Czinano, Clark rally No. 12 Iowa women past Northwestern
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Monika Czinano scored 21 points, Caitlin Clark had a double-double and No. 12 Iowa pulled away from Northwestern for a 72-59 win in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament. The Wildcats, on the NCAA Tournament bubble, trailed by 3 when Veronica Burton made a layup with four minutes left in the third quarter but they missed their next 15 shots. When Laya Hartman ended the drought with a 3-pointer with four minutes left in the game, Northwestern trailed 66-54. Clark, the Big Ten player of the year with 15 double-double, finished with 19 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Burton finished with 25 points and 11 rebounds for seventh-seeded Northwestern.