National Basketball Association
Oregon 108, Iowa 97
When: 5:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 18, 2012
Where: Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon
Officials:
# Lonnie Dixon, # Frank Harvey, # Kurt Walker
Attendance:
8647
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Oregon 108, Iowa 97: E.J. Singler scored 25 points and Olu Ashaolu added 22 as Oregon recovered from a 15-point first half-deficit to defeat Iowa in the second round of the NIT.
Carlos Emory scored 19 points and Devoe Joseph and Garrett Sim tallied 15 apiece as third-seeded Oregon (24-9) advances to play top-seeded Washington on Tuesday.
Devyn Marble scored a career-high 31 points and made a career-best seven 3-point baskets for seventh-seeded Iowa (18-17). Aaron White added 22 points and Melsahn Basabe scored 17 for the Hawkeyes.
The Ducks shot 59.3 percent from the field and hit 28 of 32 free-throws while recording their highest point total of the season. Singler was nine-of-10 from the field.
Oregon exploded for a 16-8 run after Marble’s seventh 3-pointer tied the game at 68 with 11:53 remaining. Joseph began the surge with a 3-pointer and Emory, Sim and Singler all added treys during the run that gave the Ducks a 84-76 lead with 8:25 left.
Singler and Sim drained back-to-back 3-pointers to increase Oregon’s lead to 97-85 with over five minutes remaining.
Bryce Cartwright added 12 points and 10 assists for Iowa.
Marble scored 11 quick points as Iowa jumped out to a 19-5 lead less than five minutes into the contest. Matt Gatens hit a 3-pointer to make it 31-16 with 10:46 to go in the half before Oregon began whittling away at the lead.
Ashaolu scored at will in the interior – he had 18 first-half points – and the Ducks closed the half with a 9-2 run to trail just 51-47.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Marble set school NIT records for points and 3-pointers in a game… The Ducks topped 90 points for the fourth time in five games… Gatens had just seven points on three-of-10 shooting… Oregon is 17-3 at home.
Top Game Performances
| Iowa |
|
Oregon |
|
Roy-Devyn Marble 31 |
Scoring |
E.J. Singler 25 |
|
Bryce Cartwright 10 |
Assists |
Devoe Joseph 8 |
|
Melsahn Basabe 8 |
Rebounds |
Carlos Emory 7 |
|
Aaron White 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Carlos Emory 10 |
|
Bryce Cartwright 4 |
Steals |
Carlos Emory 1 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Tony Woods 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Iowa
|
97 |
46.8 |
10-22 |
13-15 |
19 |
30 |
0 |
6 |
8 |
| Oregon
|
108 |
59.3 |
10-23 |
28-32 |
26 |
32 |
7 |
3 |
10 |
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