Jan. 16, 2005
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Jamie Cavey scored 29 points and No. 21 Iowa overcame a 17-point deficit to beat Northwestern 81-76 Sunday.
The Hawkeyes (14-3, 3-3 Big Ten) snapped a three-game losing streak.
Cavey scored 16 points in the second half, 12 in the first 10 minutes, to tie the game at 54 with 9:33 to play. Crystal Smith added 18 points for Iowa.
Ifeoma Okonkwo led Northwestern (4-15, 1-5) with 30 points. Sarah Kwasinski had 17 and Sara Stutz added 13.
The Wildcats scored 16 points off 15 Iowa turnovers in the first half. After a Tiffany Reed layup gave Iowa its first lead of the half, Northwestern went on a 19-4 run with seven steals to take a 41-27 halftime lead.
Iowa rebounded with a 17-2 run midway through the second half. Jenna Armstrong was 3-of-4 from 3-point range during the stretch.