Toussaint jumper lifts Iowa past Virginia in thriller, 75-74
Keegan Murray throws it down!
Keegan Murray throws it down!
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- — Joe Toussaint hit a clutch jumper to give Iowa the lead with eight seconds left in the game, Virginia missed two close-range shots and Patrick McCaffery blocked a third at the buzzer to preserve Iowa's 75-74 win over the Cavaliers in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge Monday night.
Taine Murray's 3 gave Virginia its first lead of the game, 71-70 with 1:40 left. Iowa's Jordan Bohannon answered with a 3 for the lead and Kihei Clark answered with another 3 to give the Cavaliers a 74-73 advantage with :47 left.
Iowa called a time out with :16 left and Toussaint found space to take the game winner. Clark drove to the basket but missed a jumper near the basket, but Kadin Shedrick grabbed the rebound and put the ball on the rim, but it wouldn't fall and McCaffery swatted away the put-back attempt.
The Hawkeyes came out firing from the opening tip and never trailed in the first half, ballooning a 25-19 lead to a 40-19 advantage with a 15-0- run and held a 44-30 lead at the intermission. Iowa's first-half total was more points than Virginia had allowed in its two previous games, against Providence (40) and Lehigh (43).
Bohannon hit 6 of 9 from 3-point range and finished with 20 points to lead Iowa (7-0) and Keegan Murray added 18 points and grabbed nine rebounds. Iowa hit 30 of 56 from the field (54%), including 10 of 21 (48%) from distance.
Jayden Gardner led the Cavaliers (5-3) with 18 points and eight rebounds. Clark hit 3 of 4 from distance and finished with 15 points and five assists. Taine Murray, a freshman who had scored a total of four points so far this season, came off the Virginia bench to hit 4 of 6 from distance and finish with 14 points.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Ron Groover
- Bert Smith
- Clarence Armstrong
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Purdue | 17-3 | - | 34-5 |
Illinois | 14-6 | 3 | 29-9 |
Nebraska | 12-8 | 5 | 23-11 |
Northwestern | 12-8 | 5 | 22-12 |
Wisconsin | 11-9 | 6 | 22-14 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-14 |
Michigan State | 10-10 | 7 | 20-15 |
Iowa | 10-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 22-14 |
Minnesota | 9-11 | 8 | 19-15 |
Penn State | 9-11 | 8 | 16-17 |
Maryland | 7-13 | 10 | 16-17 |
Rutgers | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Michigan | 3-17 | 14 | 8-24 |
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
North Carolina | 17-3 | - | 29-8 |
Duke | 15-5 | 2 | 27-9 |
Virginia | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
Pittsburgh | 12-8 | 5 | 22-11 |
Clemson | 11-9 | 6 | 24-12 |
Syracuse | 11-9 | 6 | 20-12 |
Wake Forest | 11-9 | 6 | 21-14 |
Virginia Tech | 10-10 | 7 | 19-15 |
Florida State | 10-10 | 7 | 17-16 |
NC State | 9-11 | 8 | 26-15 |
Boston College | 8-12 | 9 | 20-16 |
Georgia Tech | 7-13 | 10 | 14-18 |
Notre Dame | 7-13 | 10 | 13-20 |
Miami | 6-14 | 11 | 15-17 |
Louisville | 3-17 | 14 | 8-24 |