INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers, 74-67, inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, winning the Big Ten Tournament Championship and marking the first time the Hawkeyes have won both the Big Ten regular season and tournament titles in the same season. It is the 13th time that a team has won both.
Coach Bluder broke Sharon Versyp’s (Indiana, Purdue) record for most career-tournament wins with 26 in her career.
Senior Monika Czinano registered her third season and fourth career double-double, registering 30 points and 10 rebounds. Czinano recorded her third 30-point game of the season.
Sophomore Caitlin Clark and redshirt junior Kate Martin each tallied double-figure scoring with 18 and 14, respectively.
Czinano and Clark both rank on the Iowa Top-10 scoring list with 1,718 (9th) and 1,620 points (10th).
Martin assisted a season-high eight assists.
Up Next: The NCAA selection show will take place Sunday, March 13. It will air live at 7 p.m. on ESPN.
