INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Monika Czinano scored 27 points, Caitlin Clark added 20 points and 11 assists and sixth-seeded Iowa beat seventh-seeded Michigan State 87-72 to advance to the Big Ten Tournament championship game.
The Hawkeyes will take on top seed and No. 7-ranked Maryland for the tourney title.
Clark, the freshman who is the nation’s leading scorer had consecutive 3-pointers to cap an 11-0 run for a 77-62 lead with six minutes remaining. McKenna Warnock added 17 points and 11 rebounds for Iowa.
Saturday’s championship game tips off at 1pm CST on ESPNU.