National Basketball Association
Iowa 77, Longwood 44
When: 2:07 PM ET, Saturday, November 29, 2014
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials:
# Courtney Green, # Glenn Mayborg, # Lamont Simpson
Attendance:
13819
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Iowa 77, Longwood 44: Aaron White had 19 points and five rebounds and Jarrod Uthoff added 11 points and six boards as the Hawkeyes had an easy time with the visiting Lancers.
Iowa takes a three-game winning streak into its next game at North Carolina as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. White shot 8-for-12 overall and 3-of-4 from 3-point range while Gabriel Olaseni contributed 10 points, six boards and five blocks for the Hawkeyes (5-2), who pulled away from the Lancers late in the first half.
The Lancers (2-5) were paced by Shaquille Johnson with 16 points on 7-of-14 shooting and Quincy Taylor who added 10 points. Lotanna Nwogbo scored eight points and pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds for Longwood, which dropped its fourth consecutive game.
The Hawkeyes led 37-22 at the half and didn’t let up at the start of the second by going on a 7-0 run. White started with a jumper, then Uthoff connected on a 3 before an Adam Woodbury layup stretched the lead to 44-22.
Iowa led 20-16 when Trey Dickerson triggered a 15-2 spurt with a layup. Uthoff scored eight points during the run that was eventually halted by a Johnson dunk.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Iowa forced 11 turnovers in the first half. … Longwood assistant coach Craig Carter served as an assistant under Iowa’s Fran McCaffery at Siena. … The Hawkeyes took 30 3-pointers but drained only nine (30 percent).
Top Game Performances
| Longwood |
|
Iowa |
|
Shaquille Johnson 16 |
Scoring |
Aaron White 19 |
|
Shaquille Johnson 6 |
Assists |
Trey Dickerson 4 |
|
Lotanna Nwogbo 12 |
Rebounds |
Gabriel Olaseni 6 |
|
Ryan Badowski 2 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron White 3 |
|
Shaquille Johnson 2 |
Steals |
Aaron White 3 |
|
Quincy Taylor 1 |
Blocks |
Gabriel Olaseni 5 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Longwood
|
44 |
31.2 |
4-10 |
10-14 |
10 |
33 |
1 |
4 |
20 |
| Iowa
|
77 |
43.7 |
9-30 |
6-9 |
21 |
38 |
9 |
10 |
7 |
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