Iowa Wins Gavitt Video games, 83-67, at Seton Corridor – College of Iowa Athletics

SOUTH ORANGE, N.J. – The College of Iowa males’s basketball crew earned its first street win on Wednesday evening, defeating Seton Corridor, 83-67, in its first contest away from Carver-Hawkeye Area this season.

Iowa’s victory strikes the Huge Ten Convention to a, 4-1, begin over the Huge East within the annual Gavitt Tipoff Video games between the 2 leagues.

Junior Kris Murray and fifth-year Filip Rebraca every posted double-doubles in opposition to the Pirates, as Murray matched a career-high 29 factors to associate with 11 rebounds. These figures match Murray’s precise output from final yr’s victory over Indiana, a earlier excessive watermark.

“It’s one thing that I do know I’m able to doing,” says Murray. “It wasn’t as surreal because it was in opposition to Indiana, as a result of that was my first time doing it. I count on to play properly now. I simply hold my businesslike strategy to it. I simply did what I might to assist the crew win tonight.”

Murray shot 50 % (10-of-20) from the ground whereas going 6-of-6 from the free throw line and draining a game-high three buckets from behind the arc. He added one help and one forceful block by way of 37 minutes, posting +/- of 14 to assist safe the 16-point Hawkeye win.

Rebraca stuffed his personal stat sheet, hauling in 10 factors and 11 rebounds to associate with one help, two steals and 4 blocks on the evening. His +/- 16 was a game-high. Rebraca earned his twenty seventh profession double-double — his second of the season.

Junior Tony Perkins led the Hawkeyes with 5 assists and three steals within the contest to associate with 18 factors. Redshirt junior Patrick McCaffery rounded out Iowa’s double-digit scorers, posting 11 factors and 5 rebounds.

Iowa scored 18 factors off 16 compelled turnovers in a robust defensive outing. The Hawkeyes shot 28-of-33 (.848) from the free throw stripe, together with 19-of-21 (.905) within the second half.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH FRAN MCCAFFERY
“I advised [Coach Shaheen Holloway] I actually like his crew. I used to be impressed with them dwell. They actually compete. They have been a mirrored image of him in some ways. They jumped us [to go ahead] 10-3. Pleased with our guys, how we dealt with that. They’ve acquired loads weapons. They’re going to be a pressure in that league this yr, no query…

Once you play a crew that basically comes after you the best way they do, with defensive stress, with physicality, after which they arrive after you offensively off the dribble, they’re attacking you on protection and they’re attacking you on offense. You may have to have the ability to deal with that with out turning it over. We solely had eight turnovers. I contemplate our crew a extremely good ball dealing with crew. We led the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio final yr. We transfer and share the ball. Effectively, they don’t make it straightforward. We typically needed to hold it on the bounce slightly bit longer than regular. Guys aren’t open as simply or rapidly. Then you’ve got to go make buckets by way of contact, and we did that.”

HAWKEYE NOTABLES

• The Hawkeyes had two gamers register double-doubles tonight: Kris Murray (29 & 11) and Filip Rebraca (10 &11).
• Kris Murray, who posted his second profession double-double, reached 20 factors for the fourth time in his profession and second straight recreation. Murray completed tonight’s contest tying a private finest with 29 factors. He netted 12 of Iowa’s first 16 factors. Murray additionally snagged 11 rebounds.
• Patrick McCaffery tallied 11 factors, reaching double digits all three contests this season and 30 instances in his profession.
• Filip Rebraca stuffed the stat sheet tonight, posting his second double-double of the season and twenty seventh of his profession. Rebraca totaled 10 factors, 11 rebounds, and posting season bests in blocks (4) and steals (2).
• Tony Perkins scored 13 of his 18 factors within the second half. He additionally led the squad in assists (5) and steals (3). Perkins has dished out 5+ assists in all three video games this season.
• Iowa posted season highs in each free throws made (28) and tried (33).
• The Hawkeyes had scoring spurts of 12-0 and 10-0 within the first half, their sixth and seventh scoring runs of 10-0 or higher by way of three video games.
• Iowa held Seton Corridor to 22 first-half factors, the fewest factors scored by an Iowa opponent this season.
• Iowa improved to 2-2 in Gavitt Video games contests, profitable each video games on the street (Marquette in 2015).
• Tonight was Iowa’s first street recreation of the season.
• Iowa improved to 2-1 all-time in opposition to Seton Corridor. Tonight was Iowa’s first ever go to to the Prudential Heart (2007).

UP NEXT
Iowa returns to motion Monday, Nov. 21, in opposition to Omaha in an Emerald Coast Basic preliminary recreation. Tipoff is slated for 7 p.m. (CT) on Mediacom Court docket at Carver-Hawkeye Area in Iowa Metropolis.