IU women's basketball coach Felisha Legette-Jack placed a premium on this final stretch of games before the Big Ten Tournament.
Five straight losses weren't exactly what she had in mind.
The Hoosiers (13-15, 6-11) couldn't complete a rally from a deficit as large as 16 points, and the Hawkeyes (16-12, 9-8) completed a season sweep of IU with a 76-64 win Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The loss was the Hoosiers' fifth straight.
"We've got to come ready to play," Legette-Jack said. "I'm not certain why we don't have a sense of urgency. We certainly did not have that sense of urgency."
While both teams had four players score in double digits, Iowa shot 45 percent from the field compared to the Hoosiers' 30.3 percent.
"Hats off to Iowa, who's playing emotional basketball, committed basketball, together basketball," Legette-Jack said.
Hawkeyes freshman center Morgan Johnson led all players in scoring with 18 points, and freshman guard Jaime Printy added 17. Sophomore forward Kelly Krei posted a double-double with 14 points and 13 rebounds.
For IU, senior guard Jamie Braun led the way with 14 points and five assists. Junior guards Jori Davis and Whitney Lindsay each scored 12 points.
Freshman forward Sasha Chaplin added 11 points led the charge off the boards with seven rebounds.
Sophomore forward Danilsa Andujar played just three minutes because of an ankle injury she suffered in practice Tuesday.
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