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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa 77, Penn St. 64
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 4, 2012
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials: # Bo Boroski, # Michael Kitts, # Scott Thornley
Attendance: 13510

Freshman Aaron White finished with 17 points and nine rebounds Saturday as Iowa downed visiting Penn State 77-64.

Matt Gatens added a team-high 18 points and Bryce Cartwright added 17 more for the Hawkeyes (13-11, 5-6 Big Ten), who defeated the Nittany Lions (10-14, 2-9) for the ninth straight time at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa jumped all over slow-starting Penn State, running out to a 16-2 advantage less than seven minutes into the game. The Nittany Lions missed 14 of their first 16 shots.

The Hawkeyes took a 36-19 lead at the break and led by as many as 26 points early in the second half, before Penn State started to find its range after shooting just 26.7 percent in the first half.

Iowa also enjoyed a substantial advantage from the foul line, going 29-of-34 and enjoying a 25-point margin from the stripe.

Tim Frazier, the Big Ten’s second-leading scorer, scored 23 points for Penn State, which scored more than 54 points for the first time in five games.
Top Game Performances
 
Penn St.   Iowa
Tim Frazier 23 Scoring Matt Gatens 18
Tim Frazier 5 Assists Bryce Cartwright 5
Cammeron Woodyard 6 Rebounds Aaron White 9
Nick Colella 2 Free Throws Made Matt Gatens 10
Nick Colella 2 Steals Matt Gatens 2
Matt Glover 1 Blocks Aaron White 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Penn St. 64 40.3 10-29 4-7 12 29 2 6 15
Iowa 77 45.8 4-13 29-34 16 37 5 7 14