When the game got tight, and the situation called for players to step up and hit big shots to close out a win, the Hawkeyes answered the bell. After allowing a double digit second half to slip away, big time plays from the veterans down the stretch helped Iowa (16-7,

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

The action usually falls Iowa's way when in Minneapolis, with the Hawkeyes now having won their last 12 games in the city and their last 11 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.

Working itself back into winning ways, the No. 3 Iowa men’s wrestling program welcomes another nationally ranked Big Ten opponent to town this weekend. The Hawkeyes dropped to third in the NCAA Division I Coaches Poll with a 10-1 record and 375 points.

The Iowa women's basketball team took an early lead at Minnesota and never looked back.The Hawkeyes (16-7, 6-6 in Big Ten play) scored on their first possession thanks to a second-chance bucket from Hannah Stuelke.