Murray's double-double helps Iowa rout SE Louisiana 93-62
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- — Keegan Murray had 20 points and 10 rebounds to lead Iowa to a 93-62 rout of Southeastern Louisiana on Tuesday night.
Iowa (9-3) has won two straight since snapping a three-game losing streak.
Connor McCaffery had 16 points for the Hawkeyes, who shot 47% (32 of 68) from the floor and had a 50-32 rebounding advantage. Jordan Bohannon made four 3-pointers and finished with 13 points. Payton Sandfort scored all 10 of his points in the first half.
Joe Kasperzyk scored 14 points to lead SE Louisiana (4-9). Gus Okafor added 12 points and Jalyn Hinton had 11.
Iowa opened on an 18-8 run and built a 44-30 halftime advantage. Hinton scored the first points of the second half but the Lions didn't get closer. A 19-6 run stretched the Hawkeyes' lead to 78-48 with about five minutes to play.
The Hawkeyes won the only previous meeting, 57-50 at home, on Dec. 29, 2007.
Iowa faces Western Illinois at home on Dec. 29 before returning to Big Ten Conference play, hosting Maryland on Jan. 3. The Lions, who ended an eight-game road swing, host Millsaps on Dec. 29.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Chris Beaver
- Brian McNutt
- Courtney Green
2024-25 Southland Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
McNeese | 19-1 | - | 27-6 |
Lamar | 14-6 | 5 | 20-13 |
Nicholls | 13-7 | 6 | 20-13 |
Texas A&M-Corpus Christi | 12-8 | 7 | 20-14 |
SE Louisiana | 12-8 | 7 | 18-14 |
Northwestern State | 12-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
Incarnate Word | 9-11 | 10 | 17-16 |
Houston Christian | 9-11 | 10 | 12-20 |
UT Rio Grande Valley | 8-12 | 11 | 16-15 |
Stephen F. Austin | 7-13 | 12 | 14-17 |
East Texas A&M | 3-17 | 16 | 5-26 |
New Orleans | 2-18 | 17 | 4-27 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 26-5 |
Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 24-7 |
Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 22-9 |
Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 24-8 |
UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 22-9 |
Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 21-10 |
Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 24-8 |
Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 21-11 |
Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 17-14 |
Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
USC | 7-13 | 10 | 16-16 |
Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |