No. 25 Iowa rallies to upend No. 22 Syracuse
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Melissa Dixon scored seven of her game-high 27 points in the final 1:22 as No. 25 Iowa came back to defeat 22nd-ranked and previously unbeaten Syracuse 97-91 in the Big Ten/ACC challenge Thursday night.
Dixon scored all 27 points -- on 7 of 11 3-point attempts -- after halftime as Iowa (9-1) clawed back from a 47-37 gap.
Bethany Doolittle scored a career-high 25 for the Hawkeyes, Samantha Logic added 14 and Kali Peschel 10 with eight rebounds.
The Hawkeyes hadn't led since 12:06 of the first half when a Dixon 3 brought them to 71-69, and then Peschel grabbed a defensive rebound and scored for a 72-71 lead.
Syracuse (8-1) was led by 25 points on 10-for-13 shooting from Brittney Sykes, who also hauled down 10 boards. Sykes scored 10 of her points in the final 7:14 as she and Iowa's Dixon and Logic traded baskets and the lead.
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2021-22 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| NC State | 17-1 | - | 29-3 |
| Louisville | 16-2 | 1 | 25-4 |
| North Carolina | 13-5 | 4 | 23-6 |
| Notre Dame | 13-5 | 4 | 22-8 |
| Virginia Tech | 13-5 | 4 | 23-9 |
| Georgia Tech | 11-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
| Boston College | 10-8 | 7 | 19-11 |
| Miami | 10-8 | 7 | 20-12 |
| Florida State | 10-8 | 7 | 17-13 |
| Duke | 7-11 | 10 | 17-13 |
| Wake Forest | 4-14 | 13 | 15-16 |
| Syracuse | 4-14 | 13 | 11-18 |
| Clemson | 3-15 | 14 | 10-21 |
| Pittsburgh | 2-16 | 15 | 11-19 |
| Virginia | 2-16 | 15 | 5-22 |
2021-22 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | 14-4 | - | 23-6 |
| Iowa | 14-4 | - | 23-7 |
| Michigan | 13-4 | 0.5 | 22-6 |
| Maryland | 13-4 | 0.5 | 21-8 |
| Indiana | 11-5 | 2 | 22-8 |
| Nebraska | 11-7 | 3 | 24-8 |
| Northwestern | 8-8 | 5 | 17-12 |
| Michigan State | 8-9 | 5.5 | 15-15 |
| Purdue | 7-11 | 7 | 16-14 |
| Minnesota | 7-11 | 7 | 14-17 |
| Penn State | 5-13 | 9 | 11-18 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 9 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 3-14 | 10.5 | 11-20 |
| Illinois | 1-13 | 11 | 7-20 |