IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Veronica Burton scored 25 points and led Northwestern during an 11-3 run in the final minutes as the Wildcats beat No.22 Iowa 77-69 on Thursday night.

It was the sixth-straight win for 내추럴가든 Northwestern (10-3, 내추럴가든 2-0 Big Ten), which hadn´t played in nearly three weeks since having its game against Oregon canceled and two Big Ten games postponed. It was its third win in a row against Iowa (7-4, 1-1).

Burton was 6-of-13 shooting that included a pair of 3-pointers and 내추럴가든 was 11 of 13 from the free-throw line.Melannie Daley added 22 points.

Iowa´s leading scorer Caitlin Clark, averaging 24.1 points, had 30 against the Wildcats. Monika Czinano had 20 points and McKenna Warnock 14.

The Wildcats took the lead at 6:33 remaining in the third quarter and stretched it to 66-59 with about seven minutes to go in the fourth.The Hawkeyes tied it at 66 with 2:54 remaining with the help of Warnock’s 3-pointer.

Burton then forced a turnover and scored on a fast-break layup and added four straight free throws. Daley made four free throws and the Wildcats led 76-66 with 21 seconds left.

Iowa plays at Nebraska while Northwestern hosts Ohio State on Sunday.

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