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No. 10 Iowa beats Wisconsin for 26th straight time

Caitlin Clark

MADISON, Wis. — Caitlin Clark had 22 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists for her seventh career triple-double to break the Big Ten record in No. 10 Iowa’s 102-71 win over Wisconsin on Sunday.

Clark surpassed the record of six career triple-doubles set by former Iowa player Samantha Logic, who achieved the feat from 2012-2015.

Monika Cziano added 18 points for Iowa (6-3), which stopped a two-game skid and beat the Badgers (3-7) for the 26th straight time. It was the conference opener for both teams.

Clark, a preseason All-American who came into the game as the nation’s scoring leader at 29 points per game, reached double figures in the first quarter with 12 points.

Clark had 10 rebounds and 10 assists to post her second triple-double of the season. McKenna Warnock and Sydney Affolter scored 13 points each and Molly Davis had 10 for Iowa.

The Hawkeyes used a 21-2 run to race to a 57-34 halftime lead. They shot 68 percent (21 of 31) in the opening 20 minutes and finished at 63 percent (39 of 62).

Serah Williams scored 14 points, Maty Wilke 13 and Sydney Hilliard 11 for the Badgers, who have lost six games in a row. The one highlight for Wisconsin was its free-throw shooting — the Badgers made 22 of 23 from the foul line.

Iowa’s defense held Wisconsin to 39 percent (21 of 54) shooting. The Badgers had a seven-minute scoring drought in the second quarter, and only had two field goals in that quarter.

Iowa coach Lisa Bluder said she was pleased with Clark’s control of the game and doing “anything she wanted out there.”

Clark said there’s always room for improvement and that her five turnovers were too many.

“She wants to become perfect at a game that is imperfect, and you can’t be perfect,” Bluder said. “I think that’s what makes her really, really good. She is so vested in this game.”

No. 10 Iowa 102, Wisconsin 71

IOWA (6-3) — Warnock 4-9 2-2 13, Czinano 9-10 0-1 18, Clark 8-14 4-4 22, Marshall 2-5 3-4 7, Martin 1-4 0-0 3, Stuelke 4-5 2-4 10, Davis 5-5 0-0 13, McCabe 2-4 0-0 6, Affolter 1-2 1-1 3, Ediger 0-0 0-0 0, Goodman 2-3 0-0 4, O’Grady 0-0 0-0 0, Wetering 1-1 0-0 3. TOTALS 39-62 12-16 102.

WISCONSIN (3-7) — Williams 5-10 5-6 15, LaBarbera 1-8 4-4 6, Pospisilova 1-13 4-4 6, Schramek 1-4 4-4 7, Wilke 5-8 0-0 13, White 0-0 0-0 0, Towers 0-0 0-0 0, Copeland 0-0 0-0 0, Ellew 1-1 0-0 3, Hilliard 5-8 1-1 11, Krahn 2-2 2-2 8, Porter 0-0 2-2 2. TOTALS 21-54 22-23 71.

Iowa 25 32 18 27 — 102

Wisconsin 20 14 21 16 — 71

3-Point Goals–Iowa 12-23 (Warnock 3-5, Clark 2-5, Marshall 0-2, Martin 1-3, Davis 3-3, McCabe 2-3, Affolter 0-1, Wetering 1-1), Wisconsin 7-18 (LaBarbera 0-3, Pospisilova 0-6, Schramek 1-2, Wilke 3-4, Ellew 1-1, Krahn 2-2). Assists–Iowa 24 (Clark 10), Wisconsin 9 (Wilke 3). Fouled Out–Schramek. Rebounds–Iowa 35 (Clark 10), Wisconsin 19 (LaBarbera 5). Total Fouls–Iowa 19, Wisconsin 18. A–3,926.

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