IOWA CITY – 1-Seed Iowa will face 8-Seed West Virginia in the Round of 32 in the NCAA Tournament on Monday. Tip-off is set for 7 PM inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena, televised on ESPN.
Iowa reached the second round after a 91-65 win over Holy Cross Saturday. West Virginia beat Princeton to reach this game.
THE SERIES
» Iowa leads the all-time series, 4-1.
» In the last meeting, Iowa beat WVU in the 2018 Junkanoo Jam, 84-81.
» Iowa overcame a 24-point deficit in 2018 which was the fifth largest comeback coming into this season in NCAA WBB history.
SCOUTING WEST VIRGINIA
» The Mountaineers have won three out of their last four including a win over Princ- eton in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
» West Virginia is 11-5 this season on the road or on a neutral floor.
» WVU leads the nation in turnover margin (+8.8) and are third in turnovers forced (23.9) and steals (14.0). WVU is second in scoring defense (57.8) and scoring margin (16.9) in the Big 12.
Iowa has beaten all four of the teams it has lost to this season. (Indiana, K-State, Nebraska, and Ohio State.)
The winner of this game will face #5 seed Colorado. Iowa played Colorado last season and beat the Buffaloes 88-77 to reach the Elite 8.
