National Basketball Association
Iowa 75, Michigan 59
When: 1:00 PM ET, Saturday, January 14, 2012
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Ed Hightower, # Mike Sanzere
Attendance:
12366
By SportsDirect Inc.
After a pair of blowout losses, Iowa bounced back in a big way in its 75-59 victory over No. 13 Michigan on Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Matt Gatens scored a team-high 19 points, Roy Devyn Marble had 13 and Aaron White added 12 for the Hawkeyes (11-8, 3-3 Big Ten), who lost their two previous games by a combined 63 points.
In the most recent defeat, a 95-61 loss at Michigan State, head coach Fran McCaffery drew a technical after berating an official and then slammed a chair during a huddle with his team.
But the Hawkeyes were in better spirits this time around, and for good reason. They took a 33-23 lead into the half and led by double figures for the majority of the second half.
Michigan pulled within 45-37 with 12:42 left, but Iowa — led by Gatens and Melsahn Basabe, who finished with seven points — responded with a 10-0 run over the next four minutes.
Michigan (14-4, 4-2 Big Ten), which shot just 38 percent, couldn’t pull within single digits the rest of the way as Iowa’s defensive pressure created problems all afternoon.
Zack Novak had a team-high 14 points for the Wolverines, who had their six-game win streak against the Hawkeyes snapped. Tim Hardaway Jr. added nine points on just 2-of-13 shooting.
The win was Iowa’s second in the last five games against a ranked opponent. The Hawkeyes defeated then-No. 11 Wisconsin 72-65 on Dec. 31.
Top Game Performances
Michigan |
|
Iowa |
Trey Burke 19 |
Scoring |
Matt Gatens 19 |
Trey Burke 2 |
Assists |
Bryce Cartwright 5 |
Zack Novak 8 |
Rebounds |
Eric May 7 |
Tim Hardaway, Jr. 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron White 8 |
Tim Hardaway, Jr. 1 |
Steals |
Matt Gatens 3 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Roy-Devyn Marble 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Michigan
|
59 |
38.5 |
8-31 |
11-17 |
9 |
28 |
0 |
2 |
10 |
Iowa
|
75 |
46.3 |
5-12 |
20-28 |
18 |
35 |
1 |
8 |
8 |