Iowa 75-69 Iowa State (December 11, 2024) Game Recap

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Lucy Olsen scored 25 points and No. 21 Iowa stormed past No. 18 Iowa State in the fourth quarter to claim a 75-69 victory in front of a sellout crowd of 14,998 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Wednesday night.

Sydney Affolter added 16 points and Hannah Stuelke 13 points and nine rebounds for the Hawkeyes (9-1), who shot 43% to Iowa State’s 52% but scored 24 points off 21 turnovers, with nine of those turnovers coming in the In the fourth quarter, Iowa outscored the Cyclones 22-13.

Audi Crooks scored 31 points with 10 rebounds and Addy Brown added 13 points for Iowa State (8-3). The Cyclones hurt themselves with turnovers, but also at the line, where they shot just 6 of 16 to 15 of 25 for Iowa.

Iowa State led for nearly 33 minutes, but Iowa’s defense sparked a 13-2 run in the final five minutes. After Crooks was called for traveling, Aaliyah Guyton hit a 3-pointer with 45 seconds left and Stuelke added two free throws to push the lead to 10 points.

Iowa State led by three points after one quarter and the teams were tied over the next two quarters, although the Cyclones held a 10-point lead with just a few minutes left in the third quarter.

Iowa State announced Wednesday that junior guard Kenzi Hare will miss the remainder of the season because of a lingering hip injury. Hare started eight games and averaged 8.3 points in her first season with the Cyclones after two years at Marquette.

Iowa State plays Eastern Illinois at home on Monday. Iowa plays at Michigan State on Sunday in both teams’ Big Ten opener.

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