No. 23 Iowa hosts Ciezki and Indiana

Published Jan. 11, 2025 3:42 a.m. ET
Associated Press

Indiana Hoosiers (11-4, 3-1 Big Ten) at Iowa Hawkeyes (12-4, 2-3 Big Ten)

Iowa City, Iowa; Sunday, 3 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Indiana plays No. 23 Iowa after Shay Ciezki scored 20 points in Indiana's 68-64 win over the Northwestern Wildcats.

The Hawkeyes have gone 6-1 at home. Iowa is 12-4 against opponents with a winning record.

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The Hoosiers are 3-1 against conference opponents. Indiana ranks eighth in the Big Ten with 16.5 assists per game led by Chloe Moore-McNeil averaging 4.0.

Iowa makes 47.2% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.0 percentage points higher than Indiana has allowed to its opponents (40.2%). Indiana has shot at a 44.6% clip from the field this season, 6.3 percentage points greater than the 38.3% shooting opponents of Iowa have averaged.

The Hawkeyes and Hoosiers match up Sunday for the first time in conference play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Lucy Olsen is scoring 17.0 points per game and averaging 3.6 rebounds for the Hawkeyes.

Lilly Meister is averaging 11.2 points and 5.3 rebounds for the Hoosiers.

LAST 10 GAMES: Hawkeyes: 6-4, averaging 72.5 points, 35.6 rebounds, 17.9 assists, 7.2 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 67.8 points per game.

Hoosiers: 8-2, averaging 73.0 points, 30.3 rebounds, 18.3 assists, 6.5 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 45.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 61.5 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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