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College Basketball: Iowa defeats Rutgers, 84-74, to advance to Big Ten Tournament Semis

INDIANAPOLIS – Iowa defeated Rutgers, 84-74, Friday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament Semis to face Indiana.

Iowa won its 24th game of the season, its most wins in a season since winning 25 in 2013.

Iowa has won four of the last five meetings against Rutgers.

The Hawkeyes have won 10 of its last 12 games – winning all 10 by double figures – dating back to Feb. 6.

Twenty-one of Iowa’s 24 victories have come by double digits this season.

Iowa will play in a Big Ten Semifinals game for the sixth time and second straight season.

Jordan Bohannon became just the third Hawkeye to score 2,000 points. Bohannon entered the game needing eight points to reach the milestone and the sixth year senior tallied 16 points today increasing his career total to 2,008. Bohannon has scored in double figures 99 times in his career.

Bohannon made a team-best five three today. He now has 448 career 3-pointers, the second most by a player from a major conference in NCAA history (457 by Duke’s J.J. Reddick).

All-American Keegan Murray became the school’s single-season scoring champion, surpassing Luka Garza’s benchmark of 747 established last season today. Murray posted game bests in scoring (26) and rebounding (8). He has totaled 25 points or more an NCAA-best 15 times this year. He has posted 20 points or more 12 of the last 13 games, dating back to Jan. 31.

· Iowa made its first 22 free throw attempts, finishing the contest sinking 25-of-27 (.926). The 92.6 percentage is a new school Big Ten Tournament record.

· Tony Perkins registered 16 points, marking the fourth time in six games the sophomore has reached double figures.

· The Hawkeyes improved to 20-0 this season when outrebounding their opponents.

The Hawkeyes have won six of their last seven games away from home (Maryland; Ohio State; Nebraska; Michigan; Northwestern; Rutgers).

Iowa outscored the Scarlet Knights 20-4 (+16) in fastbreak points.

Today was the first time Iowa competed against Rutgers in a Big Ten Tournament game.
Iowa improved to 2-4 as the No. 5 seed in Big Ten Tournament games.

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No. 24 Iowa (24-9, 12-8) will face Indiana (20-12, 9-11) in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals on Saturday at approximately noon (CT) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The game will be televised nationally on CBS and broadcast on the Hawkey Radio Network.

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