National Basketball Association
Iowa 71, Northwestern 57
When: 4:36 PM ET, Saturday, February 9, 2013
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Glenn Mayborg, # Mike Sanzere
Attendance:
15267
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Iowa 71, Northwestern 57: Roy Devyn Marble had a game-high 21 points, five rebounds and five assists to lead the host Hawkeyes past the Wildcats and to a sweep of the season series.
Josh Oglesby scored 10 points off the bench for Iowa (15-9, 4-7 Big Ten), which snapped a two-game losing streak and improved to 12-2 at home. The Hawkeyes beat the Wildcats 70-50 at Northwestern on Jan. 13.
Northwestern (13-11, 4-7) fell to 3-4 on the road. Reggie Hearn scored 13 points and was the only Wildcat in double figures while Jared Swopshire added a game-high seven rebounds.
Iowa led 29-25 at halftime. Northwestern pulled as close as 40-38 on Kale Abrahamson’s 3-pointer with 12:03 left but the Hawkeyes produced a 31-19 run to seal the victory.
Iowa improved to 110-57 in the series. Northwestern came in having won five of the previous six meetings and three straight at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Northwestern shot 35.1 percent from the field after shooting a season-low 29.4 percent in the previous meeting against Iowa. … The Hawkeyes, who shot 48 percent from the field, are 14-3 when shooting 40 percent or better. … Iowa was 19-for-22 from the foul line, while Northwestern was 11-for-13.
Top Game Performances
| Northwestern |
|
Iowa |
|
Reggie Hearn 13 |
Scoring |
Roy-Devyn Marble 21 |
|
Reggie Hearn 3 |
Assists |
Roy-Devyn Marble 5 |
|
Jared Swopshire 7 |
Rebounds |
Roy-Devyn Marble 5 |
|
Tre Demps 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron White 5 |
|
Reggie Hearn 2 |
Steals |
Kyle Denning 1 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Melsahn Basabe 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Northwestern
|
57 |
35.1 |
6-25 |
11-13 |
12 |
30 |
0 |
6 |
12 |
| Iowa
|
71 |
48.0 |
4-12 |
19-22 |
16 |
31 |
4 |
5 |
12 |