No. 24 Iowa routs Northwestern with record tourney showing

Keegan Murray scored 26 factors, Jordan Bohannon had 17 and No. 24 Iowa beat Northwestern 112-76 in Thursday’s Large Ten Event quarterfinals.

Murray was 11 of 16 from the sphere and in addition had eight rebounds because the Hawkeyes (23-9) delivered a historic efficiency in coach Fran McCaffery’s four-hundredth recreation. They broke single-game tourney data for factors, discipline targets (43) and 3-point baskets (19).

Maryland set the earlier scoring report of 97 factors in March 2016. Ohio State made 37 discipline targets in March 2012, and Illinois twice made 14 3s in tourney video games in 2016 and 2018.

The Wildcats (15-16) have been led by Ryan Younger with 14 factors and Boo Buie with 12.

However this one was by no means shut.

Iowa opened the sport on a 17-4 run, prolonged the margin to 50-26 late within the first half and headed to the locker room with a 64-31 cushion.

Northwestern could not get nearer than 26 within the second half — till Iowa pulled its ultimate starters with 7 1/2 minutes to play — and failed to succeed in the Large Ten quarterfinals for the fifth consecutive yr.

Iowa has gained 9 of its final 11, and 20 of its 23 wins have come by double digits.

BIG PICTURE

Northwestern: The Wildcats appear to be they’re operating in place as a program. With three senior starters unlikely to return subsequent season, coach Chris Collins has loads of work to do.

Iowa: The Hawkeyes have performed greater than sufficient to get into the NCAA Event. In the event that they need to enhance their seeding, although, a deep run in Indianapolis would assist. McCaffery’s squad made a robust assertion Thursday.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

A win over the Large Ten’s No. 12 seed will not do a lot to strengthen Iowa’s résumé or its maintain on a spot within the High 25. Reaching Saturday’s semifinals would possibly.

STAT PACK

Northwestern: Pete Nance scored 11 factors and Robbie Beran had 10. … The Wildcats have been outrebounded 45-18. … Northwestern had gained its earlier two and three of its final 5

Iowa: Bohannon moved inside eight factors of hitting the two,000-point mark after making 5 3s. … Payton Sandfort had 13 factors whereas Filip Rebraca collected 10 factors and 9 rebounds. … Connor McCaffery additionally completed with 10 factors.

UP NEXT

Northwestern: The Wildcats face a protracted offseason to ponder easy methods to proper this system.

Iowa: The Hawkeyes tackle unranked Rutgers in Friday’s second quarterfinal recreation.