By Michael Hemmerle | @MichaelHemmerle Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – He had entered the game in the first half, part of a flurry of Iowa substitutions that made freshman Payton Sandfort easy to miss. He had averaged 5.0 points in his freshman season and went scoreless in 10 games. Sandfort had double-figure games against …

By Michael Harley | @mhar3481 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Coming off an emotional last-second win on Saturday in the semifinal round of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, the Iowa Hawkeyes completed the task and defeated the Purdue Boilermakers, 75-66, on Sunday afternoon to win the championship. The title is the first for …

By Michael Hemmerle Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – On the day that will be remembered for Jordan Bohannon’s game-winning shot to send Iowa to the Big Ten Championship Game, the play of Keegan Murray made it possible. Murray, a 6-foot-8 sophomore, became the first player in the 24-year history of the Big Ten Men’s …

By Michael Harley | @mhar3481 Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — In his 177th game as an Iowa Hawkeye, Jordan Bohannon banked in the biggest shot of his career. With a semifinal game of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament against Indiana knotted at 77, the Hawkeyes were looking to take the final shot of …

By Seth Hine Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — In the first-ever Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament meeting of Rutgers and Iowa, Iowa was able to come away with a 84-74 win. Iowa (24-9), after setting the tournament record for points scored at 112 on Thursday, was able to make solid use of its bench …

By Michael Hemmerle Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The Iowa Hawkeyes put on a show in the most one-sided game in the 24-year history of the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament, beating Northwestern, 112-76, in a game that set multiple records. The fifth-seeded Hawkeyes (23-9) advanced to a quarterfinal game against No. 4 Rutgers …

By Laura Vazquez David | @lauravazquezpr Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — As the Iowa Hawkeyes prepared for the championship game of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament against the Indiana Hoosiers, all eyes were on Big Ten Player of the Year Caitlin Clark. But Monica Czinano really stole the show. Czinano led her team …

By Joe Tykane Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS — The Iowa Hawkeyes made history Sunday evening, beating the Indiana Hoosiers, 74-67, to win their fourth Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament championship and the second in four seasons. The victory comes on the heels of a regular season in which Iowa finished tied for the best …

By Joe Tykane Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – Caitlin Clark’s 41 points, the fourth-highest total in the history of the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament, pushed the Iowa Hawkeyes past Nebraska, 83-66, in a semifinal game at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Saturday evening. The second-seeded Hawkeyes (22-7) will attempt to win their second championship in …

By Laura Vázquez David | @lauravazquezpr Sports Capital Journalism Program INDIANAPOLIS – The understated excellence of Iowa’s Caitlin Clark, the 2022 Big Ten Player of the Year, reached another level on Friday night. She responded to the latest challenge of her sophomore season with a once-in-a-generation display of versatility. Clark led the Hawkeyes to a …