Iowa women advance to Big Ten championship game
March 12th, 2021 by Ric Hanson
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Monika Czinano scored 27 points, Caitlin Clark added 20 points and 11 assists and sixth-seeded Iowa beat seventh-seeded Michigan State 87-72 to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship game. The Hawkeyes will on top seed and No. 7-ranked Maryland for the tourney title. Clark, the freshman who is the nation’s leading scorer had consecutive 3-pointers to cap an 11-0 run for a 77-62 lead with six minutes remaining.
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Iowa’s Gabbie Marshall (24) celebrates with her teammates after Iowa defeated Michigan State, 87-72, in an NCAA college basketball game in the semifinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament, Friday, March 12, 2021, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
McKenna Warnock added 17 points and 11 rebounds for Iowa. Nia Clouden scored 24 points, Kendall Bostic had 13 and Moira Joiner 10 for the Spartans,