5 Observations from Iowa-Rutgers Men’s Basketball

5 Observations from the Iowa Men’s basketball game against Rutgers on Tuesday, December 5th, 2017.

The Iowa Hawkeyes men’s basketball team defeated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in a close game on Tuesday night, winning by a final score of 79-76.

1. The Iowa Hawkeyes men’s Basketball team defeated the Rutgers Scarlet Knights in a close game on Tuesday night, winning by a final score of 79-76.
2. Iowa was led by sophomore center Luka Garza who had 24 points and 10 rebounds.
3. Rutgers was led by freshman guard Geo Baker, who had 22 points.
4. Iowa is now 16-5 on the season and 6-4 in Big Ten play.
5. Rutgers is now 11-10 on the season and 2-8 in Big Ten play.

Iowa was led by senior guard Jordan Bohannon who scored a game-high 21 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the field, including 4-of-7 from three-point range

1. Jordan Bohannon led Iowa in scoring with 21 points.
2. Iowa shot well from three-point range, going 4-of-7 as a team.
3. The Hawkeyes outrebounded Rutgers, 32-29.
4. Iowa had 14 assists and only seven turnovers.
5. The Hawkeyes held Rutgers to 67 points, well below their season average of 79.5 points per game

Junior forward Luka Garza was also a big factor for the Hawkeyes, scoring 20 points and grabbing eight rebounds.

In their first road game of the season, the Iowa Hawkeyes picked up a Big Win against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 85-72. Here are five observations from the game:

1. The Hawkeyes came out hot, shooting 50% from the field in the first half. They would eventually cool off, finishing the game at 45%, but their hot start was a big factor in the victory.

2. Junior forward Luka Garza was a force for Iowa, scoring 20 points and grabbing eight rebounds. He was efficient, shooting 7-for-11 from the field and 6-for-6 from the Free Throw Line

3. Despite shooting just 2-for-9 from three-point range, Iowa still managed to score 85 points thanks to their success inside the arc and at the free throw line They shot 50% on two-point attempts and 78% from the Foul Line

4. The Hawkeyes did a good job of taking care of the ball, committing only eight turnovers in the game. They also forced Rutgers into 16 turnovers, which they turned into 23 points.

5.Iowa’s bench contributed 23 points in the victory, led by sophomore point guard Joe Wieskamp’s 11 points. Wieskamp also had four rebounds and four assists in 27 minutes of action.

Iowa shot 50 percent from the field as a team and made 10 three-pointers.

1. Iowa shot 50 percent from the field as a team and made 10 three-pointers.

2. Rutgers only made six three-pointers.

3. Iowa had a balanced scoring attack with five players scoring in double figures.

4. The Hawkeyes won the rebounding battle, 31-29.

5. Rutgers had more turnovers than assists, 12-11.

The Hawkeyes improve to 12-3 on the season with the win and remain in first place in the Big Ten Conference

1. The Hawkeyes held the Scarlet Knights to just 33.3 percent shooting from the field, including 5-of-22 (22.7 percent) from three-point range, and held a 41-31 rebounding advantage.

2. Iowa was led by Luka Garza, who scored 21 points on 9-of-15 shooting from the field and 3-of-4 shooting from the free throw line. He also added eight rebounds, two assists and a block in 34 minutes of action.

3. Joe Wieskamp also scored in double figures for the Hawkeyes, finishing with 15 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field, including 3-of-5 from three-point range, and 2-of-2 shooting from the free throw line. He also added four rebounds and two assists in 31 minutes of action.

4. Rutgers was led by Geo Baker, who scored 17 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the field and 4-of-5 shooting from three point range. He also added two rebounds and an assist in 35 minutes of action.

5. With the win, Iowa improves to 12-3 on the season and remains in first place in the Big Ten Conference with a 4 game lead over second place Wisconsin at 8_4 overall and 2_2 conference record