Iowa basketball

Iowa pulled off an unbelievable comeback on Saturday vs. Michigan State. Coming off back-to-back ugly road losses, things were looking bleak once again for ...

Iowa authored an all-time comeback versus Michigan State, rallying to top the Spartans, 112-106. Here's the best social media reactions.

Go Hawks but that was not enjoyable. I’m positive that was a waste of my time today. [February 25, 2023] One of the best performances I've seen in this arena in quite some time. Fans now rushing to the exits with MSU leading 86-76 with 2:10 remaining. From pure destitution at the seemingly lost season to pure elation at what quickly became a “where were you when this happened” moment. With some extremely hard work on the boards and a little bit of magic, Iowa stormed back and really saved their season. The Hawkeyes were down 93-81 with 1:23 left to play, and still down 96-86 with less than a minute remaining. Then everything changed, and it all started with a stare-down. The one really felt like the final blow on Iowa’s season. The Spartans shot out of their mind in this one, over 70% from beyond the arc. This game felt like such a guaranteed loss that you had fans filing their way out of Carver with basketball still left to be played.

But the depleted Hawkeyes, under Coach Sharm Scheuerman, managed to win six of nine games, tied for second in the Big Ten, finished the season in the Top 10 and ...

Michigan State Spartans game time, TV channel info, radio, score, live updates and analysis as they play the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Conference.

[80-65 upset of Indiana](https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2023/02/21/michigan-state-basketball-game-recap-indiana-breslin-center-return/69930113007/) on Tuesday night. Hoggard (22 points) led Michigan State to an [MSU basketball felt the weight of first game at home since shooting](https://www.freep.com/story/sports/columnists/shawn-windsor/2023/02/22/michigan-state-basketball-delivers-hug-spartan-community-emotional-win/69929893007/) [Why Michigan State basketball's win over Indiana was total team effort — almost literally](https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2023/02/22/michigan-state-basketball-indiana-mady-sissoko-jaxon-kohler-carson-cooper-injury/69933282007/) The Spartans' backcourt of Tyson Walker (23 points) and A.J. [Michigan State suffered a stunning defeat to Iowa, losing in overtime](https://www.freep.com/story/sports/college/michigan-state/spartans/2023/02/25/michigan-state-basketball-loses-at-iowa-112-106-ot-on-epic-meltdown/69944372007/), after blowing a double-digit lead with 40 seconds left in regulation.

Michigan State knew the numbers, and therefore expected Iowa's offense would heat up with the Hawkeyes back home in Iowa City. The data shows Iowa is ...

Sandfort, who missed a good look at the go-ahead bucket in Iowa’s loss at Breslin Center, came through with the tying triple with 3 seconds to go. The Spartans later upped the gap to double figures with 4 minutes left in regulation on a Hauser 3-pointer followed by a Walker jump shot. Walker scored nine straight points during a stretch that saw MSU take its largest lead of the game, up 13. Hauser hit MSU’s first three in that stretch before Akins buried the last two, the last of which fell through with 6 seconds left in the period, tying the game at 42. Rebraca scored 12 first-half points and led the Hawkeyes to a six-point lead as they took control in the early stages. MSU went 1-for-5 in overtime and gave up the initial advantage as Kris Murray put Iowa in front with a pair of free throws.

Find out how to watch, live stream or TV channel and game time information for the February 25, 2023 college basketball matchup between Iowa and Michigan ...

The Iowa Hawkeyes will be returning home after a two-game road trip. The Hawkeyes and the Michigan State Spartans will face off in a Big Ten battle at noon ET ...

- Feb 11, 2017 - Michigan State 77 vs. - Feb 06, 2018 - Michigan State 96 vs. - Dec 03, 2018 - Michigan State 90 vs. - Feb 25, 2020 - Michigan State 78 vs. - Jan 24, 2019 - Michigan State 82 vs. Iowa is the favorite in this one, with an expected 5.5-point margin of victory. [college basketball picks](https://www.sportsline.com/college-basketball/picks/#ttag=SL19_lk_cbssports_cbb_htw) for every single game, including this one, from SportsLine's advanced computer model. Two numbers to keep in mind before tip-off: Iowa ranks 10th in college basketball when it comes to turnovers per game, with only ten on average. The Hawkeyes and the Michigan State Spartans will face off in a Big Ten battle at noon ET Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. - Jan 26, 2023 - Michigan State 63 vs. Hoggard](https://www.cbssports.com/collegebasketball/players/playerpage/3178434) was one of the most active players for the squad, picking up 22 points and five assists. Hoggard hadn't helped his team much against the Michigan Wolverines on Saturday, so this was a nice turnaround for him.

