Kara Dunn finishes with 25 points and 12 rebounds as USC pulls off its biggest win of the season in an 81-69 victory over No. 8 Iowa.

A week off certainly didn't favor the Iowa Hawkeyes in their game against USC.

With the skid that the USC Women of Troy had been enduring in their last seven games, only managing one win during that stretch, a game against the No.

Down by as many as 18 points in the first half, Iowa (18-3 overall, 9-1 Big Ten) cut the deficit to 52-49 when Journey Houston scored on a behind-the-back transition feed from Taylor Stremlow at the 5:30 mark of the third period.

The USC Trojans lost a 73-72 heartbreaker on the road against the Iowa Hawkeyes in a pivotal Big Ten matchup. What are the biggest takeaways from the Trojans loss to Iowa?

Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points, including two free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining, as Iowa survived USC’s comeback bid to win 73-72 on Wednesday night.

Preview the Jan 28 matchup between the Iowa Hawkeyes and USC Trojans with how to watch, tv channel info, predictions, odds, over/under, spread, betting lines and more.

This Iowa Hawkeyes freshman is no longer coming off the bench.

Woods scores a career-high 33 points and rallies the Trojans from a 17-point second-half deficit, but Iowa’s Bennett Stirtz makes two free throws with 4.6 seconds left and the Hawkeyes hold on for

USC jumped on top of visiting No. 8 Iowa and seized a lead early on that they never relinquished, with Kara Dunn scoring 25 points and Jazzy Davidson adding 21 in the Trojans' upset win.

LOS ANGELES - The USC Trojans defeated the Iowa Hawkeyes, 81-69, at Galen Center on January 29, 2026 and The Sporting Tribune's Darwin Walker was there to capture the following TST Images.