Iowa Defeats Truman State, 118-72, in Exhibition

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The College of Iowa males’s basketball group flew previous Truman State, 118-72, in an exhibition contest Monday evening.  13 out of 15 gamers on the Iowa roster competed in Iowa’s lone exhibition this season.The Hawkeyes went back-and-forth with Truman State within the first half, with the Bulldogs briefly seizing a one-point lead on the ten-minute mark. Iowa then instantly fired off a 32-8 scoring run over the following seven minutes, sparked by three triples from graduate scholar Connor McCaffery throughout the run.

McCaffery completed the primary half with 4 three-pointers as Iowa cruised to a 63-39 halftime lead.

The Hawkeyes dominated the ultimate 20 minutes, ending the sport 46-71 (65%) from the sphere and 14-25 (56%) from 3-point vary with 27 factors off turnovers and 58 factors within the paint.

Junior Kris Murray was the sport’s main scorer with 24 factors on 9-14 (64%) taking pictures from the sphere. Murray added a game-high seven rebounds, one block and a steal with a +/- of 30 in 24 minutes of motion.

Junior Tony Perkins was subsequent for Iowa, drilling 18 factors on 7-of-8 taking pictures, together with a pair of treys. Perkins recorded 5 rebounds, 4 assists and three steals beginning for the Hawkeyes at level guard.

McCaffery completed the sport taking pictures 4-of-5 from behind the arc, meting out 12 of Iowa’s 39 factors off the bench. Sophomore Peyton Sandfort and Filip Rebraca rounded out the group of 5 Hawkeyes scoring double figures with 14 factors, apiece; Rebraca pulled in six rebounds and dished out three blocks towards the Bulldogs.

Freshman trio Josh Dix, Dasonte Bowen and Dante Eldridge made their presence felt, combining for 14 factors of their first sport within the Iowa uniform.

The Hawkeyes received the battle on the boards, 37-29.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH FRAN MCCAFFERY
“You watch [Tony Perkins], he will get to the rim, he pushes it onerous, he places stress on the ball. He all the time offers it up. He performed just a little bit at each spots [point guard and shooting guard] in highschool. Peyton [Sandfort] is taking part in very well, you get to play him. We’ve got bought quite a lot of methods we are able to go. Dasonte [Bowen] performed off level right this moment, he can play off ball, as effectively. Josh [Dix] can play with the ball, with out the ball. He can play small ahead. So, we’ve bought quite a lot of methods we are able to go…

[Filip Rebraca] has been like that since June. It’s nice to see. I imply, that’s what he did at North Dakota. That’s what he has the greenlight to do, and we wish him to try this. So, not solely did he rating the ball, however he rebounded it. He defends. We have been within the bonus on the 11-minute mark, and he had rather a lot to do with that.”

HAWKEYE NOTABLES

• Ahead Kris Murray posted sport bests in factors (24) and rebounds (7).
• Tony Perkins and Connor McCaffery mixed for 30 factors on 11-of-13 subject objective taking pictures, together with 6-of-7 from 3-point vary.
• True freshman Dasonte Bowen was credited with a game-best eight assists.
• Iowa shot 56 p.c from 3-point territory tonight (14-of-25).

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes open the 2022-23 common season on Monday, Nov. 7, towards Bethune-Cookman. Tipoff is slated for six p.m. (CT) on Mediacom Court docket at Carver-Hawkeye Area.