When Southeastern Louisiana tackles No. 3 Iowa in the NCAA women’s basketball tournament, it faces a lot of ‘new’: An elite player, a high-scoring offensive machine, a tough 2-vs.-15 history and a crowd like nothing it has experienced all season.
Iowa assistant coach Matt Gatens was on Bruce Pearl’s Auburn staff four years ago. The Hawkeyes play Pearl’s Tigers Thursday in the NCAA men’s basketball tournament.
NCAA women’s basketball tournament: By Monday morning, all 14,382 tickets at Carver-Hawkeye Arena were claimed.
A look at the teams coming to Iowa for the first two rounds of the NCAA women’s basketball tournament. Storylines and thumbnails on Florida State-Georgia and Southeastern Louisiana-Iowa.
Iowa earned a 2-seed for the NCAA women’s basketball tournament and will play a first-round game Friday at Carver vs. Southeastern Louisiana.
See how the Iowa Hawkeyes reacted during the NCAA Selection Show when they were given a No. 2 seed for the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball tournament.
Here’s what you need to know about the NCAA men’s basketball tournament first-round game between Iowa and Auburn. The Hawkeyes and Tigers have never met. Not even briefly.
Iowa is the No. 8 seed in the Midwest Region of the NCAA men’s basketball tournament, plays Thursday in Birmingham. Which is close to Auburn.
Sunday’s brackets should clear a path to the Sweet 16 for the Iowa women and present a difficult one for the men.
Iowa women’s basketball coach Lisa Bluder feels the Hawkeyes “deserve a 1 (seed in the NCAA tournament), but I think we’ll get a 2.”
A 73-69 loss to Ohio State in the Big Ten men’s basketball tournament sends Iowa home to get ample time to reboot for a first-round NCAA tourney game next week.
How to watch Thursday’s Iowa men’s basketball game against Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament. The fifth-seeded Hawkeyes play the 13th-seed Buckeyes for a spot in Friday’s quarterfinals against Michigan State.
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