Hoosiers Setback Against No. 14 Iowa
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana led by as many as 16 at the break but couldn’t hold on as it fell 56-53 to No. 14 Iowa on Sunday night at home.
KEY MOMENTS
- Indiana (11-7, 0-6 B1G) came out heated, pulling ahead by 10 (12-2) on a jumper at the elbow from Ciezki to make it 12-2 with 3:13 to paly. The Hawkeyes (14-2, 5-0 B1G) would score just two field goals in the first period, as IU went up 20-8.
- Iowa came within as few as six with2:42 to play in the second but back-to-back buckets from Ciezki including a transition triple put the Hoosiers back up double digits.
- With a 35-19 halftime lead, the Hawkeyes took advantage of a poor shooting performance by IU in the third. Using a 19-4 third quarter, Iowa pulled within one at the end of the third as sophomore forward Zania-Socka-Nguemen held on to Indiana’s lead with 38 seconds on the clock, 39-38.
- A tense fourth quarter led way to seven total lead changes in the last ten minutes. An and-1 by redshirt sophomore guard Lenée Beaumont with 2:53 remaining had IU on top 50-48. But the Hoosiers went scoreless after that until the final seconds with a desperation three 3-pointer from freshman guard Nevaeh Caffey.
NOTABLE
- Ciezki led Indiana with 21 points, her 12th game scoring 20 points or more this season.
- Socka-Nguemen had her fifth double-double of the season with 12 points and 12 rebounds.
- Beaumont added five points, five rebounds and four assists.
UP NEXT
Indiana returns to action on Wednesday when it hosts Washington in a 7 p.m. ET tipoff.