Iowa Hawkeyes at Rutgers Scarlet Knights: TV, stream, broadcast info for Friday
After its latest scintillating finish, No. 3 Iowa women’s basketball is back in action tonight.
Against Michigan State, senior guard Caitlin Clark nailed a step-back, logo 3-pointer at the buzzer to down the Spartans in a 76-73 Iowa victory. It had the sports world buzzing.
Clark finished with 40 points and eight made 3-pointers. She added five assists as well.
Sophomore forward Hannah Stuelke was the only other Hawkeye in double figures with 15 points and eight rebounds on 7-of-11 shooting. Fifth-year guard Molly Davis was within shouting distance of a double-double against MSU, finishing with eight points and seven rebounds.
Iowa (14-1, 3-0 Big Ten) owns the league’s longest winning streak at 11 straight games. Meanwhile, Rutgers (6-10, 0-3 Big Ten) enters having dropped five straight, including a heartbreaker in its last contest at Purdue, 77-76.
Junior guard Destiny Adams led the way for the Scarlet Knights in that contest, scoring 23 points and pulling down 13 rebounds.
It’ll be another sellout crowd that Iowa is walking into on the road tonight. Here’s how Hawkeye fans can watch, stream and listen to Iowa in Piscataway, N.J. Plus, a look at each team’s probable starters and game notes.
How To Watch
Date: Friday, Jan. 5
Time: 5 p.m. CT
TV Channel: Big Ten Network
Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)
Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network | Varsity Network
Broadcast Teams
Big Ten Network: Jason Horowitz, play-by-play; Meghan McKeown, color analyst
Hawkeye Radio Network: Rob Brooks, play-by-play; Tiffany Reedy, color analyst
Probable Iowa Starters
G, 5-7, Sr., Molly Davis: 5.1 points, 3.2 assists, 3.1 rebounds per game, 48.2% FG, 23.8% 3-point FG, 85.7% FT
G, 6-0, Sr., Caitlin Clark: 31.5 points, 7.4 assists, 6.9 rebounds, 1.6 steals per game, 48.7% FG, 40.2% 3-point FG, 79.5% FT
G, 5-9, Sr., Gabbie Marshall: 4.1 points, 1.6 assists, 1.3 steals, 1.2 rebounds per game, 27.0% FG, 25.4% 3-point FG
G, 6-0, Grad., Kate Martin: 11.7 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.5 assists per game, 54.1% FG, 35.0% 3-point FG, 87.9% FT
F, 6-2, Soph., Hannah Stuelke: 14.4 points, 7.2 rebounds, 1.1 steals per game, 65.8% FG, 61.5% FT
Probable Rutgers Starters
G, 5-9, Fr., Lisa Thompson: 7.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, 1.4 assists per game, 35.9% FG, 34.5% 3-point FG, 83.9% FT
G, 5-9, Soph., Mya Petticord: 9.0 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals per game, 36.4% FG, 26.1% 3-point FG, 66.7% FT
G, 6-0, Fr., Jillian Huerter: 7.1 points, 1.6 rebounds, 1.3 assists per game, 38.9% FG, 39.7% 3-point FG, 66.7% FT
G / F, 6-3, Jr., Destiny Adams: 12.8 points, 7.5 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.9 steals per game 52.0% FG, 67.6% FT
F, 6-3, Sr., Chyna Cornwell: 8.7 points, 8.4 rebounds per game, 53.7% FG, 60.7% FT
Series History
All-time Series History: Iowa leads, 12-3
Last Meeting: Iowa 111, Rutgers 57 on Feb. 12, 2023
Scouting the Scarlet Knights
Rutgers owns a 6-10 (0-3) overall record this season.
RU is currently riding a five-game losing streak.
Rutgers fell at the buzzer on Tuesday night at Purdue, 77-76.
Against the Boilermakers, Destiny Adams led the way for the Scarlet Knights with a 23-point, 11-rebound double-double. Jillian Huerter (16), Lisa Thompson (16) and Mya Petticord (14) reached double figure scoring as well.
In addition to Adams, Chyna Cornwell also registered double digits off the glass, bringing in 11 boards.
The Scarlet Knights are 6-4 at home this year.
Has four student-athletes averaging 8.0+ ppg in 2023-24.
Chyna Cornwell leads the Scarlet Knights on the boards with 8.3 rebounds per game. » Kaylene Smikle is pacing Rutgers at 16.1 ppg.
RU is 157th in the NET Rankings.
Iowa Postgame Notes vs. Michigan State
The Hawkeyes are off to their sixth 14-1 start in program history.
Head Coach Lisa Bluder notched her 250th career Big Ten regular season victory.
Bluder has led Iowa to a pair of 14-1 starts.
Iowa last started 14-1 in the 2017-18 season.
Clark recorded 40 points, five assists, three steals, a block and a rebound.
Clark is now the NCAA’s fifth all-time leading scorer.
Iowa is now 7-3 when Clark scores 40+ points.
Molly Davis nearly registered a double-double with seven points and eight rebounds.
Clark has scored 20+ points in 100-of-115 career games which is the most in program history.
The Hawkeyes have won eight out of the last 10 meetings against the Spartans.
Iowa is currently riding a Big Ten-best 11-game winning streak.
The game featured six ties and five lead changes.
Clark kept her alive streak of 73 consecutive games making a 3-point basket. (NCAA best)
Clark is the first Division-I player to record 3,000+ points, 900+ assists, and 800+ rebounds in a career.
Iowa has won five straight against MSU in CHA.
UI snapped Michigan State’s four-game win streak.
Iowa owns the longest active streak in the AP Top 5 at 10 consecutive weeks.
14 of Iowa women’s basketball’s 16 all-time sellout crowds inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena have happened in the last three seasons, with the other two coming in 1985 and 1988.
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