IOWA CITY – No. 2 Iowa (18-1, 7-0) defeated Wisconsin (8-9, 1-6), 96-50, inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday night. The Hawkeyes are off to their fourth 18-1 start in program history.
Iowa, newly-ranked at #2 in the nation, is off to its best start in the Lisa Bluder era. Iowa last started 18-1 in the 1995-96 season. UI has won 15 straight games.
National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, became the NCAA’s fourth all-time leading scorer surpassing Baylor’s Brittany Griener. It was Clark’s 47th career game with 30+ points in her career, the most in men’s or women’s college basketball history over the last 25 seasons. Clark eclipsed 3,300 career points in her 119th career game. Clark has 54 career games with 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds. (NCAA Best)
Iowa is 8-1 at home this season.
16 of Iowa’s 18 all-time sellouts at Carver-Hawkeye Arena have happened in the last three seasons.
The Hawkeyes are 7-0 for the first time in Big Ten play since the 1995-96 season.
Sharon Goodman made her first start since Dec. 16, 2023, against Cleveland State.
Gabbie Marshall has shot 50%+ in four straight games from deep.
Sydney Affolter registered her seventh game of the season in double figures.
Clark has scored 20+ points in 104-of-119 career games which is the most in program history.
Kate Martin has scored 10+ points in 12 of the last 14 games.
AJ Ediger notched a career-best seven points against a Big Ten team.
Iowa is currently riding a Big Ten-best 15-game winning streak.
Since 2020-21, Iowa has scored 80+ points on 92 occasions which is the best nationally.
The Hawkeyes have scored 80+ points in 15 contests this year.
Since 2020-21, the Hawkeyes lead the country in games with 90+ points. (47)
Clark has scored 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds in 12 out of the last 13 games.
Clark’s first 10-for-10 free throw shooting performance of the season.
Iowa has won 29 straight games against Wisconsin.
Wisconsin hasn’t beaten Iowa since the 2007 season.
Bluder is 36-4 all-time against UW.
Iowa is 16-1 when leading at halftime.
Clark kept her alive streak of 77 consecutive games making a 3-point basket. (NCAA best)
Clark is the first Division-I player to record 3,300+ points, 900+ assists, and 800+ rebounds in a career.
Iowa has won its last 11 against Big Ten foes.
Iowa owns the longest active streak in the AP Top 5 at 12 consecutive weeks.
UP NEXT
The second-ranked Hawkeyes will travel to No. 18 Ohio State on Jan. 21. Tip-off is set for 11 a.m. (CT) inside The Schottenstein Center Value City Arena. The game will air nationally on NBC and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
