penn State’s two league losses have come against Indiana (75-60 at home) and Minnesota (90-54 at Minneapolis).

The game features two of the league’s most efficient posts: Iowa’s Addison O’Grady is shooting 67.3 percent from the field; Penn State’s Gracie Merkle is at 66.4 percent.

A 6-foot-6 redshirt sophomore, Merkle is fifth in the league in scoring at 18.8 points per game and ninth in rebounds (9.2 per game).

Iowa is a 6-seed in this week’s NCAA tournament bracketology by Charlie Creme.

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