Saturday 30th November 2024

Megan Gustafson scored 30 points with 16 rebounds and the second-seeded Hawkeyes narrowly avoided a monumental upset, holding off No. 15 Mercer 66-61 for their first NCAA Tournament win in four years.

Jordan Roundtree hit a free throw after being fouled with 1.1 seconds left in overtime and seventh-seeded Missouri held off Drake 77-76 on Friday to advance to the NCAA Tournament’s round of 32 for the third time in four years.

Iowa will battle Missouri in the second round tomorrow (Sunday) at 1:00 p.m. at Carvery-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa State will battled New Mexico State in Saturday’s second game at hilton Coliseum in Ames. The contest will start around 4:30, after the 2:30 contest in Ames between DePaul and Murray State.

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