Smith, Alexander fuel Hawkeyes' upset of Buckeyes
| Team Stat Comparison |
|
OHIO STATE |
IOWA |
| Points |
75 |
85 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
32-69 (.464) |
27-60 (.450) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
8-22 (.364) |
5-11 (.455) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
3-9 (.333) |
26-32 (.813) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
25 (0/0) |
12 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
6 |
14 |
| Game Leaders |
| | OHIO STATE | IOWA |
| Points | J. Lavender 32 | K. Smith 20 |
| Rebounds | S. Allen 11 | K. Alexander 14 |
| Assists | S. Prahalis 6 | K. Wahlin 5 |
| Steals | S. Prahalis 4 | K. Smith 2 |
| Blocks | J. Lavender 4 | J. Hamlin 1 |
| · Team Stats: Ohio State | Iowa
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| Next 5 Games |
| OHIO STATE (ET) |
IOWA (ET) |
| 02/15 NW 11:00am | | 02/19 @MINN 9:00pm | | 02/22 @IND 4:00pm | | 02/26 WIS 7:00pm | | 03/01 PSU 4:00pm |
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| 02/15 @PSU 3:00pm | | 02/19 WIS 8:05pm | | 02/22 @MICH 2:00pm | | 02/26 ILL 9:05pm | | 03/01 @NW 3:00pm |
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| · Complete Schedule: Ohio State | Iowa
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Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Kristi Smith scored 20 points, Kamile Wahlin had 19 and Iowa made 26 free throws in an 85-75 victory over Ohio State (No. 13 ESPN/USA Today, No. 18 AP) on Thursday night.
Kachine Alexander added 16 points and Wendy Audsmore 14 to help the Hawkeyes (15-9, 8-5 Big Ten) improve to 11-1 at home. Alexander was 14-for-18 from the free-throw line and Smith 10-for-10.
Jantel Lavender scored 32 points on 15-for-21 shooting and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Buckeyes (19-5, 10-3), who remained one win from reaching 20 for the seventh straight season. Ashlee Trebilcock had 14 points.
Ohio State, which went just 3-for-9 from the line, took its largest lead of the game at 32-27 on Brittany Johnson's jumper with 8:17 left in the first half.
Iowa responded with a 20-2 run and took a 47-34 lead into halftime. Miller scored six of her 11 first-half points during the run.