March Madness 2022: Lauren Jensen leads Creighton past Iowa in second round

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Lauren Jensen found a new place last spring when she transferred from Iowa to Creighton.

She came back into her former home on Sunday and knocked her ex-teammates out of the women's NCAA tournament.

Jensen scored 19 points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer with 12 seconds left that lifted No. 10 seed Creighton over Caitlin Clark and second-seeded Iowa 64-62 in a Greensboro Region second-round game.

Iowa (24-8), which shared the Big Ten regular-season title and won the conference tournament, had two chances to tie the game in the closing three seconds. Monika Czinano missed a layup with three seconds left, then Kate Martin missed a putback as time ran out.

Jensen scored nine of the Bluejays' last 10 points.

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Creighton guard Lauren Jensen (15) drives to the basket as Iowa guard Gabbie Marshall (24) tries to grab the ball during the first half of a second-round game in the NCAA women's college basketball tournament, Sunday, March 20, 2022, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Ron Johnson)

"I’ve gotten the question a lot," Creighton coach Jim Flanery said. "'How is Lauren going to feel today, what’s Lauren going to play like, da da da da?' Those last few minutes had to be magical and special, and we’re super proud of her and we’re super proud that she’s part of our program."

"Right away from summer workouts, this team welcomed me with open arms and made me feel at home and a part of the team, and I’m just so grateful for that," Jensen said. "To be able to do that with them here today is just so great."

Jensen had a layup with 1:26 left to cut Iowa’s lead to 62-60, then her 3-pointer gave the Bluejays a