Isn’t that Chris Murray? no problem.
of Iowa Hawkeyes Pedaled with a 15-0 run to start the game and never gave up in a 75-56 loss to in-state rival #20 IowaPhilippe Lebracha played best in Black and Gold, scoring 22 points in 9/11 shooting, 11 boards (5 offensively), 4 assists and 3 blocks.
The Hawks not only weathered the intensity of the cyclone but quickly picked it up in the opening minutes as Lebracha scored Iowa’s first 10 points between two goals and two assists on Tony Perkins’ three-pointer. I was. The Serb was in the bag all night, screaming in his native tongue early on and channeling that energy all the way. Did he see this tweet that ruled him out as the guy who might kick Murray out?
Without Chris Murray, who steps up the most tonight for Iowa?
— Chad Leistikow (@ChadLeistikow) December 9, 2022
Iowa extended their lead with everyone’s strong 3-point shots, including Aaron Uris’ 39-8 and Patrick McCaffery’s 39-16. En route to his 23-point lead, the highest score of the half, Conor McCaffery scored Levracha’s first shot of the season with a couple, including one of his from the outskirts of Caitlin Clark City. rice field. They finished 7/14 halves from deep, while ISU was 0/11 from deep.
Commentator Nick Bahe mentioned, multiple times during the broadcast, how purposeful Fran McCaffery was during today’s shootaround, with the Hawks on the way to his 500th win and the hell it was. The Hawks entered the bonus midway through the half, including eight fouls among the Cyclones forwards, and they were on the 7/9 line while the ISU were 0/0.
In the second half, Iowa refused to close the gap on the clone, matching an early 2-pointer from the clone with a 3-pointer, putting Pat’s best stretch of the game at 10 of 12 Iowa points, going 55-26. took the lead. The game meandered before Tony Perkins caught the body.
Iowa went scoreless for over five minutes, dropping their lead to . Four free throws from a 3 in the second from Conor and Levracha stemmed the tide with 3:37 left.
After finishing 75-56, Connor and Patrick checked out and hugged their dad, winning #500.
Break this one down because it’s more than “takeout” and a shoutout to the Carver-Hawkeye Arena crowd. A lot of football visitors at home, including Cade McNamara, just a very important game to bounce back from the loss against Duke. I made a worthwhile effort to hook up.
Additional points:
- Fran put Connor in the starting lineup and the man totally paid off. He controlled every game – 14 points and 4 assists in 36 minutes. His only point from the field came on an important three in the first half, but Iowa’s lack of doing much in the final ten minutes of the game made it 8/8 and reached the line in the second half. We know it’s good for a veteran to guide younger players off the bench, but it might make sense to keep him in the starting line-up when Murray returns.
- Perkins’ odd game was so loud that 10 points could be earned between the first two threes and a poster dunk. Those were his only baskets when he went 3/11.Ahron Ulis made his only 3, but in 6 of his 18 turnovers in Iowa he was It was terrifying against the ISU defense. However, he was important defensively as Cyclone top scorer Jaren Holmes finished with just 7 points on his 3/13 shooting.
- Another hell-tight rotation when Fran rolled with three starting guards for 103 minutes. Levracha had a game-high 37 and Pat had 28. Payton his Sandfort added his 16th minute off the bench and made his three RBIs in the first feel like an eternity. Josh Dix he put back in 10 minutes and didn’t look out of place. Dasonte Bowen was an unusual man among the Iowa guards, so he only played three.
Next is Home vs. wisconsin badgers (7-2, 1-0); Sunday, December 11, 5:30 p.m.
