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Dixon leads No. 22 Iowa over Colorado 78-63

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December 7th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Melissa Dixon had five 3-pointers with 23 points, Bethany Doolittle had 11 points and 10 rebounds, and No. 22 Iowa beat Colorado 78-63 on Sunday. Iowa (7-2) pushed ahead with an 11-2 run late in the second half, capped at 72-54 on Whitney Jennings’ layup with 4:31 left.

The Hawkeyes took the lead for good, breaking a 17-all tie with a 7-0 run midway through the first. Colorado (6-2) pulled within 27-26, but Iowa rattled off six-straight and led 35-28 at the break. Ally Disterhoft chipped in with 15 points and eight rebounds, and Samantha Logic finished with 10 points for Iowa. Dixon was 5 of 10 from 3-point range and Disterhoft was 2 of 3.

Jasmine Sborov led the Buffalos with 17 points and Jen Reese added 14. Sborov and Jamee Swan had 12 rebounds apiece.