Iowa basketball

Iowa basketball showed no mercy from beyond the arc on Thursday against Northwestern, setting the Big Ten Tournament for made 3-pointers.

Iowa made eight of its 13 attempts from deep, shattering the previous conference tournament record for 3-pointers in a game. Iowa made 11 of its 16 3-point attempts in the first half, too. That hot shooting continued in the second.

The Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball team took it to Northwestern, 112-76, Thursday inside the Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Keegan Murray scored 26 points and Jordan Bohannon added 17 as No. 24 Iowa beat Northwestern 112-76 in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.

They had won two in a row, including a 71-69 victory over Nebraska in the first round of the tournament on Wednesday.But Northwestern never had a chance against Iowa.The Hawkeyes opened the game on a 17-4 run, extended the margin to 50-26 late in the first half and headed to the locker room with a 64-31 cushion.The Wildcats couldn’t get closer than 26 in the second half — until Iowa pulled the last of its starters with 7 1/2 minutes to play — and failed to reach the Big Ten quarterfinals for the fifth consecutive year.Iowa has won nine of its last 11, and 20 of its 23 wins have come by double digits.“Early on, I felt like we were moving the ball really well,” Murray said. Both records fell on Josh Ogundele’s putback with 4:33 to go.By then the Hawkeyes already had 17 3s – three more than Illinois made in tourney games in 2016 and 2018.The offensive show allowed Iowa to rest its starters for the final 7 1/2 minutes as it tries to win four games in four days for its third conference tourney crown.“Every time we had a defensive breakdown, they made us pay,” Northwestern coach Chris Collins said. With three senior starters unlikely to return next season, Collins has plenty of work to do.Iowa: The Hawkeyes have done more than enough to get into the NCAA Tournament. If they want to improve their seeding, though, a deep run in Indianapolis would help. ... Connor McCaffery also finished with 10 points.Northwestern: The Wildcats face a long offseason to contemplate how to right the program.Iowa: The Hawkeyes take on unranked Rutgers in Friday’s second quarterfinal game.For more AP college basketball coverage: https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball and http://twitter.com/AP_Top25The most important news stories of the day, curated by Post editors and delivered every morning.By signing up you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy “We’ve been getting stops on defense the last few games and so we’ve been really good getting out and running.”Northwestern: The Wildcats seem like they are running in place as a program. McCaffery’s squad made a strong statement Thursday.A win over the Big Ten’s No. 12 seed won’t do much to strengthen Iowa’s résumé or its hold on a spot in the Top 25. “Everything was really clicking, our shooting was really good.”The Hawkeyes broke Maryland’s single-game tournament record of 97 points, set in 2016. “I don’t how anyone beats them when they’re playing like that and they’ve been playing like that the last couple of weeks.”The Wildcats (15-16) were led by Ryan Young with 14 points and Boo Buie with 12. Iowa guard Joe Toussaint (2) and the Iowa bench celebrate in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Northwestern at the Big Ten Conference tournament in Indianapolis, Thursday, March 10, 2022. Their 43 field goals were six more than Ohio State’s mark of 37 in 2016. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)INDIANAPOLIS — No. 24 Iowa celebrated Fran McCaffery’s 400th game at the school with a memorable offensive performance. Keegan Murray scored 26 points, and the Hawkeyes broke Big Ten Tournament records for scoring, field goals and 3-pointers while running away from Northwestern for a 112-76 victory Thursday.Please answer some questions in this short survey about professional soccer and the 2022 Men's FIFA World Cup.Murray was 11 of 16 from the field and grabbed eight rebounds.

Northwestern moves ahead to the second round of the Big Ten tournament to face off against Iowa.

Redshirt junior Ryan Young added 10 points for the 'Cats. They were just shy of outscoring the Hawkeyes in the second half (46-44), but the rebounding margin (50-35) is what hurt Northwestern in this regular season game. Forward Pete Nance was held to just four points — his lowest contribution for a single game during the regular season.

Rutgers defeated Iowa during the regular season. Can the Scarlet Knights do it again in the Big Ten Tournament?

That needs to be the case against Iowa. They had a stretch during the season of four consecutive games with at least 20 assists, all victories. "That group, you know, (Ron) Harper (Jr.), Geo (Baker), (Caleb) McConnell, (Paul) Mulcahy. I think Cliff (Omoruyi's) one of the most underrated players in the country, probably one of the most improved players in the country. Going into that game, Iowa was averaging 86.2 points per game. "I will say this, I have a tremendous amount of respect for that program and the job that Steve (Pikiell) has done," Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. Rutgers and Iowa played back in January at Jersey Mike's Arena, and the Scarlet Knights shut down the Hawkeyes in a defensive battle for a 48-46 victory.