Indiana women's basketball vs. Caitlin Clark, Iowa: TV, storylines for Big Ten lead
UPDATE: The Indiana women’s basketball team is still working on getting to Iowa City due to the blizzard.
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PREVIOUSLY: Indiana women's basketball can vault itself into the national spotlight and take the Big Ten lead when it visits Iowa on Saturday night.
The No. 13 (USA TODAY) Hoosiers (14-1, 5-0 Big Ten) have won 13 straight games, rallying from a 9-point, third-quarter deficit on Wednesday to beat Penn State 75-67. Mackenzie Holmes had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Sydney Parrish continued her hot stretch with 20 points. Parrish is averaging 18 points, hitting 11-of-17 3-pointers, over her past three games.
No. 3 Iowa (16-1, 5-0) has also won 13 straight games and is coming off a blowout of Purdue. Caitlin Clark produced her second consecutive triple-double and Kate Martin added 15 points and 8 rebounds.
These teams split their games last season, with each team winning at home. Clark hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in Iowa City to boost the Hawkeyes to an 86-85 victory.
Mackenzie Holmes nears IU women's basketball records
The fifth-year post player has 2,193 career points, on track to pass program leader Tyra Buss (2,364 from 2014-18) in February. Holmes ranks third in program history with 883 career rebounds. Amanda Cahill had 1,115 from 2014-18.
From Maine to Bloomington: A Bob Knight camp started Mackenzie Holmes' road to Indiana
Caitlin Clark nears NCAA women's basketball record
Clark averages a nation-leading 31.0 points per game this season, as well as 7.3 rebounds and 7.7 assists. Her 3,244 career points rank fifth in NCAA Div. I history. She's also fifth in career assists with 929.
Player | School | Points |
Kelsey Plum | Washington | 3,527 |
Kelsey Mitchell | Ohio State | 3,402 |
Jackie Stiles | Missouri State | 3,393 |
Brittney Griner | Baylor | 3,283 |
Caitlin Clark | Iowa | 3,244 |
Clark could return to Iowa for a sixth season or enter the 2024 WNBA Draft. The Indiana Fever own the No. 1 overall pick.
Indiana in Caitlin Clark's future? 'I know how well people support women's basketball here.'
Indiana women's basketball vs. Iowa start time
8 p.m. ET Saturday, Jan. 13, 2024, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
What channel is Indiana women's basketball vs. Iowa on?
TV: Fox
Radio: 96.7 FM in Bloomington, with Austin Render on play-by-play
Streaming: SiriusXM Channel 81
Indiana women's basketball schedule
Date, day | location, opponent | time, TV |
Nov. 1, Wednesday | vs. Northwood | |
Nov. 9, Thursday | vs. Eastern Illinois | |
Nov. 12, Sunday | at Stanford | |
Nov. 17, Friday | vs. Murray State | |
Nov. 19, Sunday | vs. Lipscomb | |
Nov. 23, Thursday | vs. Tennessee at Fort Myers, Fla. | W, 71-57 |
Nov. 25, Saturday | vs. Princeton at Fort Myers, Fla. | |
Nov. 30, Thursday | at Maine | |
Dec. 3, Sunday | vs. Stetson | |
Dec. 9, Saturday | at Rutgers | |
Dec. 18, Monday | vs. Evansville | |
Dec. 22, Friday | vs. Bowling Green | |
Dec. 31, Sunday | vs. Illinois | |
Jan. 4, Thursday | vs. Michigan | |
Jan. 7, Sunday | at Nebraska | |
Jan. 10, Wednesday | vs. Penn State | |
Jan. 13, Saturday | at Iowa | 8 p.m., Fox |
Jan. 17, Wednesday | vs. Minnesota | 8 p.m., Peacock |
Jan. 21, Sunday | at Purdue | 2 p.m., Peacock |
Jan. 28, Sunday | vs. Northwestern | 2 p.m., B1G+ |
Jan. 31, Wednesday | at Maryland | 7 p.m., Peacock |
Feb. 4, Sunday | at Ohio State | Noon, FS1 |
Feb. 8, Thursday | vs. Michigan State | 7 p.m., Peacock |
Feb. 11, Sunday | vs. Purdue | 2 p.m., B1G+ |
Feb. 14, Wednesday | at Wisconsin | 8 p.m., Peacock |
Feb. 19, Monday | at Illinois | 2 p.m., Fox |
Feb. 22, Thursday | vs. Iowa | 8 p.m., Peacock |
Feb. 27, Tuesday | at Northwestern | 7 p.m., BTN |
March 3, Sunday | vs. Maryland | 3 p.m., Peacock |
March 6-10 | Big Ten tournament in Minneapolis |
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