NCAA Women's Basketball

FINAL Thursday, February 19, 2026
Iowa Hawkeyes 83
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Purdue Boilermakers 74
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IOWA2922151783
PUR1418202274
Mackey Arena · 4,046 att.

Match Report

Heiden tallies 21-point double-double as No. 13 Iowa women beat Purdue 83-74

— Ava Heiden scored 21 points and tallied a double-double to lead No. 13 Iowa 83-74 over Purdue on Thursday.

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Team Stats

32-54
FG
28-66
59
Field Goal %
42
9-19
3PT
7-25
47
Three Point %
28
10-18
FT
11-12
56
Free Throw %
92
30
Rebounds
30
6
Offensive Rebounds
10
24
Defensive Rebounds
20
25
Assists
15
6
Steals
10
1
Blocks
0
19
Turnovers
13
3
Team Turnovers
0
19
Total Turnovers
13
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
14
Points Off Turnovers
17
5
Fast Break Points
8
42
Points in Paint
30
15
Fouls
19
26
Largest Lead
2
1
Lead Change
1
97
Percent Led
1

Top Performers

IOWA

  • Ava Heiden MIN 28 · PTS 21 · FG 10-12
  • Taylor Stremlow MIN 32 · PTS 19 · FG 7-10
  • Journey Houston MIN 28 · PTS 16 · FG 5-9
  • Chazadi Wright MIN 37 · PTS 6 · FG 1-7

PUR

  • Nya Smith MIN 39 · PTS 19 · FG 7-19
  • Tara Daye MIN 32 · PTS 15 · FG 4-9
  • Kiki Smith MIN 35 · PTS 17 · FG 6-15
  • Kendall Puryear MIN 18 · PTS 12 · FG 6-7

Recent Plays

  1. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of Game
  2. 0:00 · 4th Quarter End of 4th Quarter
  3. 0:05 · 4th Quarter Avery Gordon subbing in for Purdue
  4. 0:05 · 4th Quarter Kendall Puryear subbing out for Purdue
  5. 0:05 · 4th Quarter Ava Heiden Offensive Rebound.
  6. 0:09 · 4th Quarter Chazadi Wright misses free throw 2 of 2
  7. 0:09 · 4th Quarter Chazadi Wright makes free throw 1 of 2
  8. 0:09 · 4th Quarter Journey Houston subbing in for Iowa

Highlights

00:16 Ava Heiden's bucket beats shot clock to end 3rd Watch on ESPN

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