Filip Rebraca scored 22 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and blocked three shots to lead Iowa to a 75-56 win over No. 20 Iowa State in a nonconference game on Thursday at Iowa City.
Connor McCaffery scored 14 points and Patrick McCaffery added 13 points for Iowa (7-2), which has won five of its past seven meetings with Iowa State. Tony Perkins contributed 10 points and six rebounds.
Gabe Kalscheur produced a team-high 12 points off the bench for the Cyclones (7-2). Tamin Lipsey and Robert Jones each scored 11 points, with Jones adding a team-best 10 rebounds.
Iowa played without leading scorer Kris Murray, who was sidelined due to a lower-body injury sustained on Tuesday in a loss to No. 15 Duke.
However, Murray's absence wasn't a problem at all from the opening tip for the Hawkeyes. Iowa jumped out to a 15-0 lead in the first six minutes and held a 20-2 advantage with 12 minutes left in the first half.
The Hawkeyes built their lead in the first half to as many as 23 points before the break and eventually took a 40-20 lead into the locker room at halftime.
In the first half, Iowa shot 7 of 14 from 3-point range, while Iowa State was 0 of 11.
Instead of Iowa State making a run to start the second half, Iowa extended its lead even more, going up 64-35 with 10:32 remaining in the game.
The Cyclones did manage to go on an 11-0 run to pull within 66-49 with 4:41 remaining, but by then it was too late.
Iowa made sure there wouldn't be any drama at the end by producing a 7-0 run to take a 73-49 lead with 3:36 left on a 3-pointer by Rebraca.
The Hawkeyes ended up shooting 12 of 23 from 3-point range, while Iowa State was just 3 of 22.
Each team was sloppy with the basketball. Iowa committed 18 turnovers, while Iowa State had 15 giveaways.
--Field Level Media
Iowa State | Iowa | |
Gabe Kalscheur 12 | Scoring | Filip Rebraca 22 |
Tamin Lipsey 5 | Assists | Connor McCaffery 4 |
Robert Jones 10 | Rebounds | Filip Rebraca 11 |
Aljaz Kunc 2 | Free Throws Made | Connor McCaffery 8 |
Gabe Kalscheur 3 | Steals | Connor McCaffery 2 |
Gabe Kalscheur 1 | Blocks | Filip Rebraca 3 |
Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
Iowa State | 56 | 40.7 | 3-22 | 5-7 | 11 | 29 | 2 | 8 | 15 |
Iowa | 75 | 50.0 | 12-23 | 15-19 | 16 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 18 |