Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Minnesota Golden Gophers: TV, stream, broadcast info for Saturday
The No. 3 Iowa Hawkeyes women’s basketball team returns to action with one final game in 2023.
Iowa (12-1, 1-0 Big Ten) welcomes in a Minnesota (11-1, 1-0 Big Ten) team that’s authoring quite the turnaround. As Big Ten play arrives in earnest at the turn of the calendar year, the Golden Gophers have already matched last season’s win total.
Minnesota’s lone loss came at the hands of then-No. 8 Connecticut, 62-44, back on Nov. 19. Since then, the Gophers have rattled off eight straight wins, including a 60-58 win over Purdue in their Big Ten opener.
Meanwhile, Iowa rolls into today’s contest winners of nine in a row. The Hawkeyes routed Loyola Chicago before Christmas, 98-69. Senior guard Caitlin Clark tallied her 13th career triple-double in the win and registered a career-high 17 rebounds.
Clark finished with 35 points on 12-of-21 shooting and she added 10 assists as well.
The West Des Moines product was joined in the double-figure scoring column by sophomore forward Hannah Stuelke’s 20 points, graduate guard Kate Martin’s 19 and junior guard Sydney Affolter’s 10.
As another game day arrives, let’s look at how and where fans can watch, stream and listen to today’s game versus Minnesota. Plus, a look at each team’s probable starters and game notes.
How To Watch
Date: Saturday, Dec. 30
Time: 1 p.m. CT
TV Channel: Big Ten Network
Live Stream: fuboTV (watch here)
Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network | Varsity Network
Broadcast Teams
Big Ten Network: Mike Hall, play-by-play; Brenda VanLengen, color analyst
Hawkeye Radio Network: Rob Brooks, play-by-play; Tiffany Reedy, color analyst
Probable Iowa Starters
G, 6-0, Sr., Caitlin Clark: 30.5 points, 7.5 rebounds, 7.4 assists, 1.5 steals per game, 48.7% FG, 39.2% 3-point FG, 80.2% FT
G, 5-9, Sr., Gabbie Marshall: 4.5 points, 1.5 assists, 1.3 steals, 1.2 rebounds per game, 28.8% FG, 27.3% 3-point FG, 50.0% FT
G, 6-0, Grad., Kate Martin: 12.0 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.3 assists per game, 54.2% FG, 37.1% 3-point FG, 87.1% FT
F, 6-2, Soph., Hannah Stuelke: 13.9 points, 7.0 rebounds, 1.0 steals per game, 63.3% FG, 68.8% FT
C, 6-3, RS. Jr., Sharon Goodman: 8.5 points, 5.2 rebounds per game, 69.7% FG, 78.3% FT
Probable Minnesota Starters
G, 5-11, Soph., Amaya Battle: 9.9 points, 6.0 assists, 4.0 rebounds, 1.4 steals per game, 43.4% FG, 36.4% 3-point FG, 74.2% FT
G, 6-0, Soph., Mara Braun: 20.3 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 1.8 steals per game, 45.1% FG, 40.6% 3-point FG, 94.4% FT
F, 6-1, Soph., Mallory Heyer: 9.3 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.2 assists per game, 40.4% FG, 36.8% 3-point FG, 44.0% FT
G/F, 5-10, Fr., Grace Grocholski: 10.7 points, 4.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.1 steals per game, 42.9% FG, 36.8% 3-point FG, 71.4% FT
C, 6-5, Jr., Sophie Hart: 10.2 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists per game, 63.6% FG, 66.7% FT
Series History
All-time Series History: Iowa leads, 56-27
Last Meeting: Iowa 87, Minnesota 64 on Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022
Scouting Minnesota
Minnesota owns an 11-1 overall record this season.
The Golden Gophers are currently riding an eight-game win streak.
The ‘U’ has posted three of its top five largest margins of victory this season with the 55-point win over Lindenwood being the fourth-largest in program history.
Maggie Czinano’s double double against Lindenwood (12 points, 10 rebounds) is the first of her career. She is the sister of former Iowa great, Monika Czinano.
Minny defeated Drake this year in double OT, 94-88.
Minnesota is tied for the youngest team in the Big Ten with Wisconsin with 10 underclassmen (does not include redshirts in their third year of college).
Despite the youth on the team, the Gophers still return 55.9 percent of their scoring from last year’s team.
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