Game recap: IU women's basketball falls to Iowa. Caitlin Clark has 30 points, 11 assists

Evan Frank
Indianapolis Star
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The Indiana women's basketball team is on the road against the No. 3-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes tonight.

IU (14-1 overall, 5-0 Big Ten), ranked No. 13 in the country, will try and slow down Iowa (16-1 overall, 5-0 Big Ten) and Caitlin Clark. While Clark still has a year of eligibility left in college, she is widely expected to be the top pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft if she declares. Which team owns that first overall pick? The Indiana Fever.

Chloe Peterson and Zion Brown will have analysis throughout, and we will have scoring updates, highlights and more. Please remember to refresh.

Final: Iowa beats Indiana 84-57

The Hawkeyes started slow but ended up making 15 of 36 3-point attempts (42%). Overall, Iowa shot 49% (30-61).

Indiana couldn't stop Iowa's prolific offense, but it did shoot pretty well from the floor (43%). Though the Hoosiers were 5 of 20 from the 3-point line. Mackenzie Holmes led the way with 16 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists.

2:59 left 4Q: Iowa extends lead in the fourth

Iowa is on a 6-0 run. Caitlin Clark has 30 points and 11 assists.

Iowa 81, Indiana 55

4:35 left 4Q: It's all Iowa against Indiana

Iowa took its biggest lead of the game at 6:03 when Kate Martin made a layup to make it 74-53. Sydney Affolter hit a 3-pointer for Iowa right after.

Iowa 77, Indiana 55

End of 3Q: Iowa goes into fourth quarter with 65-48 lead

Caitlin Clark made a long 3-pointer from the Hawkeye logo. Oh my. Clark has 30 points. Mackenzie Holmes leads IU with 14 points, but stopping Clark has been a problem.

1:19 left 3Q: Iowa holds lead over IU

Gabbie Marshall hit another 3 to make it 59-43 Iowa. However, Yarden Garzon came right back with a 3-pointer of her own.

Iowa 59, Indiana 46

4:37 left 3Q: Iowa starts third quarter on a run

Iowa kept IU at a distance to start the second half. Kate Martin hit a 3-pointer to give the Hawkeyes a 48-39 lead at the 7:23 mark. That is Iowa's largest lead of the game. The lead was extended by consecutive 3-pointers by Caitlin Clark and Gabbie Marshall.

The Hawkeyes are on a 9-0 run.

Iowa 54, Indiana 39

Halftime: Iowa holds 43-37 lead

While Caitlin Clark was on the bench, Molly Davis took over for Iowa. Davis scored 7 points in 2 minutes. But IU wouldn't go away.

Sydney Parrish's layup cut Iowa's lead to 37-33. Mackenzie Holmes had a chance to get the Hoosiers within one basket but missed both free throws with 1:45 left. At the :58 mark, Chloe Moore-McNeil made a layup, but it was followed by a Caitlin Clark 3. Clark hit yet another 3 with seconds left in the half.

Clark had 20 points in the first half. Holmes leads IU with 12 points and 4 rebounds.

4:49 left 2Q: Iowa's Caitlin Clark starts making some 3s

Not much scoring early on in this quarter. Chloe Moore-McNiel scored the first points at the 8:14 mark to tie it at 19-19. Caitlin Clark hit her first 3-pointer at 6:53. She's 1 for 7 now.

Less than a minute later, she made another 3 to make the game 25-19. Iowa's Gabbie Marshall converted a 3 as well, but that was followed by Sydney Parrish's 3.

Iowa 28, Indiana 24

End of 1Q: Iowa 19, Indiana 17

Caitlin Clark has 9 points, but she is 0-6 from 3-point range and 3-9 from the floor. For IU, Mackenzie Holmes scored 8 points and is 3 for 4 from the floor.

Iowa has made 30% of its shots while the Hoosiers have made 50%.

1:00 left 1Q: IU and Iowa tied up

Caitlin Clark has missed several 3s but is hurting IU by scoring in the paint. At the 1:50 mark, Mackenzie Holmes scored a layup and was fouled in the process. She made the ensuing free throw to tie it at 17-17.

Indiana 17, Iowa 17

4:59 left 1Q: Indiana trails by 5 early on

Chloe Moore-McNeil made a 3-pointer at the 8:23 mark to give IU a 4-3 lead. After that Iowa went on to score 6 straight points. Moore-McNiel's layup broke the streak, however. Indiana hasn't missed much so far (60% from the floor).

Iowa 13, Indiana 8

Indiana women's basketball vs. Iowa start time

8 p.m. ET Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

What channel is Indiana women's basketball vs. Iowa on?

TV: Fox

Radio: 96.7 FM in Bloomington, with Austin Render on play-by-play

Streaming: SiriusXM Channel 81

IU women's basketball news

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Indiana women's basketball schedule

Date, daylocation, opponenttime, TV
Nov. 1, Wednesdayvs. NorthwoodW, 111-68
Nov. 9, Thursdayvs. Eastern IllinoisW, 96-43
Nov. 12, Sundayat StanfordL, 96-64
Nov. 17, Fridayvs. Murray StateW, 112-79
Nov. 19, Sundayvs. LipscombW, 77-44
Nov. 23, Thursdayvs. Tennessee at Fort Myers, Fla.W, 71-57
Nov. 25, Saturdayvs. Princeton at Fort Myers, Fla.W, 72-63
Nov. 30, Thursdayat MaineW, 67-59
Dec. 3, Sundayvs. StetsonW, 72-34
Dec. 9, Saturdayat RutgersW, 66-56
Dec. 18, Mondayvs. EvansvilleW, 109-56
Dec. 22, Fridayvs. Bowling GreenW, 84-35
Dec. 31, Sundayvs. IllinoisW, 77-71
Jan. 4, Thursdayvs. MichiganW, 80-59
Jan. 7, Sundayat NebraskaW, 91-69
Jan. 10, Wednesdayvs. Penn StateW, 75-67
Jan. 13, Saturdayat Iowa8 p.m., Fox
Jan. 17, Wednesdayvs. Minnesota8 p.m., Peacock
Jan. 21, Sundayat Purdue2 p.m., Peacock
Jan. 28, Sundayvs. Northwestern2 p.m., B1G+
Jan. 31, Wednesdayat Maryland7 p.m., Peacock
Feb. 4, Sundayat Ohio StateNoon, FS1
Feb. 8, Thursdayvs. Michigan State7 p.m., Peacock
Feb. 11, Sundayvs. Purdue2 p.m., B1G+
Feb. 14, Wednesdayat Wisconsin8 p.m., Peacock
Feb. 19, Mondayat Illinois2 p.m., Fox
Feb. 22, Thursdayvs. Iowa8 p.m., Peacock
Feb. 27, Tuesdayat Northwestern7 p.m., BTN
March 3, Sundayvs. Maryland3 p.m., Peacock
March 6-10Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis
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