Michigan Wolverines at Iowa Hawkeyes
· Big Ten Tournament - Semifinal
No. 9 Iowa beats No. 8 Michigan 59-42, advances to Big Ten title game vs UCLA
The Hawkeyes outscored the Wolverines 24-6 in the fourth quarter. Stuelke, who also had 10 rebounds, scored seven points in the initial 2:23 of the final quarter to push Iowa ahead 42-38.
That was part of a pivotal 15-2 run. Wright and Taylor Stremlow hit 3s on back-to-back possessions, then Heiden converted a layup for a 50-38 lead. Stremlow had 11 points with three 3s.
The Hawkeyes (26-5) advance to Sunday’s championship game against the second-ranked and defending champion UCLA Bruins (30-1), who beat No. 11 Ohio State 72-62 in Saturday’s first semifinal.
Iowa got off to a 9-0 start and limited Michigan to a season-low output for a first quarter in taking a 13-4 lead after one. But the Wolverines rallied. Mila Holloway, who missed her first seven shots, gave Michigan its first lead at 34-33 on a three-point play with 6:08 remaining in the third quarter.
Holloway sank a pullup jumper with 37 seconds left to give Michigan a 36-35 lead entering the fourth quarter.
Holloway and Olivia Olson each had 10 points, but combined to make 8 of 26 shots, including 1 of 9 on 3-pointers.
Michigan (25-6) set a program record for regular-season and conference victories. But their last two losses were to the Hawkeyes, who won 62-44 on Feb. 22 in Iowa City.
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- TV Channel: Wolverines vs Hawkeyes 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on BTN.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 42 - 59 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 42 - 59 |
| 4th 0:24 |  |
Chazadi Wright Defensive Rebound. | 42 - 59 |
| 4th 0:28 |  |
Mila Holloway misses 27-foot three point step back jumpshot | 42 - 59 |
| 4th 0:36 | |
Ava Heiden makes layup (Taylor Stremlow assists) | 42 - 59 |
Statistics
 MICH |
IOWA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 16-59 | FG | 23-52 |
| 27 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 4-21 | 3PT | 6-13 |
| 19 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 6-11 | FT | 7-9 |
| 55 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 7 | Assists | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 6 |
| 3 | Blocks | 4 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 16 | Points in Paint | 24 |
| 17 | Fouls | 16 |
| 1 | Largest Lead | 17 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 14 | Percent Led | 84 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 6,387 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 31-1 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 26-6 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 25-6 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 26-7 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 22-8 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 23-8 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 22-8 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 21-10 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 21-11 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 17-13 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 22-12 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-12 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 14-17 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |