Iowa Hawkeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Heiden scores 17, No. 12 Iowa women beat Rutgers 79-36 in Big Ten opener
Heiden finished with five assists, four rebounds, three blocks and two steals. McCabe made 5 of 7 from the field, 4 of 6 from 3-point range and Houston had eight rebounds for Iowa (9-0).
The Hawkeyes have won seven straight against Rutgers and are 15-3 in the series.
Rutgers made 2 of 20 from the field in the first quarter and missed its first two shots in the second as Iowa opened a 27-6 lead. The Hawkeyes went 19 of 38 from the field, outrebounded the Scarlet Knights 28-18 and outscored Rutgers 30-6 in the paint on the way to a 42-14 lead at the intermission.
The Scarlet Knights shot 13% (4 of 31) from the field and made 6 of 11 (55%) from the free-throw line in the first half.
Zachara Perkins led Rutgers (7-2) with 11 points.
Iowa's Chit-Chat Wright returned from a three-game absence due to an upper-body injury and was scoreless on 0-for-3 shooting in eight minutes.
Rutgers: The Scarlet Knights visit Princeton on Wednesday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 79 - 36 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 79 - 36 |
| 4th 0:27 |  |
Makylah Moore made Layup. | 79 - 36 |
| 4th 0:48 | |
Antonia Bates Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 34 |
| 4th 0:49 |  |
Layla Hays missed Free Throw. | 79 - 34 |
Statistics
 IOWA |
RUTG |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-65 | FG | 14-64 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 22 |
| 6-13 | 3PT | 1-12 |
| 46 | Three Point % | 8 |
| 9-18 | FT | 7-13 |
| 50 | Free Throw % | 54 |
| 49 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 34 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 26 | Assists | 6 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 7 | Blocks | 6 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 17 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 22 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 18 |
| 12 | Fouls | 17 |
| 48 | Largest Lead | 0 |
| 0 | Lead Changes | 0 |
| 99 | Percent Led | 0 |
Game Information
Location: Piscataway, NJ
Attendance: 3,457 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 15-0 | - | 25-1 |
| Michigan | 13-2 | 2 | 22-4 |
| Iowa | 11-3 | 3.5 | 20-5 |
| Minnesota | 12-4 | 3.5 | 21-6 |
| Ohio State | 11-4 | 4 | 22-5 |
| Michigan State | 10-6 | 5.5 | 21-6 |
| Maryland | 9-6 | 6 | 21-6 |
| Washington | 9-6 | 6 | 19-7 |
| USC | 8-6 | 6.5 | 16-9 |
| Illinois | 8-7 | 7 | 18-8 |
| Oregon | 6-8 | 8.5 | 18-9 |
| Nebraska | 5-10 | 10 | 16-10 |
| Wisconsin | 5-10 | 10 | 13-13 |
| Purdue | 4-10 | 10.5 | 12-13 |
| Indiana | 3-12 | 12 | 14-13 |
| Penn State | 2-13 | 13 | 9-17 |
| Northwestern | 2-13 | 13 | 8-18 |
| Rutgers | 1-14 | 14 | 9-17 |