INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Lucy Olsen scored 14 of her 19 points in the first half on 8-for-12 shooting and 11th-seeded Iowa beat No. 14-seed Wisconsin 81-54 in a first-round matchup in the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday night.
Sydney Affolter, Kylie Feuerbach and Taylor McCabe each scored nine points as the Hawkeyes (21-9) shot 57.4% (35 for 61) including 55% (11 for 20) from 3-point range.
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INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Lucy Olsen #33 of the Iowa Hawkeyes shoots the ball against Natalie Leuzinger #24 of the Wisconsin Badgers during the first half in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) -
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Addison O’Grady #44 of the Iowa Hawkeyes shoots the ball against Serah Williams #25 of the Wisconsin Badgers during the first half during the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) -
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Lucy Olsen #33 of the Iowa Hawkeyes shoots the ball against the Wisconsin Badgers during the first half in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) -
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Halle Douglass #10 of the Wisconsin Badgers passes the ball against Taylor McCabe #2 of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the second half in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) -
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Sydney Affolter #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes drives to the basket against Natalie Leuzinger #24 of the Wisconsin Badgers during the first half during the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) -
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Kylie Feuerbach #4 of the Iowa Hawkeyes shoots the ball against Halle Douglass #10 of the Wisconsin Badgers during the first half in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) -
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever watches the Iowa Hawkeyes and Wisconsin Badgers game during the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) -
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Hannah Stuelke #45 of the Iowa Hawkeyes shoots the ball against Serah Williams #25 of the Wisconsin Badgers during the first half in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) -
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Jada Gyamfi #23 of the Iowa Hawkeyes speaks with Caitlin Clark of the Indiana Fever following the game against Wisconsin Badgers during the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) -
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Ronnie Porter #13 of the Wisconsin Badgers shoots the ball against Kylie Feuerbach #4 of the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) -
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Serah Williams #25 of the Wisconsin Badgers shoots the ball against Teagan Mallegni #55 of the Iowa Hawkeyes during the second half in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) -
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Lucy Olsen #33 of the Iowa Hawkeyes shoots the ball during the first half against the Wisconsin Badgers in the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) -
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Sydney Affolter #3 of the Iowa Hawkeyes shoots the ball against Natalie Leuzinger #24 of the Wisconsin Badgers during the first half during the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) -
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – MARCH 5: Serah Williams #25 of the Wisconsin Badgers catches the ball on the run against the Iowa Hawkeyes during the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament First Round at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images)
Serah Williams scored 22 points for Wisconsin (13-17).
Wisconsin’s Tess Myers made a jumper with 6:37 left in the first quarter to give the Badgers a 9-6 lead. From there, Iowa all but buttoned it up by launching into a 19-0 run to close the quarter.
Olsen started and ended the run with layups and in between, McCabe, Affolter and Feuerbach made 3s for a 25-9 advantage. Iowa led by double digits the rest of the way and was up 43-23 at halftime and 65-39 at the end of the third quarter.
Former Iowa Hawkeye superstar and current Indiana Fever player Caitlin Clark was in attendance to cheer on the Hawkeyes.
Iowa advances to play sixth-seeded Michigan State on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. You can watch the game on TV on the Big Ten Network.
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