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No. 11 Iowa (16-2, 7-0) defeated No. 15 Michigan State (17-2, 6-2) on Sunday night inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, 75-68.

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by Alina Davis
Box Score

IOWA CITY, Iowa - No. 11 Iowa (16-2, 7-0) defeated No. 15 Michigan State (17-2, 6-2) on Sunday night inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, 75-68. 

Senior Hannah Stuelke led scoring for Iowa with 22 points, nine rebounds, five assists, and three blocks. Sophomores Ava Heiden and Chit-Chat Wright joined her in double figures with 20 and 11 points respectively.  

The game started evenly matched on the floor. The Hawkeyes capitalized their scoring in the paint during the first quarter with Stuelke and Heiden combining for 10 points under the hoop. Wright closed a hard fought first quarter with a buzzer-beating three-point basket to put the Hawkeyes up, 22-16.  

Iowa started its second quarter scoring with a three-point basket from freshman Addie Deal, the Hawkeyes fourth of the day. Iowa’s defense held the Spartans to just 30.8 percent shooting from the field in the quarter. Wright led Iowa on a 7-0 run to close out the half leading, 41-29.  

Heiden sparked a 6-0 run for Iowa out of half to give the Hawkeyes their largest lead of the day with 16 points. After some back and forth baskets, Iowa was able to push their lead to 17, which was Michigan State’s largest deficit of the season. The Hawkeyes shared the love with five different players scoring in the quarter. Heiden led with nine points and two assists. Iowa headed into the final quarter with a 65-56 lead. 

The fourth quarter brought some heat back to the Hawkeyes. Iowa continued to spread the points around, finding a way to get done inside the arc. The Spartans were able to cut the lead to five with four minutes left in the quarter, but Stuelke drained a crucial step back jumper at the three-minute mark to give Iowa back their spark. The senior was also able to create chaos on a Spartan inbound to give the Hawkeyes the ball back with 45 seconds. The Hawkeyes closed out a hard-fought game, 75-68. 

INDIVIDUAL NOTES
- Hannah Stuelke led Iowa with 22 points (10-14 FG), nine rebounds, and five assists.
- It was Stuelke’s fourth 20+ point performance of the season. 
- Stuelke has registered at least 10+ points and 5+ rebounds in 12 of Iowa’s last 14 games.
- Chit-Chat Wright notched 11 points, five assists, and four rebounds.
- Ava Heiden registered 18 points (8-12 FG) and six rebounds. 
- Heiden has reached double figures in six straight games and against all seven Big Ten opponents.
- The Hawkeyes improved to 3-0 when Heiden, Stuelke and Wright all score 10+ points each in conference play. 
- Taylor McCabe added nine points and four rebounds. 
- Addie Deal netted eight points (3-4 FG) and dished out two assists.

TEAM NOTES
- The Hawkeyes have now won 10 out of the last 13 against the Spartans and most recently, six out of the last seven matchups. 
- Iowa has four Quad 1 victories which ties for fifth-most in the country. 
- Iowa’s 41 points at halftime were the most the Spartans had given up in a first half this season.
- Iowa has won 11 consecutive contests inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena dating back to March 2, 2025. 
- Iowa extended its streak to 46 consecutive home sellouts which is the longest active streak nationally. 
- Iowa’s 7-0 start to Big Ten action ties for the best start since 2023-24 when the Hawkeyes began league play, 7-0.
- Iowa won its 100th game against a Big Ten foe since 2019-20.
- Jensen’s Hawkeyes improved to 6-8 against AP Top 25 teams over the past two seasons. 

UP NEXT
The nationally ranked Hawkeyes will hit the road to take on No. 12 Maryland on Thursday, Jan. 22 at 5 p.m. (CT) in College Park. The contest will air on Peacock and the Hawkeye Radio Network.