Iowa basketball

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Red-hot Iowa basketball pulls away from Nebraska, secures 20-win ... (Hawk Central)

The Hawkeyes have won six of seven games in February and improved to 10-7 in conference play.

Observations: No. 25 Iowa Outlasts Huskers (CalBearsMaven)

Observations from Iowa's 88-78 win at Nebraska on Friday night. THE TONY PERKINS GAME. Sophomore guard Tony Perkins has become a perfect fit to Iowa's ...

Those proved to be critical as the Hawkeyes eventually pulled away. He's coming after you as soon as he takes the floor. He's the kind of guy that when he comes out, whether he starts or whether it comes off the bench, you know he's ready to go. He knows he's going to be in that starting lineup. So I'm not surprised that he's performed well in that role.” He's tough.”

College basketball rankings: Iowa rounds out Top 25 And 1 with a ... (CBSSports.com)

The Hawkeyes are 6-1 in their past seven games and have been strong in the predictive metrics.

Iowa remains No. 26 in Saturday morning's updated CBS Sports Top 25 And 1 daily college basketball rankings. They've already won at least 10 Big Ten games for the seventh time in the past eight seasons — and, for the third straight year, they have a legitimate National Player of the Year candidate leading the way. Iowa has been strong in the predictive metrics all season even if the resume never really matched the computer numbers.

Iowa Hoops: February Fright: #25 Hawkeyes 88, Nebraska 78 (Black Heart Gold Pants)

Tony Perkins set a career high as the Hawkeyes came away with the road win.

- There was a point in the game where they flashed a graphic of combined scoring among the brothers in the game. Many were of the unforced variety, with a travel and out-of-bounds in the corner. Tony Perkins put the capper on an excellent night, with a jumper which extended Iowa’s lead to 81-70 with 1:40 left. Defensively, they were a half step slow for much of the frame, including a couple whiffs on steals. Connor finished with 11 points but was a necessary scorer throughout the first half. Perkins led the game with 20 points on 8/10 shooting, including his only two threes of 2022.

Game Notes: No. 25 Iowa vs. Northwestern (University of Iowa Athletics)

Iowa holds a dominate 70-18 advantage in games played in Iowa City, including a 30-4 record in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes have won the last seven ...

He was the team’s leading scorer (7.8) and rebounder (5.5) off the bench in conference play. The Murray twins are one of five twins on Division I rosters this season (Arizona State, San Diego State, SIUE, and Wisconsin). The four turnovers against the Cavaliers are the fourth lowest in any Big Ten/ACC Challenge game. He was second in the conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (3.07) and fourth in assists per contest (4.4). McCaffery and Tom Davis (10) are the only Iowa coaches to win 20 or more games in at least eight seasons. Iowa’s 20 3-pointers made equals the Carver-Hawkeye Arena record (20 by Purdue on Jan. 20, 2018). He is one of three Big Ten players since the 2002-03 season with six consecutive 20-point games to start the season. The Hawkeyes are shooting 75.5 percent from the foul line, which ranks second in the Big Ten and 48th nationally. He ranks third in career scoring at Iowa (1,938) and ninth in field goals made (577). Murray is the first Hawkeye to score 30+ points in back-to-back Big Ten games since Matt Gatens 10 years ago in 2012 (30 vs. It was his first game in double figures since scoring 16 points against Illinois on Dec. 6, and his sixth game in double figures on the season. The 37 points are believed to be the third most by any men’s basketball player in Carver-Hawkeye Arena’s 39-year history (45 by Brian Quinnett of Washington State in 1986; 41 by Iowa’s Luka Garza in 2020).

No. 21 Iowa women's basketball vying for Big Ten regular season ... (UI The Daily Iowan)

Both No. 21 Iowa and No. 6 Michigan women's basketball will be playing for a conference regular season championship when they match up at Carver-Hawkeye ...

“I don’t have enough scholarships with three coming in and whatever is going to happen in the transfer portal.” If the Hawkeyes win, they will hold the regular season title outright if the Ohio State Buckeyes lose to the Michigan State Spartans on Sunday. Your support helps provide the necessary resources and training to continue our mission. Since then, the Hawkeyes have rocketed near the top of the Big Ten standings. “But if we don’t, it’s not the end of the world. “And they were without one of theirs … We’re also very, very happy to have Gabbie and McKenna available for the game.” “But they aren’t going to be using that year here. “That would be pretty incredible, obviously,” Iowa sophomore point guard Caitlin Clark said of winning the regular season title on Feb. 23. “[Cook and Taiwo’s] status is that they are eligible for an additional year due to COVID,” Bluder said. “I think our team was really resilient during that, and we had so many girls step up and they did an amazing job.” Marshall returned on Feb. 9. If the Wolverines win, they will be outright conference regular season champions.