Iowa basketball

Iowa was "right there" in the eyes of forward Keegan Murray. The Hawkeyes had two opportunities in the final 15 seconds to upset No.

"Once I got to distributing it just opened up for me to score and shoot the ball. "Patrick (McCaffery)'s not here (due to injury) so that gave more opportunity but (Sandfort) is a really good player," McCaffery said. With each passing game it's clear that the decision to start Perkins was the right one. "I feel like our effort defensively, especially in the first half, was really good," Murray said. In 15 minutes, Sandfort scored seven points (3-for-3 shooting) and had a nice pass to Keegan Murray that led to an easy dunk. "You can't come in here and get outrebounded by 29," McCaffery said. "But at the end of the day I'll continue to practice and bring everyone who was missing along with me so we can get better and make them in the long run." Tony Perkins pushed the ball up the court and found Keegan Murray off a screen, who swung it to Kris Murray for the potential game-winner. The aftermath of Sunday's loss is Iowa falls to fifth place in the final regular season standings and will not have a double bye in this week's Big Ten tournament. Their demeanor after the game from players to coach Fran McCaffery was positive and their hope is they can channel this loss into bounce back wins, much like they did in February. "You just hope your guys in that situation make the right read that gives your team a chance. And that was without starting forward Patrick McCaffery (hip injury) and starters Jordan Bohannon and Connor McCaffery going scoreless in the game.

Keegan Murray led the way with 22 on 7/22 shooting and 11 rebounds. Tony Perkins had another excellent game as a starter with 17 on 6/13, 12 (!!!) rebounds, and ...

They went just 10/19 at the rim, and the Murrays seemed a little wary driving, despite having Kofi on them at times. The first was a straight away three from Keegan Murray. He was fouled on the lower body but could only make one of three at the line with 15 seconds left. After all, Iowa shot 22 free throws in opposing territory and fouled out Andre Curbelo. But there were some real question marks on no calls, including the first of two closeouts from Cockburn. Keegan burned the possession launching a shot out of bounds after getting hit. (Or is that just me?) The State Farm Center certainly seemed to rattle Iowa at the line and applied a certain tentativeness to Iowa’s game. In the second, the Illini continued their torrid pace, snagging a lead inside of five minutes on three Alfonso Plummer free throws. Keegan Murray led the way with 22 on 7/22 shooting and 11 rebounds.

Other Big Ten teams ranked include: No. 9 Purdue, No. 12 Wisconsin and No. 16 Illinois. The Hawkeyes fell to Illinois 74-72 on Sunday night in Champaign. A big ...

Take advantage now and be the first to know about everything going on regarding Iowa football, basketball, and recruiting! They’re just talking about Jordan occasionally, They’re just talking about me occasionally. They matched last season's win total during the regular season and are a projected No. 6 seed in the 2022 NCAA Tournament by ESPN's Joe Lunardi. After winning eight of their last 10 games and pushing Illinois to the brink, Iowa enters the Big Ten Tournament as the No. 5 seed and a 22-9 record. Last year, we had the underdog mentality, but we weren’t really underdogs. On Monday, Iowa stay at No. 24 in the latest AP Poll. This is the second week this season that the Hawkeye have been ranked.

For the first time in the history of the program, Iowa Women's Basketball won Big Ten regular-season and postseason championships in the same season.

A three-pointer by Nicole Cardano-Hillary cut Indiana's deficit to 70-66 with two minutes, 12 seconds remaining in regulation. She shot 13 of 18 from the floor. The Hawkeyes defeated Indiana, 74-67, in Sunday's conference tournament title game at Indianapolis' Gainbridge Fieldhouse to accomplish the feat.

Indiana women's basketball was defeated 74-67 by Iowa in Sunday's Big Ten Championship game in Indianapolis. The game was close until the final minutes, ...

Indiana will wait until next Sunday to see what seed it gets in the tournament. Sunday’s matchup marked Indiana’s second-ever appearance in the conference title game after having won the tournament in 2002. Junior forward Mackenzie Holmes also struggled with foul trouble on Sunday. She never fouled out, but picked up her fourth foul in the third quarter and had to adjust her defensive intensity for the rest of the game. She scored 10 of her 30 total points in the final frame to help her team close out the game. Czinano’s play in both the championship game and throughout the weekend earned her a spot on the Big Ten All-Tournament Team. She was joined by teammate sophomore guard Caitlin Clark, who scored 18 points and grabbed seven rebounds in the Hawkeyes’ win. Senior center Monika Czinano took over for the Hawkeyes in the fourth quarter.

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Kylie Feuerbach (4) and guard Sydney Affolter (3) as they arrive for the championship game in the 2022 Big Ten Women's Basketball ...

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Here is the schedule of Monday's Iowa boys state basketball games at Wells Fargo Arena, which includes Class 1A and Class 2A quarterfinals.

- No. 1 Dallas Center-Grimes (19-5) vs. - No. 3 Johnston (19-2) vs. - No. 2 Cedar Falls (19-2) vs. No. 7 Prairie (17-6), 2 p.m., Wednesday, March 9 - No. 1 Ames (20-3) vs. - No. 3 Assumption (19-5) vs. No. 8 Burlington (16-7), 12:15 p.m., Wednesday, March 9 - No. 4 Cedar Rapids Kennedy (20-3) vs. - No. 2 Decorah (22-1) vs. - No. 4 Winterset (19-5) vs. No. 8 Carroll (16-8), 2 p.m., Tuesday, March 8 No. 5 Marion (19-5), 3:45 p.m., Tuesday, March 8

She is literally one basketball's biggest superstars. All of basketball. NCAA. NBA. WNBA. Clark is the first four names written on the opponent's scouting ...

As has been the case this year, Monika Czinano was ridiculous in the championship game. In this “off” game, Clark finished with a plus/minus of +12. She ended the game with 18 points, 7 rebounds, and 2 assists. She was Linus’ best friend and then some for this squad. There aren’t many players in the history of basketball where this would be considered a “bad” game. I described Martin as being the Security Blanket the other day. Not bad for one of the best basketball players on the planet. As the two seed, it was “expected” that the Hawkeyes would play in the final. The Hawkeyes are a very, very mentally tough group; this was evidenced by the fact that the Indianapolis crowd (and at times the referees) wanted the Hawks to fall flat. For the tournament Clark averaged 26 points per game, 9.3 rebounds, and 3.7 assists. Part of this is that she is impossible to guard. It was annoying that the TV crew mentioned 236 times how Caitlin Clark was struggling in the game. I was nervous to see how the Hawkeyes would respond after such an emotional win against Michigan to end the regular season.

1. Big game for Coleman Hawkins. There have been various games this season where the Illinois basketball team entered the matchup extremely shorthanded. On ...

Throughout the game, Hawkins was a matchup nightmare for Iowa. He was playing the No. 4 spot at 6-foot-10 and with a wingspan of 7-foot. He had a big game when Illinois needed him the most. That type of defense is what will help carry Illinois deep in the NCAA tournament. Hawkins has been playing some good basketball off the bench as of late. While I am not sure how long he will be missing, Grandison’s presence is huge for the Orange and Blue. It is hard to replace him. On Sunday afternoon, Nebraska took down Wisconsin to give the Illini a shot at the Big Ten regular season crown.