National Basketball Association
Iowa 89, Delaware State 57
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, December 22, 2016
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials:
# Bill Ek, # Robert Riley, # Brooks Wells
Attendance:
11886
By The Sports Xchange
Senior guard Peter Jok scored 17 points and Iowa cruised to an 89-57 victory over Delaware State on Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in its final non-conference game.
Sophomore forward Ahmad Wagner shot 5 for 5 from the floor and finished with 12 points and freshman guard Isaiah Moss tallied 10 points for the Hawkeyes (8-5), who won their fifth straight game.
Iowa shot 56.9 percent from the field and was 8-for-20 from 3-point range.
Sophomore guard Devin Mogan scored 24 points for the Hornets (3-11), who lost to No. 16 Indiana 103-56 on Monday.
The Hawkeyes dominated from the opening tap as they jumped out to a 21-10 lead by making seven of their first 10 shots.
The contest quickly got away from Delaware State. The Hornets missed 17 straight shots during the first half, resulting in a field-goal drought that lasted 11:50.
What was an eight-point deficit for the Hornets became a 43-17 Iowa lead before Morgan drained a 3-pointer.
Delaware was 5 for 33 from the floor in the first half and shot 24.2 percent for the game.
The Hawkeyes open their Big Ten season Wednesday at No. 15 Purdue.
Top Game Performances
| Delaware State |
|
Iowa |
|
Devin Morgan Jr. 24 |
Scoring |
Peter Jok 17 |
|
Kobe Gantz 3 |
Assists |
Jordan Bohannon 5 |
|
Mrdjan Gasevic 10 |
Rebounds |
Maishe Dailey 7 |
|
Devin Morgan Jr. 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Dominque Uhl 5 |
|
DeVaughn Mallory 3 |
Steals |
Peter Jok 3 |
|
N/A |
Blocks |
Ahmad Wagner 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Delaware State
|
57 |
24.2 |
6-24 |
19-26 |
9 |
37 |
0 |
7 |
18 |
| Iowa
|
89 |
56.9 |
8-20 |
23-35 |
17 |
37 |
4 |
12 |
17 |
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