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No. 9 Iowa Beats Wisconsin 81-52

No. 9 Iowa defeated Wisconsin 81-52 in the regular-season finale, securing the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament.

Ava Heiden had 16 points and 14 rebounds, while Chadazi Wright added 14 points to lead the Hawkeyes (24-5, 15-3). Hannah Stuelke missed the game with an upper-body injury but is day-to-day for the conference tournament.

Wisconsin (13-16, 5-13) was led by Destiny Howell's 23 points but has now lost nine straight games. The Hawkeyes have won six consecutive games after dropping three in a row.