National Basketball Association
Iowa 77, Xavier 74
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, November 28, 2013
Where: Imperial Arena at Atlantis Resort, Nassau
Officials:
# Tony Greene, # Jamie Luckie, # Rick Randall
Attendance:
2258
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No. 23 Iowa 77, Xavier 74 (OT): Roy Devyn Marble scored a season-high 30 points and led a furious second-half rally before departing as the Hawkeyes outlasted the Musketeers in the quarterfinals of the Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas.
Zach McCabe tallied all 11 of his points in the first half while Aaron White and Gabriel Olaseni each chipped in 10 for Iowa (6-0), which will face Texas-El Paso in Friday’s semifinal round. Marble, who battled cramps throughout the second half, left the game shortly after hitting a free throw with 3:18 remaining in regulation.
Justin Martin led the way with 15 points and Semaj Christon – who sat out most of the second half and overtime with cramps – added 14 for Xavier (5-1), which committed a season-high 19 turnovers. The Musketeers will meet Tennessee in a consolation game on Friday.
The Hawkeyes connected on only one of their first 12 field-goal attempts to open the second half and the Musketeers led 47-32 following a three-point play by Christon with 15:56 remaining. Marble ended the cold spell with a three-point play 2:38 later and sparked a comeback with 14 points after the break that allowed the Hawkeyes to tie the game at 67 on a jumper from Mike Gesell with 1:42 left.
The Musketeers’ Matt Stainbrook turned over the ball with 28 seconds remaining but redeemed himself with a blocked shot on the other end to send the game into overtime. White’s tip-in put the Hawkeyes ahead 77-73 with 1:40 left and Xavier could not convert any of its three 3-point attempts to tie the game in the final 12 seconds.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Marble became the third player in school history to amass at least 1,200 points, 300 assists and 350 rebounds in his career. … Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery was assessed a technical foul for arguing with the referees as the teams were leaving the floor for halftime, which allowed Xavier G Myles Davis to open the second half with a pair of free throws. … This contest was only the second overtime game in tournament history and first since Connecticut downed Florida State in 2011.
Top Game Performances
| Iowa |
|
Xavier |
|
Roy-Devyn Marble 30 |
Scoring |
Justin Martin 15 |
|
Anthony Clemmons 7 |
Assists |
Justin Martin 3 |
|
Gabriel Olaseni 11 |
Rebounds |
James Farr 10 |
|
Gabriel Olaseni 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Myles Davis 4 |
|
Roy-Devyn Marble 3 |
Steals |
Semaj Christon 1 |
|
Gabriel Olaseni 4 |
Blocks |
James Farr 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Iowa
|
77 |
35.3 |
6-23 |
23-34 |
17 |
41 |
8 |
6 |
12 |
| Xavier
|
74 |
39.1 |
6-24 |
18-28 |
12 |
42 |
6 |
4 |
19 |
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