No. 11 Iowa women extend win streak to 6, end No. 15 Michigan State’s at 9 with 75-68 victory

Iowa’s Taylor McCabe (2) and Ava Heiden (5) give Hannah Stuelke (45) congratulations after scoring over Michigan State in the fourth quarter of their women’s basketball game Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Stuelke scored 22 points, Heiden added 20 and the Hawkeyes won, 75-68. (Photo: Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Hannah Stuelke had 22 points, Ava Heiden scored 20 and No. 11 Iowa beat No. 15 Michigan State 75-68 on Sunday night, snapping the Spartans’ nine-game winning streak while extending the Hawkeyes’ to six in a row.

Stuelke made 10 of 14 shots and 2 of 4 free throws for the Hawkeyes (16-2, 7-0 Big Ten Conference). She added nine rebounds, five assists, three steals and a block. Heiden hit 8 of 13 shots and 4 of 5 free throws, adding six rebounds, two steals and two blocks. Chazadi Wright had 11 points and five assists.

Grace VanSlooten had 17 points and seven rebounds to pace the Spartans (17-2, 6-2). Jalyn Brown scored 16 and Juliann Woodard added 14 points off the bench.

Stuelke made a layup and two free throws in the final 51 seconds and Chazadi Wright hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer as Iowa took a 22-16 lead in a first quarter that saw nine lead changes and two ties.

Addison Deal came off the bench to hit two 3-pointers, scoring all eight of her points in the second quarter to help the Hawkeyes take a 41-29 lead at halftime.

Another Wright 3-pointer gave Iowa its largest lead — 53-36 with 5:53 left in the third quarter. Michigan State chipped away and used Jalyn Brown’s layup in the final minute to cut it to 65-56 heading to the fourth.

Brown hit a jumper to get the Spartans within 71-66 with 3:28 left but they would get no closer.

Iowa shot 53.6% overall while holding Michigan State to 44.6%.

IOWA INDIVIDUAL NOTES
– Hannah Stuelke led Iowa with 22 points (10-14 FG), nine rebounds, and five assists.
– It was Stuelke’s fourth 20+ point performance of the season.
– Stuelke has registered at least 10+ points and 5+ rebounds in 12 of Iowa’s last 14 games.
– Chit-Chat Wright notched 11 points, five assists, and four rebounds.
– Ava Heiden registered 18 points (8-12 FG) and six rebounds.
– Heiden has reached double figures in six straight games and against all seven Big Ten opponents.
– The Hawkeyes improved to 3-0 when Heiden, Stuelke and Wright all score 10+ points each in conference play.
– Taylor McCabe added nine points and four rebounds.
– Addie Deal netted eight points (3-4 FG) and dished out two assists.

TEAM NOTES
– The Hawkeyes have now won 10 out of the last 13 against the Spartans and most recently, six out of the last seven matchups.
– Iowa has four Quad 1 victories which ties for fifth-most in the country.
– Iowa’s 41 points at halftime were the most the Spartans had given up in a first half this season.
– Iowa has won 11 consecutive contests inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena dating back to March 2, 2025.
– Iowa extended its streak to 46 consecutive home sellouts which is the longest active streak nationally.
– Iowa’s 7-0 start to Big Ten action ties for the best start since 2023-24 when the Hawkeyes began league play, 7-0.
– Iowa won its 100th game against a Big Ten foe since 2019-20.
– Jensen’s Hawkeyes improved to 6-8 against AP Top 25 teams over the past two seasons.