Iowa basketball trailed Michigan State by 13 points with 1 minute and 34 seconds remaining Saturday afternoon. Instead of backing down, the Hawkeyes made ...

And to call their comeback Saturday against Michigan State improbable is putting it lightly. As far as wins go, that’s about as big of a win Iowa could have scored Saturday. [February 25, 2023] Iowa basketball trailed Michigan State by 13 points with 1 minute and 34 seconds remaining Saturday afternoon.

The Spartans became the fourth team in college basketball history to lose when up by 11 in the final minute of regulation.

Today will go down as one of the worst, because I thought it was right in our hands.” “We’ve got to finish games and do what’s necessary to win,” Hoggard said. “He’s not the reason we lost the game,” Spartans guard Tyson Walker said. He was 12-for-12 from the line at the time.” Izzo and players said those Iowa made 3′s were a combination of good shooting by the Hawkeyes and some defensive miscues by Michigan State. was going to make the shot, to be honest with you.

Iowa needed a remarkable rally to send the game to overtime before defeating Michigan State 112-106.

Michigan State plays at Nebraska on Tuesday and hosts [Ohio State](/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/194/ohio-state-buckeyes) on Saturday. [Tyson Walker](http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4432129/tyson-walker) with a season-high 31 points. The Hawkeyes made 17 of 36 3-pointers in regulation but did not attempt one in overtime, instead relying on the inside game of Perkins, a 6-foot-4 guard, and the 6-foot-8 [Kris Murray](https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/4594326/kris-murray), who combined to score 10 of their 11 points in the extra period. Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery has 125 Big Ten victories and is one shy of tying Tom Davis for the most in program history. Michigan State shot 63% and Iowa 50% in the first half, which ended tied at 42. The Hawkeyes trailed 91-78 with 1:34 remaining and 95-84 with a minute left as they caught fire from 3-point distance.

Caitlin Clark's bucket at the horn lifted Iowa to a huge win over Indiana on an epic day of women's basketball.

The Hawkeyes are "writing their own story" as Bluder has mentioned several times this season — and this was a momentum-gaining chance Iowa didn't want to pass up. Then Clark swooped in to save the day. Iowa's best carried the Hawkeyes to leads of nine in the third quarter and six twice in the fourth, seemingly ready to finally shake free and let the sold-out arena carry the Hawkeyes to the finish line. Sunday's opportunity provided the perfect chance, even with a daunting Hoosiers squad and their near-perfect record on the other side. However, a key clock adjustment before the Holmes free throws gave Iowa 1.5 seconds to work with instead of the original 0.8 that showed. Friday as the Big Ten Tournament's second seed. Bluder stressed to her players the Maryland loss was an anomaly, and not the start of something sour with the season's most vital point up ahead. "I know this team is going to turn to me in those situations,” Clark said, “and it's not anything I'm going to shy away from. ESPN's "College GameDay," senior day — all of it ultimately took a backseat to two powerhouses hoping for one more magical moment before the postseason commences. It took the fearless confidence she wields to drill the game-winner after missing eight of her first 11 downtown attempts. Holmes calmly swished two free throws to give Indiana (26-2, 16-2) an 85-83 advantage as a feisty crowd channeled all its anger at a questionable whistle. Clark took off on a celebratory sprint as a raucous Carver-Hawkeye Arena soaked up this magical 86-85 Iowa win.

The Indiana Hoosiers are Big Ten regular-season champions. The Iowa Hawkeyes have the nation's most dynamic player in Caitlin Clark.

