March 7, 2008

The event's first game of the second day will feature the No. 7 Michigan Wolverines (17-12, 9-9 Big Ten) against the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes (20-9, 13-5).

11:31 a.m. ET: The lineups are in and we are ready to go!

1st, 15:54, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Iowa 7, Michigan 2
Both teams are off to an early morning start here in Indianapolis. Iowa is shooting 33 percent from the floor, while Michigan is just 25 percent from the floor. Iowa's Kristi Smith has 3 points and a rebound to start the game.

1st, 10:34, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Iowa 16, Michigan 7
Iowa's shooting has picked up since the last break. The Hawkeyes have improved to 55 percent shooting. Smith now has 6 points for Iowa.

THE RUBBER MATCH: Iowa and Michigan met twice this year in the regular season with each team earning a win. Michigan was victorious on its home floor on Dec. 30, 63-46, but the Hawkeyes responded with a 66-61 win in Iowa City on Jan. 27.

1st, 5:49, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Iowa 23, Michigan 15
Michigan can't seem to get within 8-9 points of the Hawkeyes right now. The shooting has improved for the Wolverines though. They are now approachign 40 percent shooting. Jessica Minnfield is the all-around stat leader for Michigan right now, as she has recorded 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

1st, 3:54, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Iowa 26, Michigan 15

1st, 3:35, TIMEOUT (IOWA): Iowa 27, Michigan 15

HALFTIME: Iowa 30, Michigan 19
Iowa leads at the half and has been paced by Kristi Smith with 6 points and 3 rebounds. Michigan is led by Krista Phillips with 6 points.

BIG TEN TOURNAMENT SERIES: Iowa and Michigan have matchd up only once in Big Ten Tournament history. In the first round of the 2005 tournament, sixth-seeded Iowa handed No. 11 Michigan a 70-42 loss, which marked the Wolverines' lowest point total in event history.

2nd, 15:48, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Iowa 32, Michigan 21
Of nine shots taken so far, the two teams have made only two attempts. Iowa is currently 1-of-6 shooting in the second half, while Michigan is 1-of-3.

2nd, 13:23, TIMEOUT (MICH): Iowa 32, Michigan 23

2nd, 12:35, TIMEOUT (MICH): Iowa 37, Michigan 23
Despite hitting just 1-of-8 from the floor this half, Iowa just answered with a jumper followed by a Kristi Smith 3-pointer to force Michigan's Kevin Borseth to call another timeout.

2nd, 10:37, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Iowa 37, Michigan 28
The timeout helped the Wolverines as they have answered with five straight points. However, Michigan still can't get past the 8-9 point threshold against the Hawkeyes.

2nd, 7:54, TIMEOUT (MICH): Iowa 45, Michigan 30

2nd, 7:17, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Iowa 45, Michigan 30
As you can tell by the score, this game has turned into a game of streaks. Iowa is on a current one, having outscored Michigan 8-0 in the last three minutes. Perhaps it is due to a lack of depth on the bench or just not being used to playing on consecutive days in the tournament, but Michigan looks tired and Iowa is taking advantage of that with fresh substitutions.

2nd, 5:56, TIMEOUT (IOWA): Iowa 45, Michigan 31

2nd, 3:44, TIMEOUT (MEDIA): Iowa 51, Michigan 33
It appears that Iowa has the game in hand. Michigan is exhausted, but that certainly does not mean there was a lack of effort. Borseth and the Wolverines probably needed a win today to get them in the NCAA Tournament. We will wait to hear the selections on Monday. Iowa's Johanna Solverson, who was featured on the Big Ten's website earlier this year, has played a steady game today. She has 10 points on 5-of-10 shooting, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.

2nd, 2:28, TIMEOUT (MICH): Iowa 53, Michigan 36

FINAL: Iowa 58, Michigan 37
Iowa advances to the semifinals with a 21-point win over the Wolverines. The 37 points for Michigan are a tournament low for the team, but the Wolverines also held Iowa to 58 points -- 5 points off of its all-time BTT low point total.