BTN.com staff, January 4, 2015
Sunday featured six Big Ten's women's basketball games, including No. 20 Iowa winning at No. 16 Rutgers, 79-72.
In the win vs. the Scarlet Knights and former Iowa coach C. Vivian Stringer, Iowa's Melissa Dixon became the program's all-time 3-point leader.
There were a couple of intrastate rivalries Sunday, too, as Michigan topped No. 24 Michigan State, 74-65, and Purdue rolled past Indiana, 86-64.
Catch up on all of Sunday's action below.
IOWA 79, RUTGERS 72: BOX | AP RECAP
Melissa Dixon scored 21 points, hitting six 3-pointers to give her the school record, leading No. 20 Iowa to a 79-72 win over 16th-ranked Rutgers on Sunday.
#HAWKEYES WIN!!!
— Iowa Women's Basketball (@IowaWBB) January 4, 2015
MICHIGAN 74, MICHIGAN STATE 65: BOX | AP RECAP
Katelynn Flaherty scored 21 points, including five 3-pointers, to help Michigan to a 74-65 upset over No. 24 Michigan State on Sunday.
ILLINOIS 91, PENN STATE 76: BOX | RECAP
Illinois notched its first win at Penn State since 1998 and handed the Lady Lions their worst home loss in four years, beating the Lady Lions 91-76, with Jacqui Grant posting a career-high 29 points
#Illini beat Penn State in State College for the first time since 1998! pic.twitter.com/GsA72svLSy
— Illinois Women's Basketball (@IlliniWBB) January 4, 2015
PURDUE 86, INDIANA 64: BOX | RECAP
Senior Whitney Bays scored a career-high 27 points and became the first player in school history to post five consecutive double-doubles, leading her Purdue to an 86-64 victory over Indiana.
Final from Mackey!!! #BoilerUp pic.twitter.com/uQWtWvcFRD
— Purdue Women's Basketball (@PurdueWBB) January 4, 2015
MINNESOTA 72, WISCONSIN 60: BOX | RECAP
Minnesota used a strong first half in which it scored 40 points, shot .500 (17-34) from the floor and .556 (5-9) from three-point range to defeat Wisconsin (5-8, 1-2), 72-60.
Final: #Gophers get the win on the road in Madison and are now 3-0 in B1G play. pic.twitter.com/4idg7vmtOu
— Minnesota Women's Basketball (@GopherWBB) January 4, 2015
OHIO STATE 73, NORTHWESTERN 64: BOX | RECAP
Ohio State jumped out to a 9-0 lead and would never trail in a 73-64 victory over No. 25 Northwestern Sunday afternoon at Value City Arena.