WHO: 11-seed Murray State Racers (25-7, 16-4 Missouri Valley)
WHEN: 11:00 AM CT (Saturday, March 22, 2025)
WHERE: Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, OK)
TV: ESPN (Kevin Fitzgerald, Kim Adams)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Rob Brooks, Kathryn Reynolds)
MOBILE: espn.com/app
ONLINE: espn.com/watch
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @IowaWBB | @espnW | @IowaonBTN |
LINE: Iowa -9.5 (total of 165.5)
For the first time since 2021, Iowa women's basketball will open up the NCAA Tournament outside the friendly confines of Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the opening rounds of the Big Dance. The Hawkeyes are headed on the road to Norman, Oklahoma for the opening rounds this season, starting with a first-round clash with 11-seed Murray State on Saturday morning (11 AM CT, ESPN).
The Racers clinched their second-ever NCAA Tournament berth (and first since 2008) with after winning three straight games in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, topped off with a dominant 83-62 win over Belmont in the title game. Murray State 25-7 overall this year and 16-4 in MVC play. In non-conference action, the Racers dropped games to Southern Indiana, LSU, and Alabama.
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WHEN: 11:00 AM CT (Saturday, March 22, 2025)
WHERE: Lloyd Noble Center (Norman, OK)
TV: ESPN (Kevin Fitzgerald, Kim Adams)
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Rob Brooks, Kathryn Reynolds)
MOBILE: espn.com/app
ONLINE: espn.com/watch
FOLLOW: @HawkeyeBeacon | @IowaWBB | @espnW | @IowaonBTN |
LINE: Iowa -9.5 (total of 165.5)
For the first time since 2021, Iowa women's basketball will open up the NCAA Tournament outside the friendly confines of Carver-Hawkeye Arena for the opening rounds of the Big Dance. The Hawkeyes are headed on the road to Norman, Oklahoma for the opening rounds this season, starting with a first-round clash with 11-seed Murray State on Saturday morning (11 AM CT, ESPN).
The Racers clinched their second-ever NCAA Tournament berth (and first since 2008) with after winning three straight games in the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament, topped off with a dominant 83-62 win over Belmont in the title game. Murray State 25-7 overall this year and 16-4 in MVC play. In non-conference action, the Racers dropped games to Southern Indiana, LSU, and Alabama.
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PREVIEW: (6) Iowa WBB vs (11) Murray State (NCAA Tournament)
Previewing Iowa's first round showdown with Murray State.
