| Opponent | No. 2 Iowa (28-6, 15-3) vs. No. 6 Colorado (25-8, 13-5) |
| Date | Friday, Mar. 24 |
| Location | Climate Pledge Arena // Seattle, WA. |
| Tipoff | 6:30 p.m. (CT) |
| TV | ESPN |
| Radio | Hawkeye Radio Network |
THE SETTING
2-Seed Iowa is set to battle 6-Seed Colorado in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA Tournament inside Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. Tip off for the contest is set for 6:30 p.m. (CT).
STREAM
The game will broadcast on ESPN. Pam Ward, Stephanie White, and Holly Rowe will call the action.
THE SERIES
This will be the seventh meeting between the two programs. The all-time series is tied, 3-3.
IOWA’S 2-SEED HISTORY
– The Hawkeyes have been a 2-Seed three times since 2019.
– This is the fifth time in school history Iowa has been tabbed as a 2-Seed.
– The Hawkeyes are 11-4 all-time in the NCAA Tournament as a 2-Seed (1993, 1996, 2019, 2022).
– Iowa’s Final Four appearance came in 1993 and the latest Elite Eight showing in 2019.
SCOUTING COLORADO
– This is CU’s first back-to-back trips to the NCAA Tournament since the 2001-04 tourneys.
– Quay Miller, an All-Pac-12 selection, is leading the Buffs with 13 ppg and 8.5 rpg.
– Colorado has won nine of its last 12 games dating back to Feb. 3.
– CU’s defense gives up 58.7 ppg.
– Colorado’s first trip to the Sweet 16 when it played 2-Seed Villanova and lost, 53-51 in 2003.
– This season was CU’s best Pac-12 finish in program history. (3rd)
– Features three scorers averaging better than nine points per contest.
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
– Clark is the third Big Ten player to score 900 points in a single season — at 912, she is just shy of moving into second place on the conference’s single-season scoring list ahead of Minnesota’s Rachel Banham (914 in 2015-16). The Big Ten single-season scoring leader is Iowa’s Megan Gustafson (1,001 in 2018-19).
– Iowa needs one win to tie its program record most wins in a single season.
– Clark needs 13 3-pointers to be the all-time leader in most made 3FGs at Iowa.
– Clark leads the country in games this season with 25 points, five boards, and five assists. (17)
– Iowa is looking to notch its first win in program history in the state of Washington.
– In tournament play, Gabbie Marshall is 19-of-33 from deep.
– Clark has notched 20 point performances 31 times this season.
PROGRAM QUICK HITTERS
– Highest AP Ranking last week (No. 2) since 1994.
– Iowa won its third Big Ten Tournament title since 2019, over Ohio State which was the largest margin of victory in BTT Championship history.
– Clark was named the Big Ten Player of the Year for the second consecutive season.
– Monika Czinano and Clark were unanimous All-Big Ten selections.
– Lisa Bluder and Clark were named to both Naismith Semifinalists Lists. (COY/POY)
– Since 2008, Bluder’s teams own a 230-42 record inside of Carver-Hawkeye Arena. In that stretch, the Hawkeyes have posted three undefeated seasons at home. Over the last eight years, Iowa has dropped the second-fewest regular season home games in the Big Ten.
– Czinano was tabbed as a Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Semifinalist.
– Iowa has had five out of the last six Big Ten Player of the Year award winners.
– Clark was the Big Ten Tournament MVP for the second straight season which has only happened three times in conference history.
– For the first time in the Lisa Bluder era, the Hawkeyes won 15 Big Ten regular season conference games.
– This is Iowa’s 29th trip in school history to the Big Dance.
– Over the last 11 games, Gabbie Marshall is shooting 58% from 3-point range.
– Bluder owns a 491-248 (.664) record and a 247-141 (.637) conference mark at Iowa. In her 38 seasons as a head coach, Bluder is 848-389 (.685).