Playing on the road without Drew Thelwell and Owen Freeman in a season that has been going down the drain, the Hawkeyes showed perseverance. It was a team effort as Iowa outscored Rutgers by 20 in the second half to earn the victory.

Riding a five-game winning streak heading into Thursday night's matchup, Iowa women's basketball (18-7, 8-6) won 55-43 against Rutgers (10-15, 2-12 Big Ten) from Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

There’s not much pretty about it (except for Lucy Olsen’s 27 points), but Iowa handles Rutgers 55-43 for its sixth straight win.