*** #5 Iowa vs Rutgers WBB Game Thread ***
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What a beat down. 97 points after 3 quarters.
Weiterlin? looks like she's going to be really good in a year or 2. McCabe too. McCabe just needs a little strength and weight and she's going to be great. Every player has scored. Bluder shows off being a great coach today.
Something like 63 points off the bench. OMG, that is unheard of!
21 minutes according to the stat sheet. Definitely not stat stuffing for cc today.
No way Bluder could run her back out there in the 4th today with a 55 point lead.....
@BraydonRoberts5 RECAP:
Last year, Iowa played Rutgers for the first time in the next-to-last game of the regular season. Rutgers was a bad team, entering that game at 9-18 overall. At that point, Iowa was well into its big late season run, and with a victory the Hawkeyes would play Michigan for a potential share of the Big Ten regular season title. Rutgers had nothing but pride to play for and looked outmatched on paper.
Despite everything at stake, Rutgers played Iowa close the entire way, and had the game as close as three points in the final two minutes. Iowa ultimately prevailed, but the game was much closer than anyone expected.
Iowa and Rutgers face similar circumstances today. It’s not as late in the season, but Iowa sits just one game back of Indiana in the loss column in the Big Ten, and faces the Hoosiers in a rematch in Iowa City in the final game of the regular season. A loss against Rutgers would be devastating for Iowa’s conference title hopes.
Rutgers, meanwhile, had nothing to play for but pride. The Scarlet Knights aren’t going to get an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and have no realistic chance to win the Big Ten Tournament. But a win at Iowa would be a big college memory for the players and could be a big boost for the program for future seasons.
Iowa pushed its lead to 37-18 less than two minutes into the second quarter, and for all intents and purposes the game was already over. Iowa kept on rolling for the rest of the quarter anyway. Even when Iowa got the bench involved the Hawks kept scoring, and they led 60-28 at the half. 60 points was a program record for points in a half in a Big Ten game.
Iowa kept rolling out of halftime, and pushed the lead to 50 at 86-36 with more than three minutes to go in the third quarter. Iowa went on another scoring run to end the quarter, and the Hawks led 97-42 heading to the fourth.
Iowa got its deep bench involved for most of the fourth quarter, and Rutgers had its best run of the game. Iowa still ended up winning 111-57. The 111 points were a program record for points in a Big Ten game.
MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/no-5-iowa-111-rutgers-57-record-breaking-blowout
Last year, Iowa played Rutgers for the first time in the next-to-last game of the regular season. Rutgers was a bad team, entering that game at 9-18 overall. At that point, Iowa was well into its big late season run, and with a victory the Hawkeyes would play Michigan for a potential share of the Big Ten regular season title. Rutgers had nothing but pride to play for and looked outmatched on paper.
Despite everything at stake, Rutgers played Iowa close the entire way, and had the game as close as three points in the final two minutes. Iowa ultimately prevailed, but the game was much closer than anyone expected.
Iowa and Rutgers face similar circumstances today. It’s not as late in the season, but Iowa sits just one game back of Indiana in the loss column in the Big Ten, and faces the Hoosiers in a rematch in Iowa City in the final game of the regular season. A loss against Rutgers would be devastating for Iowa’s conference title hopes.
Rutgers, meanwhile, had nothing to play for but pride. The Scarlet Knights aren’t going to get an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and have no realistic chance to win the Big Ten Tournament. But a win at Iowa would be a big college memory for the players and could be a big boost for the program for future seasons.
RECAP
Iowa started the game decently on offense, and scored 12 points in the game’s first five minutes. But defensively, Iowa had no answer for Rutgers freshman Kaylene Smikle. Smikle started 3/3 from the floor and had all 10 of Rutgers points in the same time span. Iowa started to figure things out on both ends in the second half of the quarter, and the Hawks led 29-18 after one.Iowa pushed its lead to 37-18 less than two minutes into the second quarter, and for all intents and purposes the game was already over. Iowa kept on rolling for the rest of the quarter anyway. Even when Iowa got the bench involved the Hawks kept scoring, and they led 60-28 at the half. 60 points was a program record for points in a half in a Big Ten game.
Iowa kept rolling out of halftime, and pushed the lead to 50 at 86-36 with more than three minutes to go in the third quarter. Iowa went on another scoring run to end the quarter, and the Hawks led 97-42 heading to the fourth.
Iowa got its deep bench involved for most of the fourth quarter, and Rutgers had its best run of the game. Iowa still ended up winning 111-57. The 111 points were a program record for points in a Big Ten game.
MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/no-5-iowa-111-rutgers-57-record-breaking-blowout
If the starters would have played into the 4th they would have crushed the record. Had 97pts at end of 3rd. Just wow.
Loved this description from the Rutgers (official school) account:
The Rutgers' defense held national-standout Caitlin Clark to a season low 15 points on Sunday, just the second time she finished below 20 points.
scarletknights.com
The Rutgers' defense held national-standout Caitlin Clark to a season low 15 points on Sunday, just the second time she finished below 20 points.
Smikle Nets 28 Points as Women's Basketball Drops Decision to No. 5/6 Iowa - Rutgers University Athletics
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Rutgers women's basketball team (10-16, 4-10 B1G) was downed by No. 5/6 Iowa, 111-57, on the road, Sunday afternoon.
scarletknights.com
- The Rutgers' defense held national-standout Caitlin Clark to a season low 15 points on Sunday, just the second time she finished below 20 points.
- Rutgers outscored Iowa in the fourth quarter, 15-14.
I'm sure 97 points in 3 quarters is a record too, at least in Big Ten games, since they only started playing in quarters a few years ago.
"Smikle Nets 28 Points as Women's Basketball Drops Decision to No. 5/6 Iowa". It looks more like a technical fall to me.
She was the only bright spot in an otherwise dismal lineup. Wonder how long it will take her to enter the transfer portal after the season.
From approximately the 3:36 minute in the 3rd period to the approximately 26 second she hit 4 threes. I've been hoping for a few minutes during the early parts of the game, but hopefully soon or for sure next year. I think she's going to have some crazy 3pt games before she's done.
Oh good Lord, I've heard of spin doctoring BUT that takes the cake right there....LOL....Loved this description from the Rutgers (official school) account:
The Rutgers' defense held national-standout Caitlin Clark to a season low 15 points on Sunday, just the second time she finished below 20 points.
Smikle Nets 28 Points as Women's Basketball Drops Decision to No. 5/6 Iowa - Rutgers University Athletics
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Rutgers women's basketball team (10-16, 4-10 B1G) was downed by No. 5/6 Iowa, 111-57, on the road, Sunday afternoon.
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