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Iowa Beats Wisconsin, Secures No. 2 Seed

No. 9 Iowa routed Wisconsin 81-52 on Sunday to secure the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, despite missing injured star Hannah Stuelke.

Ava Heiden had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Chadazi Wright added 14 points to lead Iowa. The Hawkeyes (24-5, 15-3) led 33-29 at halftime and outscored Wisconsin 26-9 in the third quarter.

Wisconsin's Destiny Howell had 23 points, but the Badgers (13-16, 5-13) fell to their ninth straight loss. Stuelke, who suffered an upper-body injury against Illinois, is listed as day-to-day and hopeful to play in the conference tournament.