THE Iowa Hawkeyes (14-10, 5-8 Big Ten) pierced and succeeded in his sequence of three defeats with a victory of 84-73 against Rutgers (12-13, 5-9 Big Ten) from the interior of the arena of Jersey Mike Wednesday evening.
With the game approaching half-time, it looked like another Iowa competition which was heading in the other direction. Rutgers had built its greatest advance of the night at 11 points with an advantage of 42-31 on a pointer at 3 Zach Martini with 17 seconds to play in the first half.
Then, the second-year guard Brock Harding responded with a driving lay-up just before the buzzer at halftime to bring the margin back to one figure.
The Iowa opened the second half with a 23-11 race to take a 56-53 advance with 9:46 to play. The Hawkeyes made the games in the section to win the victory from there.
While Iowa finishes its skid loses, here are dishes to take away from Hawkeye’s victory.
Iowa basketball won its first real road match of the season
It was a struggle far from Carver-Hawkeye Arena all season. Iowa was 0-5 in real games on the road entering the night and were particularly close to nothing outside their first trip on the road to the season at Michigan. The average margin of defeat of the Hawkeyes in the road matches was 16.8 points.
He could have continued in this direction in Piscataway, NJ, when the Hawks have lagged behind, but Iowa has dug and showed its character.
Josh ten was the clutch in victory
The junior goalkeeper Josh Dix was money for Iowa in victory. The 6 -feet 6 -inch goalkeeper overturned 11 shots out of 17, including a pair of 3 points in a period of three possessions which gave the Iowa his first advance of the second half.
Ten finished with a summit of 24 points, four rebounds and two assists.
Payton Sandfort overturned a dagger
Senior attacker Payton Sandfort delivered what turned out to be the dagger, overthrowing his only pointer 3 points from the second half with 1:38 to do to put the iowa in front, 76-71.
Sandfort finished with 20 points on shooting on the field of 7 out of 17, including 4 out of 11 in the city center. The 6 -feet 8 inch striker added six rebounds and three assists.
Ladji Dembele helps to seize the victory
The second year striker, Ladji Dembele, sometimes caught the anger of the fans base at the start of his career as frustrated fans of not having developed faster or having produced more during his first two seasons in Iowa City.
Dembele should be applauded for its performance at Rutgers. The 6 -feet 8 inch striker cut with nine big points, including seven in the second period. St. Benedict’s preparation product has also added four tips, two assists and a block in victory.
Fran McCaffey was emotional after
After the victory, the Iowa male basketball coach Fran McCaffery, was smothered in his post-match interview with Big Ten Network journalist Andy Katz.
“There are times in your career when you are really very proud of your team. The way we fought was really impressive,” McCaffery told Katz.
Noting the emotional response, Katz followed by asking why this victory had so emotional McCaffey.
“You know, we had injuries, we had a few setbacks. So the other teams, Andy. You know. Other teams have it. But that’s how you react. How do you react in practice , how do you answer in meetings?
“In the end, that’s all we can ask,” said McCaffey.
It was a difficult season for Iowa. The Hawkeyes recently lost the second -year striker Owen Freeman for the rest of the season after finger surgery at the end of the season.
Before Wednesday evening, Iowa had lost six of the seven and Questions on McCaffey’s work statement began to gain steam.
After the fight and the guts that his team posted in New Jersey, it is easy to understand why McCaffery was so proud of his group.
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