Iowa sophomore Keegan Murray was named Big Ten Player of the Week for the sixth time this season. He was also named first-team All-America by Sporting News along with two other Big Ten standouts. There will be many more similar honors to come.
Iowa’s history-making Big Ten women’s basketball regular-season and tournament titles didn’t always seem so likely. Amid adversity, the Hawkeyes “continued to battle no matter what.”
No. 5-seed Iowa will play at about 12:55 p.m. Thursday against either Nebraska or Northwestern in the Big Ten tournament second round. The winner will get No. 4-seed Rutgers Friday afternoon in Indianapolis.
Iowa’s five-game win streak ended at the hands of Big Ten co-champion Illinois.
For the first time in program history, Iowa women’s basketball has won the Big Ten regular-season and tournament titles in the same year.
Iowa women’s basketball is one win away from a type of season the program has never experienced before after defeating Nebraska Saturday.
Iowa has become such a better rebounding team than it was when it lost to Illinois three months ago. Now the Hawkeyes see what they can do in another meeting with the Big Ten’s best rebounder, Kofi Cockburn.
How to watch and what to know about Sunday’s Iowa-Illinois men’s basketball game.
Iowa outscored Northwestern 25-16 in the third quarter en route to a 72-59 win in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals. The Hawkeyes are in a prime position to host NCAA Tournament games.
Iowa avenged a home loss to Michigan last month, jumping out to an early lead and maintaining it, usually by a comfortable margin in an 82-71 win.
Iowa men’s basketball got its fifth-straight win by double-digits, roaring to 12-7 in Big Ten after leading all the way in an 82-71 victory at Michigan.
Iowa will begin its quest for a Big Ten tournament title Friday after an “extremely beneficial” double-bye against either Northwestern or Minnesota.
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