The Iowa Hawkeyes continued their hot streak on Friday as they throttled the 15th seed Illinois State Redbirds to the tune of 98-58 on the back of 27 points and 10 assists from the nation’s leader in both - Caitlin Clark. Iowa got double-digit performances from Monika Czinano (18) and Gabbie Marshall (13) in the starting lineup while Tomi Taiwo added 13 points on 3⁄4 shooting from deep off the bench.
Now the Hawkeyes advance to the round of 32 where the 10th-seeded Creighton Bluejays await them. The Jays advanced via an 84-74 win over 7 seed Colorado in Carver on Friday.