Iowa Hawkeyes vs Ohio State Buckeyes

BIG TEN WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - SEMIFINAL

17-18, 5-11 Big Ten

Final

	1	2	T
Ohio State OSU	42	31	73
Iowa IOWA	47	30	77

Iowa HawkeyesIowaIOWA

26-7, 11-5 Big Ten

No. 23 Iowa tops Ohio St. 77-73 in Big Ten semis

Mar 8, 2014, 10:05 pm

INDIANAPOLIS -- Theairra Taylor scored 21 points and made a go-ahead layup with 1:32 left as fifth-seeded and No. 23-ranked Iowa held on for a 77-73 win over eighth-seeded Ohio State on Saturday in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament.

Iowa will play third-seeded and No. 16-ranked Nebraska in the championship game on Sunday.

After Taylor's go-ahead layup gave Iowa (26-7) a 75-73 lead, Ameryst Alston missed a layup on Ohio State's ensuing possession. Martina Ellerbe then missed a potential game-winning 3-pointer for Ohio State (17-18) with 10 seconds left and Melissa Dixon sunk two free throws for Iowa with a second remaining as the Hawkeyes advanced to the Big Ten title game for the first time since 2010.

Bethany Doolittle and Ally Disterhoft each added 18 points and Melissa Dixon scored 16 for Iowa, which never trailed the entire game.

Alston led Ohio State with 20 points while Ellerbe and Darryce Moore each added 15 for the Buckeyes.

Game Information

Indianapolis, IN

Referee:Angie Enlund

Referee:Michael McConnell

Referee:Bob Trammell

NCAA Division I

Big Ten Conference	CONF	GB	OVR
UCLA	18-0	-	37-1
Michigan	15-3	3	28-7
Iowa	15-3	3	27-7
Ohio State	13-5	5	27-8
Minnesota	13-5	5	24-9
Maryland	11-7	7	24-9
Michigan State	11-7	7	23-9
Washington	10-8	8	22-11
Illinois	9-9	9	22-12
USC	9-9	9	18-14
Oregon	8-10	10	23-13
Nebraska	7-11	11	19-13
Indiana	6-12	12	18-14
Wisconsin	5-13	13	16-18
Purdue	5-13	13	13-17
Penn State	4-14	14	11-18
Northwestern	2-16	16	8-21
Rutgers	1-17	17	9-20

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