Iowa center Owen Freeman will miss the remainder of the season due surgery on his finger. The sophomore leads the Hawkeyes in points, rebounds and blocked shots. Freeman is shooting 64 percent from the field. McCaffery says it was a recent injury.

McCaffery says the injury was to his shooting hand and the risk of permanent injury was too great if he continued to play.

The Hawkeyes have lost four of five games and take a 4-6 Big Ten record into Tuesday night’s game at home against seventh ranked Purdue.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior guard Lucy Olsen was named the Big Ten Co-Player of the Week the conference office announced on Monday.

Olsen was instrumental in Iowa’s huge upset over No. 4 USC on Sunday. She paced the game and Hawkeyes with 28 points, shooting 10-of-18 from the floor and also going 8-of-9 from the free throw line. Olsen’s 28-point performance was a career-high as a Hawkeye and it was also her sixth 20-point outburst of the season which is also a team-high.

In the second half against the Trojans, Olsen registered 23 of her 28 points, including 15 in the fourth quarter. She was 8-of-11 from the field and 7-of-7 from the free throw line over the final 20 minutes.

Earlier in the week against Northwestern, Olsen registered 16 points, six assists, and five rebounds. Olsen has 13 career games of 10+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds.

Olsen and the Hawkeyes are set to travel to Minnesota on Thursday. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. (CT) inside Williams Arena and the game will broadcast on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Drake’s Katie Dinnebier was included among the nation’s best backcourt players as a top 10 candidate for the 2025 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday afternoon. Dinnebier is averaging 20.2 points, 7.3 assists, 4.3 rebounds, and 2.8 steals while shooting .498 from the field, .398 from 3-point range, and .750 from the free throw line this season. She has scored 30-plus points on five occasions including a 40-point effort vs. Iowa (Nov. 17) followed by 39 points at Iowa State (Nov. 24). Dinnebier has also dished out double-digit assists four times including back-to-back 13 distributions. Her assist numbers rank in the top three nationally with 153 total assists and 7.3 assists per game.

Now in its 26th year, the Nancy Lieberman Award recognized the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the floor leadership, playmaking, and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman. Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting in both of the remaining rounds starting on Friday, Feb. 7, on hoophallawards.com. The Fan Vote will count as one committee vote during the finalist selection process. In March, the top 10 list will be narrowed to five finalists before being presented to the Hall of Fame’s selection committees which will select the eventual winners. The selection committees for the Bob Cousy and Nancy Lieberman Awards are composed of top men’s and women’s college basketball personnel, media members, head coaches, information directors, and Hall of Famers.

2025 Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Award Candidates

Georgia Amoore, Kentucky

Paige Bueckers, UConn

Katie Dinnebier, Drake

Rori Harmon, Texas

Olivia Miles, Notre Dame

Te-Hina Paopao, South Carolina

Kiki Rice, UCLA

Serena Sundell, Kansas State

Harmoni Turner, Harvard

Hailey Van Lith, TCU

(Radio Iowa) – Iowans who can afford a pair of tickets to this weekend’s Super Bowl probably don’t care so much about the cost of airfare or hotels, but if you’re trying to make the trip on the cheap, well, it won’t be. Triple-A spokesman Nick Chabarria says depending on when you arrive in New Orleans and how long you plan to stay, you could shave several hundred dollars off the price.

If you can be flexible in where you’ll stay before and after the big game, Chabarria says that could also be a major cost savings.

Reports say ticket prices for the Super Bowl, depending on seat location and which website you use, range from around 38-hundred dollars to more than seven-thousand. Chabarria says another thing to consider is travel insurance, which can help cover unexpected events like trip cancellations, medical emergencies, and lost luggage. With everything you may buy online, he says to be watchful for scams.

