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03/07 17:43 CST No. 9 Iowa beats No. 8 Michigan 59-42, advances to Big Ten
title game vs UCLA
No. 9 Iowa beats No. 8 Michigan 59-42, advances to Big Ten title game vs UCLA
By PHILLIP B. WILSON
Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) --- Ava Heiden scored 16 points, Hannah Stuelke and Chazadi
Wright each had 13, and No. 9 Iowa pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat
No. 8 Michigan 59-42 on Saturday in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals.
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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