Overview
- Sophomore Ava Heiden led Iowa with 20 points on 9-of-11 shooting, and Hannah Stuelke added 17 points with 12 rebounds.
- Iowa never trailed and built a 13-point fourth-quarter lead before an eight-plus-minute scoring drought; Kylie Feuerbach’s late free throws held off a final Miami heave that missed at the buzzer.
- Miami’s top scorers were Amarachi Kimpson with a season-high 19 points, Ra Shaya Kyle with 17 points and eight rebounds, and Vittoria Blasigh with 11 points.
- Taylor McCabe hit all three of Iowa’s made threes, finishing with 11 points and eight rebounds as the Hawkeyes went 3-for-21 from beyond the arc.
- Guard Chazadi “Chit-Chat” Wright did not play after leaving the Baylor win with an apparent concussion, creating minutes for freshman Addie Deal, who logged 15 and scored four as Miami stayed close by forcing 16 turnovers despite 38.6% shooting.