GAMEDAY Womens Basketball
Iowa 83, Ohio State 72
(AP Photo/Joe Maiorana)
By JACOB BENGE
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Caitlin Clark scored a game-high 28 points and Monika Czinano added 22 as No. 10 Iowa defeated No. 2 Ohio State 83-72, giving the Buckeyes their first loss of the season.
Iowa's 12-point lead almost midway through the third quarter narrowed as slim as three with 9:05 left in the fourth. Ohio State's Cotie McMahon scored five of her 21 points in the final frame, but Czinano went 3 for 3 in the fourth quarter to help keep the Buckeyes at bay.
The Hawkeyes (16-4, 8-1 Big Ten) kept Ohio State scoreless for more than 2 1/2 minutes in the fourth quarter, allowing Czinano and Iowa to command a 13-point advantage with 3:11 remaining.
Ohio State (19-1, 8-1) gave one more try and went 4 of 9 from the field in the final three minutes, but the Hawkeyes made all eight attempts at the free throw line to seal the win.
Despite trailing 24-23 after Ohio State's Taylor Mikesell made a buzzer-beating 3 at the end of the first quarter, Clark and the Hawkeyes caught fire in the second.
Iowa went on a 9-0 run just over one minute into the second quarter, led by Clark who scored seven of those points after notching five in the first frame, and flipped the lead 32-26.
Czinano led all scorers at halftime behind 14 points. She picked up her fourth foul of the game in the third quarter, and the Buckeyes tried for a comeback bid.
Ohio State shot 38%, its worst in five games, and 16% from 3-point range, its lowest mark of the season. Taylor Thierry scored 20 points and had nine rebounds.
BIG PICTURE
Iowa: Turnovers remained an issue for the No. 2 scoring offense in the NCAA even after the Hawkeyes gave it away a season-high 20 times last time out against Michigan State in overtime Wednesday. Iowa had 17 giveaways against Ohio State's press defense, including 11 in the second half.
Ohio State: The 19-game, season-opening win streak came to a close. The Buckeyes entered 4-0 against Top 25 opponents this season, and the challenge won't slow as their next matchup will be with a top 10 conference foe.
January 23, 2023
| Iowa | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| M. Czinano | C | 24 | 11-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 22 |
| C. Clark | G | 40 | 8-19 | 9-10 | 3-10 | 1-10 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 28 |
| K. Martin | G | 36 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 3-8 | 1-11 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
| G. Marshall | G | 35 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| M. Davis | G | 30 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| H. Stuelke | 22 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3-13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | |
| S. Affolter | 11 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| A. Ediger | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199 | 31-65 (.477) |
13-14 (.929) |
8-27 (.296) |
13-51 | 24 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 16 | 83 | |
| Ohio State | ||||||||||||
| Player | Pos | Min | FG-FGA | FT-FTA | 3P-3PA | OR-TR | Ast | Blk | Stl | TO | PF | Pts |
| C. McMahon | F | 39 | 8-19 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 3-8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 21 |
| R. Mikulasikova | F | 26 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| T. Mikesell | G | 40 | 5-16 | 0-0 | 2-10 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| T. Thierry | G | 33 | 7-16 | 6-8 | 0-2 | 4-9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 |
| R. Harris | G | 29 | 2-12 | 1-2 | 1-8 | 0-1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
| E. Walker | 14 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| E. Shumate | 12 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| H. Bristow | 6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Totals | 199 | 27-71 (.380) |
14-20 (.700) |
4-25 (.160) |
11-31 | 12 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 16 | 72 | |
Officials: Dee Kantner, Angelica Suffren,
Attendance: 9,955
