National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa 91, Indiana 77
When: 3:05 PM ET, Sunday, January 23, 2011
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials: # Mike Eades, # Tom Eades, # Tom O'Neill
Attendance: 11860

Iowa picked up its first Big Ten win since February with a 91-77 rout of visiting Indiana Sunday.

The Hawkeyes (8-11, 1-6 Big Ten) ended a streak of nine consecutive conference losses with hot shooting and a big effort from Melsahn Basabe. Iowa had not won a conference game since a Feb. 28 win over Indiana last season.

Iowa carved up the Hoosiers’ defense, shooting 57.7 percent from the field. Basabe, a freshman forward, had 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting.

Iowa led by 10 at half, 43-33, and pulled away early in the second. Freshman guard Roy Devyn Marble came off the bench for a season-high 18 points, and Matt Gatens finished with 19 for the Hawkeyes, who snapped a six-game skid overall.

Christian Watford led Indiana with a game-high 30 points.

The Hoosiers (10-10, 1-6 Big Ten) have now lost eight of nine since a 9-2 start and have yet to win on the road.

Iowa is on the road for three of its next four, including a rematch with the Hoosiers in Bloomington, Ind., on Feb. 5.

Indiana begins a stretch of three straight games against ranked opponents with Thursday’s home game against No. 22 Illinois.
Top Game Performances
 
Indiana   Iowa
Christian Watford 30 Scoring Melsahn Basabe 20
Jordan Hulls 4 Assists Bryce Cartwright 5
Derek Elston 12 Rebounds Melsahn Basabe 10
Christian Watford 7 Free Throws Made Matt Gatens 11
Victor Oladipo 3 Steals Matt Gatens 3
Jeremiah Rivers 1 Blocks Melsahn Basabe 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana 77 37.1 8-27 17-20 16 34 1 9
Iowa 91 57.7 4-10 27-39 16 38 4 8