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Ava Heiden Scores Career High as No. 9 Iowa Push Past Illinois, 82-78
Iowa extended its home winning streak over Illinois to 13 games with Heiden's 28 points and a key late rally from a five-point deficit, officials said.
- In Iowa City on Thursday, Iowa defeated Illinois 82-78 after a halftime tie of 35-35, with the game decided in the final moments.
- After a mid-half 9-0 run, Illinois' second-half shooters made 8 of 8 on 3-pointers yet failed on the final attempt after an offensive foul on Destiny Jackson, allowing Iowa to rally from a 69-64 deficit with 5:43 left.
- Ava Heiden, Iowa guard, scored a career-high 8 and was 13 of 18 while averaging 25 over her last four games and ranking fourth nationally in field-goal percentage.
- The result altered recent streaks as Chazadi Wright's two free throws with a minute to play gave Iowa an 82-78 lead and Hannah Stuelke's late free throw set the final margin, extending their home winning streak over Illinois to 13 games.
- Iowa's record now stands at 23-5, 14-3 in the Big Ten, extending its home winning streak over Illinois to 13 games, as Illinois hosts Minnesota on Sunday.
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No. 9 Iowa women's basketball survives thriller against Illinois, 82-78
The Iowa women’s basketball team’s final regular-season game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena came down to the wire as Iowa defeated Illinois, 82-78, in a Thursday night nailbiter. The momentum swung back and forth from start to finish, but the Hawkeyes had the final surge in the final minute to emerge victorious. Ava Heiden led the Hawkeyes...
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