Jan Jensen's postgame news conference:
Jan Jensen's postgame news conference:
Game highlights: Iowa vs. Oklahoma
NORMAN, Okla. — O-board-O-rama.
No. 11 Oklahoma torched Iowa on the glass, on both ends, and dusted the Hawkeyes, 96-62, in an NCAA women’s basketball second-round game Monday afternoon at Lloyd Noble Center.
Oklahoma (27-7) advances to the Spokane-4 regional semifinal, and will face No. 3 Connecticut or South Dakota on Saturday (time TBA) at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena.
Oklahoma 96, Iowa 62 (Final)
OU had a whopping 64-33 advantage in rebounds. The Sooners' offensive rebounding rate was 46.2 percent. Iowa? 11.1 percent.
Oklahoma 96, Iowa 62 (Final)
Oklahoma pulled away easily with a 58-point second half.
Lucy Olsen led the Hawkeyes with 20 in her final college game. Kylie Feuerbach had 14. Hannah Stuelke had 10. Everyone else had 4 or fewer points.
Oklahoma 96, Iowa 62 (Final)
Sooners (27-7) head to Spokane. Hawkeyes head home at 23-11.
Oklahoma 93, Iowa 57 (1:00 4th)
A tough finish for the Hawkeyes in Norman. End of the road (in college) for Lucy Olsen and Sydney Affolter.
Oklahoma 83, Iowa 54 (3:14 4th)
Affolter is out. Lots of hugs there. Not many Hawkeyes in recent memory have been tougher than her.
Oklahoma 79, Iowa 50 (5:16 4th)
Iowa's first 10 losses all were competitive, but 10 points or less. This one isn't.
Oklahoma 76, Iowa 48 (7:00 3rd)
19 turnovers and 19 made field goals so far for Iowa.
Oklahoma 68, Iowa 43 (End of 3rd)
OU outscored Iowa, 30-16, and outrebounded Iowa, 17-6, in the third quarter.
Oklahoma 66, Iowa 41 (0:51 3rd)
Jan Jensen picks up a technical foul. OU makes the FT, and Beers gets a great look on the subsequent possession. OU's biggest lead of the afternoon.
Oklahoma 59, Iowa 38 (2:47 3rd)
Williams is hurting. She exits.
Oklahoma 53, Iowa 36 (4:51 3rd)
Some foul trouble for the Hawkeyes... Olsen and Affolter each have three fouls.
Oklahoma 49, Iowa 32 (7:47 3rd)
Iowa takes a timeout as Oklahoma has its largest lead of the afternoon. OU on a 6-0 run in the last 30 seconds.
Waterloo native Sahara Williams is OU's leading scorer, rebounder and assister so far.
Oklahoma 38, Iowa 29 (8:52 3rd)
Stuelke reverse layup. Beers is down (nose?). Previous play is under review.
Update: Intentional foul on Stuelke.
Oklahoma 38, Iowa 27 (Half)
Lucy Olsen and Kylie Feuerbach: 18 points on 7-of-16 shooting
Everyone else on Iowa: 6 points on 2-of-13 shooting
Oklahoma 38, Iowa 27 (Half)
The Hawkeyes are in a hole after having 12 turnovers versus 10 made field goals in the first half.
Oklahoma 38, Iowa 24 (1:27 2nd)
O-board-o-rama for OU.
Oklahoma 32, Iowa 21 (3:56 2nd)
Iowa 5 assists, 10 turnovers.
Oklahoma 10 assists, 5 turnovers.
Oklahoma 32, Iowa 21 (4:28 2nd)
The Sooners are starting to get some momentum on offense. Iowa timeout.
Iowa still has more turnovers (9) than made field goals (8).
Oklahoma 25, Iowa 14 (5:54 2nd)
Iowa has gone more than three minutes without a FG. Oklahoma maintains a double-digit lead despite shooting 2-for-15 this quarter.
Oklahoma 22, Iowa 14 (7:48 2nd)
The good news for Iowa? Oklahoma is 1-for-6 this quarter.
The bad news for Iowa? Iowa isn't much better... 1-for-4 this quarter.
Oklahoma 20, Iowa 11 (End of 1st)
Last Iowa FG came at 6:51 (Stuelke). It's a 16-1 OU run since.
Oklahoma 20, Iowa 11 (End of 1st)
Iowa field goals: 4
Iowa turnovers: 8
Oklahoma 14, Iowa 11 (1:38 1st)
Oklahoma is on a 10-1 run. Turnovers continue to be an issue for the Hawkeyes (six TOs in the first eight-plus minutes). Iowa has gone more than five minutes since its last made FG.
Iowa 10, Oklahoma 8 (4:18 1st)
Iowa has 4 turnovers on 12 possessions so far (33.3 percent). Notable contrast from 15 turnovers on 77 possessions (19.5 percent) against Murray State.
Iowa 10, Oklahoma 8 (4:34 1st)
Take Feuerbach out of the mix, and Iowa is 2-10 FG.
Iowa 8, Oklahoma 4 (7:40 1st)
Nice start for the Hawkeyes. Pair of threes by Kylie Feuerbach.
Away we go.
If you're Oklahoma, you have to be disappointed in this turnout.
20 percent OU fans
15 percent Iowa fans
65 percent empty
A look at the pins that the coaching staffs will be wearing in honor of the late Jamie Cavey-Lang:
(Photo by Nick Rohlman/The Gazette)
Probable starters:
Iowa: McCabe, Affolter, Feuerbach, Olsen, Stuelke
Oklahoma: Scott, Williams, Verhulst, Vann, Beers
Oklahoma's Sahara Williams is a Waterloo native.
Three road teams won yesterday ...
(5) Mississippi over (4) Baylor
(5) Kansas State over (4) Kentucky
(5) Tennessee over (4) Ohio State
Can (6) Iowa continue the trend today at (3) Oklahoma?