The Iowa Hawkeyes (8-4, 0-1 Huge Ten) wish to proper the wrongs of a disappointing, stunning house loss final week versus Japanese Illinois, 92-83.
Iowa left Carver-Hawkeye Area shellshocked after the Panthers shot 72.4% after halftime and torched the Hawkeyes’ protection for 55 second-half factors.
Filip Rebraca led 4 Hawkeye gamers in double-figure scoring with 24 factors on 9-of-13 taking pictures. Payton Sandfort added 18, Tony Perkins had 15 and Patrick McCaffery scored 12, nevertheless it wasn’t sufficient because the protection crumbled and Iowa shot simply 7-of-33 from 3-point vary.
The excellent news for Iowa as they journey to Nebraska (7-6, 0-2 Huge Ten) for his or her second Huge Ten contest? Reinforcements are lastly again and on the best way.
Iowa’s main scorer and rebounder, ahead Kris Murray, is ready to return on the Huskers. The 6-foot-8, 220 pound huge hasn’t performed since Iowa’s 74-62 loss towards Duke on Dec. 6 within the Jimmy V Basic from New York Metropolis. Murray is averaging 19.4 factors and 10.1 rebounds on the season.
Guard Connor McCaffery needs to be again, too. He’s at present averaging 7.5 factors, 4.0 rebounds, 2.5 assists, 1.4 steals per recreation. McCaffery missed the Hawkeyes’ loss towards Japanese Illinois.
“Yeah, I count on them each to play,” Iowa head males’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery mentioned when requested concerning the pair’s statuses heading to Lincoln, Neb.
“Yeah, they each really feel actually good. They each have practiced the final two days. They had been diligent with their remedy and rehab and each anxious to get again.”
McCaffery additionally shared with reporters his ideas on what Iowa will see in Nebraska on Thursday at 6 p.m. from Pinnacle Financial institution Area.
“I’ve been impressed with them. They’re actually linked. They defend. They’ve measurement. They put some items along with the returning guys. They’ve three actually good returning gamers, clearly (Derrick) Walker is likely one of the higher gamers in our league. (C.J.) Wilcher’s actually good and (Keisei) Tominaga has actually emerged. You might sort of see that coming, however the transfers that they’ve added have actually blended properly and purchased in.
“Their protection is absolutely good. They compete. Clearly, a totally completely different staff from final 12 months when it comes to personnel, however I feel all people acknowledges how good they’re. We noticed the Purdue recreation, and that recreation may have gone both method,” McCaffery mentioned.
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