Gophers guard Amaya Battle looks for the basket with Hawkeyes forward Hannah Stuelke (45) defending in the first half. (Richard Tsong-Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

It’s Iowa women's basketball vs Minnesota in Big Ten play Thursday night. Follow for live score updates, game highlights from Minneapolis.

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The Iowa women’s basketball team defeated Minnesota, 68-60, at Williams Arena on Thursday. The Hawkeyes started strong, scoring 18 points in the first quarter against the Gophers 7. Junior Hannah Stuelke lead Iowa in points while also securing her spot in the 1,

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The action usually falls Iowa's way when Minneapolis is in play, with the Hawkeyes having won their last 11 games in the city and their last 10 over Minnesota. A large chunk of that came via back-to-back Big Ten Tournament sweeps at Target Center, along with dominance at Williams Arena. But this night was always going to be much more difficult.