Tonight’s victory is head coach Fran McCaffery’s 272nd career win, making him the winningest coach in Iowa men’s basketball history.
The Hawkeyes have won six of their last seven games, improving to 11-6 overall – a season-high five games over .500.
Iowa is 3-3 in the Big Ten Conference after starting the league slate 0-3.
The win is Iowa’s first true road victory of the season.
Iowa trailed 14-3 over the first four minutes before going on a 17-4 run over a six-minute stretch to take a 20-18 lead.
The Hawkeyes’ defense gave up 18 points over the final 16 minutes of the first half and Iowa led by as many as nine points (37-28).
Graduate Ben Krikke scored 25 points, making 11-of-17 field goals. The 25 points tie Krikke’s season high. It is Krikke’s team-leading sixth 20-point game this season. He has been in double figures in 15 games this season. It is his third game making 10 or more field goals.
Sophomore Josh Dix scored a career-high 21 points, making 7-of-12 field goals. He also had four rebounds, five assists and two steals.
Dix is the sixth different Hawkeye to record a 20-point game this season.
It is the second straight game Dix has set a career high in points.
It is the first time in Dix’s career he has scored in double figures in consecutive games.
Senior Tony Perkins scored 13 points and had five assists. He has been in double figures in 15 games.
Freshman Owen Freeman scored 12 points and had a team-high eight rebounds in 17 minutes.
The Hawkeyes shot 53.8 percent from the field (35-of-65) for a second straight game and ninth time this season.
Iowa is 8-1 when shooting at least 50 percent from the floor.
Iowa had 23 assists on its 35 field goals. It is the ninth game the team has had 20+ assists.
The team had three different players with 5 assists.
The Hawkeyes won the rebounding battle, 37-30. Iowa is 10-1 when winning the battle on the glass.
Senior forward Patrick McCaffery (ankle) missed the game because of injury.
Up Next
The Hawkeyes return to action Saturday, hosting No. 2 Purdue at 1 p.m. (CT) on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
