1 | 2 | T | |
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MINN | 29 | 23 | 52 |
IOWA | 37 | 35 | 72 |
Iowa 72, Minnesota 52
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- — Sophomore Joe Wieskamp scored a season-high 23 points and Iowa blew past Minnesota 72-52 on Monday night in its Big Ten home opener.
Luka Garza had 21 points with 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (7-3, 1-1 Big Ten), who hit eight of their first 16 3s in cruising to their second win in three tries.
Wieskamp opened the second half with a 3 to give Iowa its first double-digit lead, 40-29, and Wieskamp pushed it to 49-34 on a layup. Garza followed with an inside bucket that made it a 17-point game and forced Minnesota coach Richard Pitino to call a timeout even though a media stoppage was imminent.
Minnesota (4-5, 0-1) showed some life though, as Daniel Oturu's 3 cut it to 55-45 with just over 10 minutes left. But Wieskamp dashed to the 3-point line to block a Tre' Williams jumper and took the loose ball down the floor for a dunk that stopped a 7-0 Gophers run.
Garza followed with a jump hook and a 3 and the lead was back to 62-47.
Oturu had 22 points and 12 rebounds for his fifth double-double of the season. But Oturu also had eight turnovers, many of them coming when he walked while attempting a post move.
Minnesota shot just 6 of 25 on 3s and committed 15 turnovers.
THE BIG PICTURE
Minnesota: The Gophers entered the week having played the fifth-toughest schedule in America. Still, being 4-5 is no place a Power Five team wants to be — and next up is a home date with No. 3 Ohio State.
Iowa: If Wieskamp can consistently play like he did on Monday, he and Garza will give the Hawkeyes an inside-outside duo that should frighten the rest of the Big Ten.
UP NEXT
Iowa plays at Iowa State on Thursday.
Minnesota hosts the Buckeyes on Sunday.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Robert Riley
- Bo Boroski
- Rob Kueneman
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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Illinois | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Iowa | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Maryland | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Michigan | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Oregon | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Penn State | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Purdue | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
UCLA | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
USC | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 1-0 |
Indiana | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |
Washington | 0-0 | - | 0-0 |