Iowa Hawkeyes at Michigan State Spartans
· Big Ten Tournament - 2nd Round
Olsen scores 21, Iowa forces 24 turnovers to oust sixth-seed Michigan St., 74-61 in Big 10 tourney
With former teammate Caitlin Clark cheering them on, the Hawkeyes earned their 11th straight conference tournament victory to advance to the quarterfinal round and a rematch with No. 8-ranked and third-seeded Ohio State. Iowa (22-9) has played in five of the last six Big Ten Tournament championship games.
Julia Ayrault hit two first-quarter 3-pointers to stake Michigan State to a 16-12 lead to start the second quarter, but Iowa opened with a 16-0 run that was fueled by Hannah Stuelke's eight points. The Spartans took a brief lead midway through the third period, but Ava Heiden scored six straight points and Iowa took a 54-48 lead to start the fourth quarter. Ayrault hit two free throws to cut the Spartans' deficit to five with 2:49 left. After Ayrault committed Michigan State's 24th turnover, Olsen drove into the lane and kicked a pass to an open Feuerbach in the corner for the 3 to push the lead into double digits with 54 seconds left.
Olsen finished with five rebounds and four of the Hawkeyes' 16 steals. Stuelke posted 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds with four steals. Taylor McCabe was 4 of 10 from beyond the arc to add 12 points and Heiden scored 11 points off the bench.
Ayrault led Michigan State (21-9) with 17 points. Grace VanSlooten scored 12 points and grabbed 10 rebounds and Ines Sotelo added 11 points off the bench.
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- TV Channel: Hawkeyes vs Spartans 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on BTN.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 74 - 61 |
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End of 4th Quarter | 74 - 61 |
| 4th 0:25 |  |
Iowa Timeout | 74 - 61 |
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Hannah Stuelke Defensive Rebound. | 74 - 61 |
| 4th 0:29 |  |
Julia Ayrault missed Three Point Jumper. | 74 - 61 |
Statistics
 IOWA |
MSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-55 | FG | 23-57 |
| 47.3 | Field Goal % | 40.4 |
| 6-25 | 3PT | 6-22 |
| 24.0 | Three Point % | 27.3 |
| 16-21 | FT | 9-11 |
| 76.2 | Free Throw % | 81.8 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 31 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 20 | Assists | 17 |
| 16 | Steals | 11 |
| 4 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 24 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 24 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 28 | Points Off Turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Fast Break Points | 10 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 32 |
| 14 | Fouls | 18 |
| 13 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 7,028 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 17-1 | - | 31-4 |
| UCLA | 16-2 | 1 | 34-3 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 4 | 26-7 |
| Maryland | 13-5 | 4 | 25-8 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Illinois | 11-7 | 6 | 22-10 |
| Michigan | 11-7 | 6 | 23-11 |
| Iowa | 10-8 | 7 | 23-11 |
| Nebraska | 10-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
| Oregon | 10-8 | 7 | 20-12 |
| Indiana | 10-8 | 7 | 20-13 |
| Washington | 9-9 | 8 | 19-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-10 | 9 | 25-11 |
| Wisconsin | 4-14 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Rutgers | 3-15 | 14 | 13-20 |
| Purdue | 3-15 | 14 | 10-19 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 15 | 9-18 |
| Penn State | 1-17 | 16 | 10-19 |