Kate Martin has 8 points and Caitlin Clark 8, with 4 rebounds and 3 assists. Mackenzie Holmes has 7 and Grace Berger 6 for IU. Berger has 14 points and Holmes 12. Iowa's Kate Martin has 19 points and 4 fouls. Yarden Garzon has 7 points and 14 rebounds. She has 14 points, as do Mackenzie Holmes and Chloe Moore-McNeil. Clark scores in the closing seconds to provide Iowa's 1-point edge. Her 3-pointer to take the lead bounces off. Grace Berger has 16. That's just IU's third made 3 of the game. Grace Berger and Mackenzie Holmes are scoreless for almost 8 minutes in the quarter. The Hawkeyes (22-6, 14-3) are in second place in conference play and are led by one of the nation's most dynamic players, Caitlin Clark.

It came with 1:29 left in regulation and Iowa facing a 10-point deficit. Frustrated with the officiating as he often is, the Hawkeye basketball coach exited his ...

The Spartans were stunned. Once Hoggard’s final regulation free-throw attempt fell off the rim and kept Iowa within one possession, you knew what was coming next. McCaffery, falling away while heavily guarded opposite the Iowa bench, splashed home a miracle heave that answered two more Hoggard free throws. Hoggard hit his first two of five free throws in the final 30 seconds, the younger McCaffery heaved one in from the top of the key. Iowa trailed by 11 points with a minute remaining before hitting five treys in the final 40 seconds to force overtime. McCaffery had received a technical foul just moments earlier after Iowa was whistled for a foul while trying to trap the Spartans and force a jump ball.

Carver Magic! Twitter reacted as Caitlin Clark sank a buzzer-beating, game-winner to top No. 2 Indiana, 86-85.

[February 26, 2023] Not often that you get wins over a No. Kate Martin fired in the pass to Clark and the rest was history. As superstars do in the biggest moments, Clark nailed an off-balance 3-pointer as time expired to down No. A perfectly designed and perfectly executed inbounds play got Iowa star Caitlin Clark the look she wanted. Right now, Iowa City is the epicenter of late-game college basketball heroics. 2 team in the same weekend.

Late-game heroics by a star player gave the Iowa Hawkeye women's basketball team a big home victory on senior day.

Iowa: Their chance at sharing the Big Ten title was gone after Tuesday’s loss at Maryland, and this game appeared to have gotten away when the Hoosiers had the lead late. Now they head to the Big Ten Tournament as the top seed. Clark had scored on the final plays of every quarter.

IOWA CITY, Iowa - Iowa Basketball fans experienced a "where were you when" moment Saturday with what went down here at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

During the stoppage, McCaffery moved away from his team and toward the official, glaring at him without saying anything. When Tony Perkins walked over to appear ...

Eventually the official stepped closer to McCaffery, and finally, McCaffery walked away after a prolonged and awkward moment. Iowa trailed by 11 with 55 seconds remaining before coming back to win. McCaffery may continue his antics after the comeback that ensued. [Get the fastest scores, stats, news, LIVE videos, and more. So after picking up a technical foul against Michigan State on Saturday, McCaffery did the next-best thing, using a stare-down and not saying a word to protest the call. It's unclear what exactly McCaffery was trying to prove, and while he didn't say anything, there are certainly officials who would have lobbed a second technical foul in his direction for his actions.

ESPN knew what it was doing when it opted to hold College GameDay in Iowa City for the Iowa-Indiana women's basketball game Sunday.

Iowa is first in the nation in field goal percentage at .508, and Indiana is second at .502. It’s a prelude to this week’s Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis that could be the best in league history. Iowa has the marquee name in Caitlin Clark, and that has made an enormous difference in national-television appearances and ticket sales. The Hoosiers are No. 7 Maryland, which could go deeper in the NCAA tournament than anyone else in the league. The Hawkeyes have had three home crowds over 13,000 this season, but this game is a seller’s market. The Hoosiers had their first sellout ever a week ago when 17,222 filled Assembly Hall for their win over Purdue. The quality of women’s basketball in the Big Ten has continued to shoot upward. The Hoosiers averaged 4,725 fans last season, 7,361 this one. This is the first time it has come to Iowa City. The crowd will lift Iowa’s season average to 10,705, topping the Big Ten record Wisconsin has held for 25 years. The Hoosiers are quite the story, a great shooting, great defending team on a 14-game winning streak.