| NORTHWESTERN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: GAMEDAY INFORMATION | ||||||
| DATE | Opponent | TIME | LOCATION | Live Stats | Live Stream | Radio |
| Friday, Mar. 4 | #12 Iowa | 5:30 p.m. CT | Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, Ind. |
Stat Broadcast | Big Ten Network | WNUR Sports |
| Social: Twitter (@NUWBBall) | Instagram (@NUWBBall) | Game Program | ||||||
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Northwestern takes on No. 12 Iowa in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m. CT and will be on Big Ten Network and WNUR Sports.
The 'Cats advanced out of the second round against Minnesota, 65-60. Despite a season-worst output from three (3-23, 13%), they took 28 attempts at the line and generated a 15-4 second chance point advantage with 43 total rebounds.
Burton nearly secured a triple double with 18 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, while Shaw tallied her eighth double-double of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds. Lauryn Satterwhite scored 15 points, all in the second half.
A win would go a long way towards solidifying the Wildcats' NCAA Tournament resume and give them four Q1 wins. They entered the week as the 'last team in' in Charlie Creme's Bracketology for ESPN.
The 'Cats will take on the Co-Big Ten Champions in a grudge match after splitting the regular season series with a 77-69 win in Iowa City and a controversial 72-67 overtime loss in Evanston featuring a waved-off buzzer beater due to a whistle error.
Friday also features the fifth, and likely final, career matchup between two of the best point guards in the country in Veronica Burton, the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, and Caitlin Clark, the Big Ten Player of the Year. Both rank in the top-five nationally in win shares, per Her Hoop Stats.
The 'Cats are 3-1 against the Hawkeyes in the last two seasons, holding the Hawks to an average of 72 points.
Northwestern is 3-3 in the BTT quarterfinals under Joe McKeown, winning in 2021, 2016 and 2015. The 'Cats are 2-2 in the round without a double bye.