National Basketball Association
Iowa 82, Michigan 71
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 3, 2022
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials:
# Lewis Garrison, # Bill Elk, # Rob Riley Sr.
Attendance:
12707
By Field Level Media
Keegan Murray scored 23 points to help lead No. 24 Iowa to an 82-71 win over Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Thursday.
Kris Murray and Jordan Bohannon each scored 19 points for Iowa (22-8, 12-7 Big Ten), which has won eight of its last nine games and avenged the only loss in that stretch, a home defeat to Michigan on Feb. 17.
Hunter Dickinson had 21 points and 11 rebounds and Eli Brooks added 17 points for Michigan (16-13, 10-9), which saw its pursuit of an at-large NCAA Tournament bid take a hit.
Iowa jumped on Michigan from the start, taking a 13-4 lead and then going up 26-11 with 10:03 remaining in the half.
Michigan answered with a 9-2 run to cut Iowa's lead to 28-20 with 6:56 left until halftime, but Iowa responded with an 11-1 run to go up 39-21 with 3:30 remaining in the half.
The Hawkeyes ended up taking a 47-30 lead into the locker room. Iowa went 7 of 10 from 3-point range and 18 of 30 from the field in the half.
In the second half, the Hawkeyes continued to make baskets and took a 55-36 lead with 17:31 remaining following a 3-pointer by Bohannon.
Michigan made a surge, cutting Iowa's lead to 71-62 with 5:34 remaining after a 3-pointer by DeVante Jones.
The Wolverines reduced the deficit to 73-66 with 3:00 remaining after a layup by Dickinson, but Kris Murray hit a 3-pointer with 2:29 left to give Iowa a 76-66 lead.
Kris Murray then hit a layup with 50 seconds remaining to give the Hawkeyes a 78-69 advantage.
Iowa all but put the game away with 32 seconds remaining as Bohannon hit two free throws for an 80-69 lead.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Iowa |
|
Michigan |
Keegan Murray 23 |
Scoring |
Hunter Dickinson 21 |
Keegan Murray 3 |
Assists |
DeVante' Jones 6 |
Keegan Murray 7 |
Rebounds |
Hunter Dickinson 11 |
Keegan Murray 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Hunter Dickinson 3 |
Kris Murray 2 |
Steals |
Caleb Houstan 3 |
Keegan Murray 3 |
Blocks |
Hunter Dickinson 4 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Iowa
|
82 |
52.6 |
11-19 |
11-12 |
11 |
25 |
6 |
10 |
9 |
Michigan
|
71 |
50.0 |
7-19 |
4-8 |
16 |
28 |
6 |
4 |
13 |