Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball got all it could handle from Northwestern, but Hannah Stuelke and company held on to set up Sunday's festivities.

Iowa women's basketball held on for a win despite a final-minute rally from Northwestern in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday.

After returning from their two-game Pacific Northwest road trip, the Iowa women’s basketball team (14-7, 4-6 Big Ten) took care of business in a surprisingly close 85-80 victory against Northwestern (7-12,

The Hawkeyes are coming off another disappointing performance, losing 82-65 at Ohio State on Monday. Head coach Fran McCaffery's group has lost four of its last five games. Here's a look at the Big Ten Conference standings heading into this week: More: Iowa basketball whiffs on another chance to energize fan base,

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