Bohnenkamp: 5 Takeaways Iowa-Truman St.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – 5 takeaways from Iowa’s 118-72 males’s basketball exhibition win over Truman State on Monday evening.

A MURRAY RUN

It appeared like final season that the majority video games included a “Murray run,” wherein both Keegan or Kris Murray would roll off a stretch of consecutive factors.

Keegan is gone now, off to the NBA, however Kris had his first lengthy scoring stretch of the season within the first half.

Murray, who completed with a game-high 24 factors, scored 10 consecutive factors in a 110-second stretch within the first half because the Hawkeyes pulled away for a 44-31 lead.

Murray was 9-of-14 from the sector for the sport, making two 3-pointers.

Requested if he likes the place his shot is at, Murray mentioned, “I do, yeah. My misses have been good misses, particularly within the second half. I’m assured in my shot. I believe it’s come a good distance since final 12 months, and I’ve a whole lot of confidence in it.”

AND THEN THERE’S THE DUNK

The shot Murray mentioned that introduced probably the most response was a second-half dunk over Truman State’s Nduka Ogwa.

Murray had a steal of an Ogwa move close to midcourt and began to go to the basket. Ogwa raced to get in entrance of him, however Murray roared over him and threw down a dunk. Murray stared at Ogwa, who fell to the ground, then guard Tony Perkins bought a technical foul for tapping the highest of his head to mock Ogwa.

“I heard TP say, ‘Dunk his…’ behind me,” Murray mentioned. “After which I noticed a man in purple in my imaginative and prescient. Once I bought to the free-throw line, I used to be like, ‘You may’t do this.’ I jumped larger as a result of I noticed he was making an attempt to dam me.”

“I didn’t suppose I used to be going to get a tech tonight,” Perkins mentioned, laughing. “The way in which Kris dunked it … I deserved one, I suppose.”

Murray joked that he wouldn’t take the blame for the technical foul.

“Nah, it wasn’t Kris’ fault,” Perkins mentioned. “I didn’t see Kris do an excessive amount of. If I had dunked it, I in all probability would have accomplished somewhat additional.”

HIS OWN DUNK

Perkins had his personal dunk to finish the primary half, when he curled via a large opening within the lane and jammed with seven seconds left.

“The play was a distinct play, however Connor (McCaffery) was like, ‘Nah, let’s run it for TP,’” Perkins mentioned. “I’m like, ‘Nicely.’ My teammates have been like, ‘You higher dunk it.’ And I used to be like, ‘All proper, I’ll dunk it.’

“Once I turned the nook, I used to be trying and my eyes bought huge.”

THE FRESHMEN

Iowa’s two freshmen, Dasonte Bowen and Josh Dix, had stable nights. Bowen had simply two factors, however had eight assists and no turnovers. Dix scored eight factors on 3-of-5 taking pictures.

“I don’t suppose they performed like freshmen,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery mentioned. “Josh made one mistake early the place he was chasing the back-picker, and so they bought a bucket. He discovered from it. His protection coming down the stretch within the second half was spectacular. He strikes with out the ball, and he performs like a veteran. Dasonte had eight assists, no turns, that’s nice to see.”

REBRACA’S OFFENSE

McCaffery mentioned within the offseason that Filip Rebraca could be extra assured offensively, and it confirmed with a 14-point recreation. Rebraca had 14 factors on 5-of-7 taking pictures, and added six rebounds and two assists.

“He’s been like that since June,” McCaffery mentioned. “It’s been nice to see. That’s what he did at North Dakota, and that’s what we wish him to do. Not solely did he rating the ball, he rebounded it. He defends.”