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Iowa beats Indiana, 80-77, advances to B1G Tournament Championship game against Purdue

INDIANAPOLIS – Iowa beat Indiana, 80-77, to advance to the B1G Tournament Championship game against Purdue on Sunday.

All-American Keegan Murray tallied a game-best 32 points, bolstered by shooting a blistering 8-of-10 from 3-point range, and pulled down a team-best nine rebounds. The school’s single-season scoring leader is the only Hawkeye underclassman (freshman or sophomore) with five 30+ performances in a single season. Murray has posted 25 points or more an NCAA-best 16 times this year. He has posted 20 points or more 13 of the last 14 games, dating back to Jan. 31.

Iowa rallied by double-digit first-half deficits each of the last two contests (10, Rutgers and 12, Indiana).

Jordan Bohannon drained a game-winning 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds remaining to lift Iowa to victory. The sixth-year senior netted all 12 of his points via the 3-point shot, making three of his four triples over the final 2:30 of the second half. Bohannon now has 452 career 3-pointers, fourth most in NCAA history and second most by a player from a major conference in NCAA history (457 by Duke’s J.J. Reddick).

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

The Hawkeyes advance to the Big Ten Tournament Championship game for the fourth time and first time since 2006 (2001, 2002, 2006, 2022).

Iowa trailed by six points (71-65) and outscored the Hoosiers 15-6 over the final 3:27 of the second half.
The Hawkeyes sank four of their 14 3-pointers over the final 2:30 of the second half.

Iowa has made 40 3-pointers in three tournament games, setting a new single Big Ten Tournament record, besting Ohio State’s 35 established in 2021.

Iowa made nine of its final 11 field goal attempts and both free throw attempts over the final 6:30.

The Hawkeyes have scored 80 points in each of its three tournament games. Iowa leads the Big Ten in scoring offense and ranks fifth nationally.

Iowa won both meetings against Indiana this season.

The Hawkeyes have won 11 of its last 13 games – winning 10 of the 11 by double figures – dating back to Feb. 6.

Keegan Murray has scored 84 combined points in three tournament games and is nine points from breaking the record for points in a single Big Ten Tournament (92 by Ohio State’s Duane Washington Jr. in 2021).

Iowa made 10-of-12 (.833) from the free throw line today. The Hawkeyes missed only four free throws over their last two games (35-of-37, .946).

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

Iowa improved to 3-4 as the No. 5 seed in Big Ten Tournament games.

The Hawkeyes improved to 4-3 against the No. 9 seed in Big Ten Tournament games.

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No. 24 Iowa (25-9, 12-8) will play Purdue/Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament Championship on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. (CT) at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. The game will be televised nationally on CBS and broadcast on the Hawkeye Radio Network.

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