Iowa’s start to the game was almost disastrous. In the first six minutes, Iowa turned the ball over six times and surrendered 12 points to Michigan’s Laila Phelia. Yet the Hawks trailed only 14-11 thanks to three made three-pointers. Iowa took better care of the ball in the last few minutes of the quarter and was able to work the ball inside more. The Hawkeyes also slowed down Michigan’s offense a bit, but the Wolverines still led 20-18 after the first quarter.
Sloppy Iowa returned in the first couple minutes of the second quarter, and Michigan pushed the lead to 26-18 before an Iowa timeout. Michigan soon pushed the lead to 10, and Iowa looked out of it. Mental mistakes on both ends were killing the Hawks.
But Iowa was still the same team we’ve seen all season. Nothing had changed. The Hawks finally settled in offensively and stopped turning it over. The defense forced a few Michigan turnovers and started rebounding better. Iowa went on a 10-0 run and managed to tie the game at 31-31.
From there the two teams battled back and forth. Iowa took its first lead at 38-37, but Michigan seized it right back on the other end. Iowa made the last shot of the half, though, with Clark connecting on a step-back three to give Iowa a 41-39 halftime lead.
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Sloppy Iowa returned in the first couple minutes of the second quarter, and Michigan pushed the lead to 26-18 before an Iowa timeout. Michigan soon pushed the lead to 10, and Iowa looked out of it. Mental mistakes on both ends were killing the Hawks.
But Iowa was still the same team we’ve seen all season. Nothing had changed. The Hawks finally settled in offensively and stopped turning it over. The defense forced a few Michigan turnovers and started rebounding better. Iowa went on a 10-0 run and managed to tie the game at 31-31.
From there the two teams battled back and forth. Iowa took its first lead at 38-37, but Michigan seized it right back on the other end. Iowa made the last shot of the half, though, with Clark connecting on a step-back three to give Iowa a 41-39 halftime lead.
MORE HERE: https://iowa.rivals.com/news/no-16-iowa-94-no-14-michigan-85-expectations
