Northwestern’s matchup with Rutgers Wednesday was poised to be a clash between the Big Ten’s two most prolific scoring duos. While both the Wildcats (12-9, 3-7 Big Ten) and the Scarlet Knights (11-10,

After returning from their two-game Pacific Northwest road trip, the Iowa women’s basketball team (14-7, 4-6 Big Ten) took care of business in a surprisingly close 85-80 victory against Northwestern (7-12,

Stuelke also added 6 rebounds and made all 6 of her free throws. Northwestern led by as many as 7 in the second quarter before Stuelke had a series of three-point plays to give Iowa a 41-38 lead at the half.

Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball got all it could handle from Northwestern, but Hannah Stuelke and company held on to set up Sunday's festivities.

Iowa women's basketball held on for a win despite a final-minute rally from Northwestern in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday.