BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Ava Heiden and Chazadi Wright each scored 13 points, Hannah Stuelke had a double-double and No. 14 Iowa outlasted Indiana 56-53 on Sunday.
After shooting 25%, missing all eight of their 3-pointers and trailing 35-19 in the first half, the Hawkeyes outscored the Hoosiers 19-4 in the third quarter. Iowa took a 38-37 lead after scoring 17 points in a row. Zania Socka-Nguemen finally made a layup for Indiana and the Hoosiers led 39-38 heading to the fourth.
There were seven lead changes in the fourth quarter, the last when Wright hit a 3-pointer for a 51-50 Iowa lead with 2:41 remaining. Indiana didn't score again until Caffey's 3-pointer in the final second.
Shay Ciezki scored 21 points for Indiana, slightly under her No. 6 in the nation average of 23.3. Socka-Nguemen had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Hoosiers (11-7, 0-6 Big Ten).
Stuelke had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Iowa (14-2, 5-0).
Iowa trailed 20-10 with 7 minutes left in the second quarter, at one point missing 10 shots in a row and 13 out of 15. Heiden scored five straight points to get the Hawkeyes going and it was 22-17 with 5 1/2 minutes left in the first half.
Ciezki then scored 11 points in the last 4 1/2 minutes of the half and the Hoosiers led 35-19 at the break. She scored 19 points in the half.
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After Iowa was held to 19 points in the first half, Indiana managed 18 points in the second half.
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