National Basketball Association
Penn St. 77, Iowa 73
When: 5:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 2, 2017
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials:
# DJ Cartensen, # Larry Scirotto, # Bill Ek
Attendance:
12805
By The Sports Xchange
Penn State forward Lamar Stevens had 22 points and forward Mike Watkins added 19 as the Nittany Lions held off the Iowa Hawkeyes in a 77-73 victory in the Big Ten opener for both at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Saturday.
Stevens made two free throws with 4.3 seconds remaining for the final margin.
Penn State led by eight with 4 1/2 minutes remaining before the Hawkeyes got within two four times, but they never had the ball with a chance to tie or take the lead.
Tony Carr made two free throws with 9.2 seconds remaining to give Penn State a 75-71 lead. Iowa's Jack Nunge made an uncontested dunk before Stevens' clinching free throws.
Carr had 16 points and Shep Garner had 12 points for the Nittany Lions (7-2, 1-0), who had lost two of three. Garner was the only senior to start for either team.
Tyler Cook had 23 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and four assists for the Hawkeyes (4-4, 0-1), who never led. The only tie was at 2.
Cook was fouled while dunking on a fast break and made the ensuing free throw to cut the lead to 69-67 with 1:11 remaining, but Stevens hit a jumper to push the lead back to four.
The Nittany Lions made 12-of-23 3-pointers, their long-range accuracy helping make the difference in the game.
Carr, the Nittany Lions' leading scorer at 21.3 points a game, made 4-of-6 shots from 3-point range. Garner also made 4 of 6 from behind the arc.
Isaiah Moss had 13 points and Cordell Pemsl had 10 for the Hawkeyes, who were 4-of-12 from 3-point range and made 13 of 21 free throws.
Top Game Performances
| Penn St. |
|
Iowa |
|
Lamar Stevens 22 |
Scoring |
Tyler Cook 23 |
|
Tony Carr 9 |
Assists |
Jordan Bohannon 4 |
|
Mike Watkins 7 |
Rebounds |
Tyler Cook 12 |
|
Lamar Stevens 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Tyler Cook 9 |
|
Josh Reaves 2 |
Steals |
Jordan Bohannon 1 |
|
Mike Watkins 3 |
Blocks |
Jack Nunge 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Penn St.
|
77 |
43.8 |
12-23 |
9-11 |
19 |
28 |
7 |
8 |
14 |
| Iowa
|
73 |
50.9 |
4-12 |
13-21 |
16 |
36 |
6 |
5 |
18 |
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