Iowa State Cyclones at Michigan Wolverines

Hobbs scores 28 as No. 6 Michigan escapes No. 11 Iowa State 80-74

The Wolverines (23-10) will play on Sunday in South Bend, Ind., against the winner of the Notre Dame-Stephen F. Austin game for a shot at the Sweet 16.

“I thought that was an unbelievable game,” Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico said of the see-saw battle. “Just back and forth, back and forth. Had to match up with one of the best post players in the country (Iowa State's Audi Crooks), being undersized. I thought both Greta (Kampschroeder) and Jordan (Hobbs) did a phenomenal job.”

Olivia Olson scored 16 points. The Wolverines’ freshman hit only one of her first nine shots, but connected on 4-of-6 shots down the stretch.

Greta Kampschroeder scored 13 points and Mila Holloway contributed 12 to the Michigan victory.

Audi Crooks scored 28 points for Iowa State (23-12) and Arianna Jackson added 12.

Michigan fought back from a nine-point deficit with 3:50 left in the third quarter. The Wolverines were 14-of-45 shooting at one point (31 percent), but heated up to connect on 12-of-16 shots for a 75-69 lead with 3:35 left in the game.

“We were taking quick, not great shots that we could have gotten at any point during the shot clock,” Michigan coach Kim Barnes Arico said. “We just needed to settle.”

Iowa State hit Michigan with a 16-3 run in the second quarter and surged to a 37-32 halftime lead. The Cyclones outscored Michigan 24-13 in the second quarter to erase a six-point Wolverines’ lead after the first quarter.

The Cyclones shook off 4-of-12 shooting woes in the first quarter to hit 10-of-15 in the second quarter.

Crooks scored eight points in the fourth quarter, but Michigan prevented her from dominating in the final minutes.

“Obviously we’re not going to outmuscle her,” Kampschroeder said. “She’s a very strong player. And she’s skilled as well. But we had to be a little bit more strategic, trying to make her work a little bit, kind of throw some different things at her every time, kind of move around her, essentially to make the passers also a little bit uncertain where they’re going to get her the ball.”

Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly said that Michigan's fast-paced attack and a 12-5 advantage in free-throw points was critical.

Fighting back Kampschroeder said that the Wolverines weren't fazed by the 10-point deficit they faced in the third quarter.

“I think we’ve played some tough teams this year,” Kampschroeder said. “The Big Ten is an awesome conference to be in to kind of set you up for this. We had to play tough teams in the season. We had to take some losses in order to get better, especially being such a young team. We played some close ones where we had to fight to the very end.

Fun matchup Crooks enjoyed the close, competitive battle that her Cyclones had with Michigan.

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• TV Channel: Cyclones vs Wolverines 2021 College Basketball, week 1, is broadcasted on ESPN2.
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