LOS ANGELES -- Jaylyn Agnew scored 24 points and Sydney Lamberty added 20 to lead No. 11 Creighton to a 76-70 win over No. 6 seeded Iowa in a first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
The Bluejays (19-12) advances to the second round and will play UCLA on Monday.
Agnew and Lamberty combined to make 16 of 26 shots. Lamberty also had six assists and five rebounds and Audrey Faber added 12 points for Creighton.
Megan Gustafson scored 29 points and had 17 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (24-8).
The Bluejays never trailed in the second half, but had to hold off stubborn Iowa.