IOWA CITY, Iowa – Lucy Olsen scored 28 factors and Addison O’Grady had 13 as Iowa topped No. 4 USC 76-69 on Sunday, snapping the Trojans’ 15-game profitable streak.
The win got here on a day when Iowa retired Caitlin Clark’s jersey quantity 22 in a postgame ceremony, and the Hawkeyes delivered a win so as to add to the dignity.
Iowa (15-7, 5-6 Massive Ten) opened the sport with an 18-1 run, fought off a 17-1 response by the Trojans within the second quarter, then matched USC the remainder of the best way.
The Trojans’ greatest lead was 47-41 within the third quarter, they usually have been up 50-45 with 2:09 left within the interval earlier than the Hawkeyes scored six consecutive factors, capped by Olsen’s jumper proper earlier than the buzzer.
Olsen and O’Grady took management of the sport within the second half. They’d 23 of Iowa’s 25 fourth-quarter factors to safe the win.
Sydney Affolter had 11 factors and 9 rebounds, and Hannah Stuelke added 10 factors for the Hawkeyes.
JuJu Watkins led USC (19-2, 9-1) with 27 factors. Kiki Iriafen had 13 factors, and Kennedy Smith had 11.
Takeaways
USC: The Trojans have been staggered by Iowa’s early begin, but had a second-quarter response. Watkins bought her factors, however was 8 of twenty-two from the sector, 1 of seven in 3-pointers.
Iowa: The Hawkeyes have been at their greatest to begin the sport, feeding off the emotion of a sellout crowd of 14,998. With Clark in attendance, the sport felt like a few of her greatest moments during the last couple of the seasons.
Key second
USC had gotten to inside 63-60 with 5 minutes to play, however O’Grady and Olsen answered with three consecutive subject targets to place the Hawkeyes in command. Olsen later transformed on a 3-point play — O’Grady had the help on her layup — and Iowa had a 72-62 lead.
Key stat
USC missed 20 of its first 22 pictures. Watkins had the Trojans’ lone subject purpose within the first quarter.
Up subsequent
USC: At Wisconsin on Wednesday.
Iowa: At Minnesota on Thursday.
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