COLUMBUS, OHIO – Iowa battled back from a halftime deficit today in Columbus against this top-10 Ohio State team, but ultimately fell in overtime, 86-79.
Iowa (18-8, 8-7) trailed #8/8 Ohio State (22-3, 11-3), 34-21, at the half, but clawed back into this game played at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.
Lucy Olsen paced Iowa with 27 points, seven assists, making 3-of-9 from 3-point range. It was Olsen’s 39th time reaching 20+ points in her career.
Iowa is 9-2 when Olsen recorded six or more dimes.
Olsen has scored 25+ points in three out of the last four games.
Hannah Stuelke reached double figures for the 54th time in her career.
Sydney Affolter registered her seventh career double-double (11 points and 15 rebounds) and fifth of the season.
Affolter also recorded 15 rebounds which tied her career-best.
Affolters is the 11th Hawkeye since 2009 to grab 15+ rebounds in a single game, she has done it twice this season.
Affolter has reached double digits 11 times this year and in six straight games.
Affolter has 10+ rebounds in three out of the last four games.
Over the last six games, Affolter is shooting 58 percent from 3-point range. (14-24)
Affolter has snatched double digit rebounds six times this season.
Teagan Mallegni registered a career-high with eight rebounds.
Kylie Feuerbach reached double figures with 12 points, four assists, and a steal.
Affolter, Feuerbach and Stuelke fouled out of today’s game.
Iowa overcame a 13-point deficit to send the game to overtime.
Iowa outscored Ohio State, 23-17 in the third quarter.
Jan Jensen is 1-2 all-time against AP Top 10 teams as a head coach.
Jensen is 2-3 all-time against AP Top 25 foes as a head coach.
Iowa is 0-2 in overtime games this season.
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes will return home to host No. 3 UCLA on Sunday, Feb. 23. Tip-off inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena is set for 1 p.m. (CT) and will air on Peacock and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
