*** #5 Iowa vs #2 Indiana WBB Game Thread ***
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Hawks are on fire and matchup well against indiana. Will be a tall task but this years team is special and playing excellent lately
It would have been cool if IU was #1, and both teams could be playing the number one ranked team in the country on the same night.
But still a pretty exciting evening of basketball, potentially. Hope they both show well.
Go Hawks!
But still a pretty exciting evening of basketball, potentially. Hope they both show well.
Go Hawks!
@BraydonRoberts5
WHO: #2 Indiana Hoosiers (22-1, 12-1 Big Ten)
WHEN: Thursday, February 9 at 5:30 PM CT
WHERE: Assembly Hall (Bloomington, IN)
TV: BTN (Matt Schumaker, Christy Winters Scott)
MOBILE: www.foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: www.foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @IowaAwesome | @IowaWBB | @IowaonBTN
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network | Sirus/XM TBA
Everything about Iowa’s game at #2 Indiana should feel extremely familiar for most of this Iowa team.
Iowa is extremely familiar with this IU team. At the very end of last season, Iowa played Indiana three times in the course of a few weeks. The third matchup was for the Big Ten Tournament championship. Even though Indiana’s personnel is different, the Hoosiers' two best players from that team—Mackenzie Holmes and Grace Berger—are back. They certainly will do everything in their power to get revenge on Iowa for last year’s sweep.
The setting is also be familiar. Iowa played in Assembly Hall last year. It was the site of perhaps Iowa’s biggest victory of the regular season (a 96-91 win). Iowa also played at Indiana in 2020-2021 (an 89-80 loss) and Monika Czinano played there as a freshman in the 2018-2019 season (a 75-73 loss).
Iowa is also familiar with the circumstances surrounding the game. Two and a half weeks ago, the Hawks traveled to Columbus to take on then-#2 Ohio State. The Buckeyes played in front of a capacity crowd, and thought at the time that the national media was too focused on Iowa and not focused enough on their great season. Assembly Hall will be loud on Thursday night. Indiana has a chip on its shoulder. Iowa will be ready for both.
Games just don’t get much bigger than this. The winner will move into the outright lead of the Big Ten regular season standings. The winner will likely be projected as a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. And the winner will be the talk of women’s basketball media for at least the next few days.
MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/preview-no-5-iowa-wbb-at-no-2-indiana
Huge, huge game. Should be a fun one.
WHO: #2 Indiana Hoosiers (22-1, 12-1 Big Ten)
WHEN: Thursday, February 9 at 5:30 PM CT
WHERE: Assembly Hall (Bloomington, IN)
TV: BTN (Matt Schumaker, Christy Winters Scott)
MOBILE: www.foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: www.foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @IowaAwesome | @IowaWBB | @IowaonBTN
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network | Sirus/XM TBA
Everything about Iowa’s game at #2 Indiana should feel extremely familiar for most of this Iowa team.
Iowa is extremely familiar with this IU team. At the very end of last season, Iowa played Indiana three times in the course of a few weeks. The third matchup was for the Big Ten Tournament championship. Even though Indiana’s personnel is different, the Hoosiers' two best players from that team—Mackenzie Holmes and Grace Berger—are back. They certainly will do everything in their power to get revenge on Iowa for last year’s sweep.
The setting is also be familiar. Iowa played in Assembly Hall last year. It was the site of perhaps Iowa’s biggest victory of the regular season (a 96-91 win). Iowa also played at Indiana in 2020-2021 (an 89-80 loss) and Monika Czinano played there as a freshman in the 2018-2019 season (a 75-73 loss).
Iowa is also familiar with the circumstances surrounding the game. Two and a half weeks ago, the Hawks traveled to Columbus to take on then-#2 Ohio State. The Buckeyes played in front of a capacity crowd, and thought at the time that the national media was too focused on Iowa and not focused enough on their great season. Assembly Hall will be loud on Thursday night. Indiana has a chip on its shoulder. Iowa will be ready for both.
Games just don’t get much bigger than this. The winner will move into the outright lead of the Big Ten regular season standings. The winner will likely be projected as a #1 seed in the NCAA Tournament. And the winner will be the talk of women’s basketball media for at least the next few days.
MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/preview-no-5-iowa-wbb-at-no-2-indiana
Huge, huge game. Should be a fun one.
I mentioned this on Twitter, but in the last 3 years, the only Iowa-Indiana game that wouldn't have hit the over was the Big Ten Tournament championship last year when both teams were tired.
I was asked to post a pic of her last game when she was announcing. She looked fantastic and is a good announcer. I'm a big fan of hers.
As someone who doesn't follow WBB much, or their NCAA bracketology, what would a win tonight do for Iowa's outlook?
Are they anywhere near 1-seed status, or would it at least cement them as a 2?
Are they anywhere near 1-seed status, or would it at least cement them as a 2?
Indiana is currently projected as a 1 seed, Iowa a 2 seed
If Iowa wins this road game, and keep winning, they have a great shot at a 1 seed
Women's Bracketology: Which team gets the final No. 1 seed?
Iowa, LSU and Stanford are all in the conversation to join South Carolina, Indiana and UConn on the top line after the Cardinal lost Sunday.
www.espn.com
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