EAST MILLS INVITATIONAL AT TABOR

1. Logan-Magnolia – 235.5 pts

3. Woodbine – 148 pts

6. Southwest Valley – 109.5 pts

7. Tri-Center – 91.5 pts

8. Southwest Iowa (83 points) — Top Finisher/4th Place: Blake Schaaf (150), Flynt Bell (157), Landon Roof (175), Richard Heller (215)

10. Griswold – 41 pts

Griswold Champion: RJ Dishong (285)

Tri-Center Champion: Brant Freeberg (138)

Logan-Magnolia Champions: Crosby Yoder (106), David Anderson (113), Wayden Hawkins (144), Corbin Reisz (150)

Woodbine Champion: Lucas Olson (190)

Southwest Valley Top Finisher: 2nd Place – Gavin Wetzel (157), Ian Forsythe (165)

Southwest Iowa: Top Finisher: 4th Place – Blake Schaaf (150), Flynt Bell (157), Landon Roof (175), Richard Heller (215)

CHARGER INVITATIONAL AT ACGC

1. Southeast Polk – 237.5 pts

2. Riverside – 236.5 pts

4. Nodaway Valley – 170.5 pts

7. Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas – 129.5 pts

12. Coon Rapids-Bayard – 85.5 pts

14. Wayne – 79.5 pts

23. AHSTW – 18 pts

Riverside Champions: Kingston Carrigan (113), Drew Anderson (132), Jaxon Gordon (144), Taven Moore (150)

AHSTW Top Finisher: 6th Place – Kayden Baxter (175)

Nodaway Valley Champions: Ashton Honnold (215), Trenton Warner (285)

Coon Rapids-Bayard Top Finisher: 3rd Place – Johnny Cortez (132), Treynor Cose (165)

AUDUBON WHEELER INVITATIONAL 

1. Southeast Pold Gold – 219.5 pts

3. Lenox – 147 pts

4. Missouri Valley – 144.5 points

5. Audubon – 114 pts

6. Treynor – 75.5 points

8. Atlantic JV – 58 pts

9. CAM – 57 pts

CAM Champion: William Rouse (190)

Audubon Champion: Leyton Elmquist (106)

Treynor Champion: Zack Robbins (175)

Atlantic JV Top Finisher: 2nd Place – Dayton Van Horn (106)

1. Atlantic – 236.5 pts

2. Lewis Central – 227 pts

3. Creston – 193 pts

4. Glenwood – 138 pts

5. Harlan – 136.5 pts

6. Shenandoah – 125.5 pts

7. Red Oak – 111.5 pts

8. St. Albert – 96 pts

9. Kuemper Catholic – 74 pts

10. Denison-Schleswig – 71 pts

11. Clarinda – 57 pts

Atlantic Champions: Keaton Schroeder (106), Aiden Smith (138), Jayden Harter, Evan Sorenson (285)

Lewis Central Champions:  Zander Manz (113), Weston Porter (120), Cater Schorsch (132), Mandius Volentine (144)

Harlan Champion: Jesse Jens (126)

Shenandoah Champions: Jacob McGargill (165), Jayden Dickerson (190)

Clarinda Champion: Dominick Polsley (175)

Glenwood Champion: Mason Koehler (215)

Red Oak Champion: Adam Baier (157)

BOYS

Perry – 75 vs Atlantic – 73

Earlham 74 vs Nodaway Valley – 28

Missouri Valley – 61 vs West Harrison – 48

Abraham Lincoln – 70 vs Waukee – 69

Sioux City West – 85 vs Hinton – 80

GIRLS

Earlham – 76 vs Nodaway Valley – 48

The UNI men open the second half on a 9-0 run and cruised to an 83-69 win over Bradley in the McLeod Center, knocking the Braves out of a share of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference race. Junior guard Max Weisbrod led the Panthers with 18 points, including five-of-seven from three point range.

That’s UNI coach Ben Jacobson. The Panthers had 19 assists and just seven turnovers in moving to 8-4 in the Valley.

The ninth ranked TCU women outscored Iowa State 25-17 in the third quarter and went on to down the Cyclones 82-69 in Ames. TCU shot 58 percent in the second half. Addy Brown led ISU with 31 points and Audi Crooks added 29.

That’s ISU coach Bill Fennelly. The Cyclones rallied in the fourth quarter but could get no closer than four points in falling to 6-5 in the Big 12.

On the day Iowa retired the jersey of Caitlin Clark the Hawkeyes stunned fourth ranked USC, Sunday.

Rob Brooks on the Hawkeye Network. Lucy Olsen scored 28 points and the Hawkeyes rallied from six points down in the third quarter for a 76-69 win. Olsen had 23 of her points in the second half.

The Hawkeyes raced out to a 19 point second quarter lead before USC rallied.

Despite holding USC to 8-of-32 shooting in the opening half Hawkeye coach Jan Jensen went to zone in the third quarter.

It was a big win for an Iowa team that is now 5-6 in the Big Ten and 15-7 overall.