No. 24 Iowa beats Iowa State 76-67
December 12th, 2014 by Ric Hanson
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Ally Disterhoft scored 16 points to lead Number 24 Iowa to a 76-67 win over rival Iowa State on Thursday night. Whitney Jennings added 15 points and Kali Peschel 13 on a career-best three 3-pointers for the Hawkeyes (8-2). Jadda Buckley scored 25 points for the Cyclones (5-2), who made only two field goals in the final 7½ minutes.
Iowa led for almost the entire game, but Iowa State stayed close until the final minute. Buckley’s 3-pointer with 54 seconds left cut Iowa’s lead to 71-67. But the Hawkeyes made 5 of 7 free throws and forced three turnovers to close out the game.