Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Iowa State Cyclones: TV, stream broadcast info for Wednesday
The No. 3 Iowa women’s basketball team returns to the floor tonight as they invade a sold out Hilton Coliseum to take on rival Iowa State.
Iowa (8-1) has won five straight and is coming off a dominant 99-65 win over Bowling Green. Senior guard Caitlin Clark registered her 47th career double-double in the win over the Falcons, tallying 24 points on 10-of-20 shooting and dishing out 11 assists.
Meanwhile, redshirt junior center Sharon Goodman collected her first career double-double, netting 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting and pulling down 11 rebounds.
Junior guard Sydney Affolter authored a career performance, too. The 5-foot-11 guard tied her career high with 14 points on a perfect 7-for-7 shooting day.
Graduate guard Kate Martin added 17 points and junior center Addison O’Grady rounded out the Hawkeyes’ double-figure scorers with 10 points.
Iowa State (4-3) comes into tonight having won back-to-back contests over St. Thomas (85-44) and UNCW (85-58). The Cyclones have suffered losses at Drake (85-73) and versus Vanderbilt (68-53) and Syracuse (81-69) in Las Vegas, Nev., as part of the South Point Shootout.
Iowa has won six out of the past seven Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series battles against Iowa State.
As tipoff approaches, here’s how Hawkeye fans can watch, stream and listen to tonight’s rivalry tilt. Plus, probable starters and game notes for both.
How To Watch
Date: Wednesday, Dec. 6
Time: 6 p.m. CT
TV Channel: ESPN2
Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)
Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network | Varsity Network
Broadcast Teams
ESPN2: Ryan Ruocoo; Rebecca Lobo; Holly Rowe
Hawkeye Radio Network: Rob Brooks, play-by-play; Tiffany Reedy, color analyst
Probable Iowa Starters
G, 6-0, Sr., Caitlin Clark: 29.0 points, 7.9 assists, 6.4 rebounds, 1.8 steals per game, 47.1% FG, 36.6% 3-point FG, 76.2% FT
G, 5-9, Sr., Gabbie Marshall: 5.1 points, 1.7 assists, 1.1 steals per game, 34.1% 3-point FG
G, 6-0, Grad., Kate Martin: 11.1 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists per game, 61.2% FG, 31.8% 3-point FG, 78.6% FT
F, 6-2, Soph., Hannah Stuelke: 12.7 points, 6.7 rebounds per game, 71.7% FG, 76.2% FT
C, 6-3, RS. Jr., Sharon Goodman: 10.4 points, 5.2 rebounds, 72.2% FG, 76.2% FT
Probable Iowa State Starters
F, 6-2, Sr., Nyamer Diew: 10.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.3 assists per game, 41.8% FG, 83.3% FT, 30.0% 3-point FG
G, 5-8, Sr., Hannah Belanger: 7.7 points, 3.9 assists, 2.3 rebounds per game, 32.1% FG, 75.0% FT, 34.9% 3-point FG
G, 5-10, Fr., Kelsey Joens: 8.6 points, 5.7 rebounds, 3.1 assists per game, 35.2% FG, 35.9% 3-point FG
F, 6-2, Fr., Addy Brown: 14.3 points, 6.9 rebounds, 5.4 assists per game, 56.2% FG, 60.0% FT, 41.4% 3-point FG
F, 6-3, Fr., Audi Crooks: 16.0 points, 5.1 rebounds per game, 66.7% FG, 55.6% FT
Series History
All-time series history: Iowa leads, 30-23
Last meeting: Iowa 70, Iowa State 57 on Dec. 7, 2022
Scouting Iowa State
Iowa State returns four players from last season’s Big 12 Champion squad that will look to guide a youthful group with eight newcomers in 2023-24.
Iowa State returns as the 2023 Phillips 66 Big 12 Champions and enters the season picked to finish sixth in the Big 12 according to the preseason poll by the leagues coaches.
Nyamer Diew has played a large role for the Cyclones as the only starter this season who played on the Big 12 Championship squad.
Freshman center Audi Crooks leads Iowa State with 16.8 points per game while shooting nearly 73 percent from the floor.
The Cyclones have been phenomenal at home during Bill Fennelly’s tenure, compiling a 370-80 record (.821) in Hilton Coliseum, including a 184-8 (.958) record against regular-season non-conference opponents. Iowa owns two of the eight losses.
Against UNCW, freshman Addy Brown put up career highs in both points (24) and assists (10). It was the Derby, Kan., native’s second double-double and first of the points and assists variation. Audi Crooks also was in double figures, totaling 16. Crooks has scored 10 or more points in six of the Cyclone’s first seven games.
Iowa postgame notes vs. Bowling Green
National POY candidate, Caitlin Clark, registered her 94th career game with 20+ points in 109 career games which is a program best.
It was Clark’s 47th career double-double with 24 points, 11 assists, seven rebounds, and two blocks.
Clark is 22 points shy of 3,000 career points.
Kate Martin has reached 10+ points in four out of her last five games.
Martin tied her career-best with three blocks.
Martin has shot 50%+ from the floor in five straight contests.
Affolter also tied her career-high in points. (14)
Sharon Goodman notched her first career double-double.
Iowa scored 90+ points in 41 games since the 2020-21 season, which leads the country.
It was UI’s 13th all-time sellout in CHA.
Iowa improved to 8-1 and is off to its best start since the 2020-21 season.
The Hawkeyes are 14-6 all-time against the MAC.
It was Iowa’s sixth win this year by 20 or more points.
UI has led at the half in all nine games this season.
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