Izzo offered an extensive defense of his Iowa counterpart after No. 8 Michigan State’s 91-84 win over the Hawkeyes on Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. It pushed the Hawkeyes to 15-15 overall and 6-13 in Big Ten play.

Lucy Olson scored 21 points and got her ninth assist by finding Kylie Feuerbach open in the corner for a 3-pointer in the final minute that slammed the door on Iowa's 74-61 win over No. 24 Michigan State at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in the second round of the Big Ten Conference Tournament.

It’s Iowa vs. Michigan State in a Big Ten basketball battle. Follow for live score updates, game highlights from Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Caitlin Clark attended Iowa's Big Ten tournament game against Wisconsin. Naturally, she couldn't help but to jokingly coach up a former teammate.

In big moments that require veteran experience, Iowa women’s basketball head coach Jan Jensen turned to first-year Hawkeye Ava Heiden instead. Iowa women’s basketball got its licks in with a 74-61 rematch win against Michigan State to continue its Big Ten tournament run on Thursday.

Jace Richardson scored 22 points and No. 8 Michigan State wrapped up the outright Big Ten regular-season championship with an 91-84 victory over Iowa on Thursday night. Michigan State (25-5, 16-3) won its first conference title since 2020.