Iowa Basketball

Ben Krikke, Patrick McCaffery and Tony Perkins have combined to score over 4,000 points at Iowa, and didn’t buckle when an NCAA tournament berth seemed highly unlikely a few weeks ago.

Previewing Sunday’s Iowa men’s basketball game against Illinois: The Hawkeyes close the regular season with a banger against the Illinois team that beat them 95-85 in Champaign two weeks ago.

Time, TV and notes for Saturday’s Big Ten women’s basketball tournament semifinal between No. 3 Iowa and Michigan.

Is a March moment in store for Sydney Affolter? The Iowa junior got her fourth career start in place of the injured Molly Davis and responded with a career-high 18 points, nine rebounds and five assists.

Follow The Gazette’s live blog from Target Center as No. 3 Iowa (26-4) takes on Penn State (19-11) in a Big Ten women’s basketball tournament quarterfinal game Friday night.

The Iowa men’s basketball team has been playing its best ball of the season the last three weeks, and has a chance for a fourth Quad 1 win in that time when it hosts Illinois Sunday night.

No. 3 Iowa opens Big Ten tournament play with a quarterfinal Friday against Penn State. The 2-seed, Iowa is one of four teams to earn a double-bye. To win their third consecutive Big Ten tournament title (and their fourth in six years), the Hawkeyes must rattle off three wins in about 41 hours.

Time, TV and notes for Friday’s Big Ten women’s basketball tournament quarterfinal between No. 3 Iowa and Penn State.