National Basketball Association
Iowa 65, Gardner-Webb 56
When: 8:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 17, 2012
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials:
# Mike Sanzere, # Larry Scirotto, # Darryl Smith
Attendance:
11852
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Iowa 65, Gardner-Webb 56: Josh Oglesby and Aaron White scored 13 points apiece and the host Hawkeyes rallied from a 23-point deficit to remain unbeaten.
Iowa trailed 38-18 at halftime before opening the second half on a 21-4 run and taking its first lead at 47-46 on Oglesby’s 3-pointer with 8:23 remaining. Roy Devyn Marble hit a 3-point shot with 2:18 left to extend Iowa’s lead to eight and the Hawkeyes (4-0) never trailed again.
Onzie Branch had a team-high 13 points for Gardner-Webb (2-3), which made only five of its 25 shots in the second half while Iowa shot 50 percent. Max Landis and Donta Harper added 12 points apiece for the Runnin' Bulldogs.
White grabbed 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes, who outrebounded Gardner-Webb 40-35. Adam Woodbury added 12 points and eight rebounds, and Marble had 11 points.
Iowa won despite a dismal first half when the Hawkeyes shot 20.8 percent from the field and misfired on all eight of their 3-point attempts.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The Hawkeyes have won nine of their last 10 home games dating back to last season. … Gardner-Webb fell to 1-6 against members of the Big Ten, with its lone win coming on Nov. 28, 2005 at Minnesota. … Gardner-Webb made only three of its 19 3-point attempts.
Top Game Performances
Gardner-Webb |
|
Iowa |
Onzie Branch 13 |
Scoring |
Josh Oglesby 13 |
Tyler Strange 4 |
Assists |
Mike Gesell 4 |
Donta Harper 9 |
Rebounds |
Aaron White 10 |
Donta Harper 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron White 7 |
Max Landis 2 |
Steals |
Roy-Devyn Marble 3 |
Jerome Hill 1 |
Blocks |
Zach McCabe 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Gardner-Webb
|
56 |
32.3 |
3-19 |
13-15 |
7 |
35 |
1 |
7 |
16 |
Iowa
|
65 |
35.8 |
6-21 |
21-32 |
12 |
40 |
6 |
11 |
15 |