A pair of top-10 upsets headlined a busy night of women’s college basketball on Thursday. Here’s what you need to know:
No. 14 Indiana silences No. 4 Iowa, remains undefeated at home
Just one game removed from Caitlin Clark breaking the all-time women’s NCAA scoring record, the Hoosiers welcomed Iowa to Assembly Hall with smiles on their faces from start to finish. Indiana took an 11-point lead into the locker room at halftime and never looked back, beating the Hawkeyes 86-69 to improve to 14-0 at home.
NO. 14 INDIANA UPSETS NO. 4 IOWA, 86-69!#NCAAWBB x @IndianaWBB pic.twitter.com/n7hcUcUffL
— NCAA March Madness (@MarchMadnessWBB) February 23, 2024
The Hoosiers were led by a dynamic duo of Sara Scalia and Mackenzie Holmes who scored 25 and 24 respectively. A sort of inside-out attack the two made Iowa pay in all kinds of different ways. Scalia not only drilled three crucial three-pointers throughout the game, she was also perfect (8-8) from the FT line. Holmes was a force inside for IU, shooting 11-16 and grabbing nine rebounds.
Although, the normal star of the show, Caitlin Clark, put up an impressive 24 and 10 double-double, with nine assists, Indiana’s defense suffocated Iowa elsewhere. Outside of Clark the Hawkeyes only combined for 45 points.
