Iowa Hawkeyes

Iowa Hawkeyes

21-12 - 9th in Big Ten
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Dayton is the lone remaining potential bid thief that could spoil the party for the remaining bubble teams.

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The conference could finish with anywhere from nine to 12 bids with Texas, Oklahoma and Auburn in question.

Thornton scores 24 and Ohio State holds off late rally by Iowa for 72-69 win at Big Ten Tournament Thornton scores 24 and Ohio State holds off late rally by Iowa for 72-69 win at Big Ten Tournament

— Bruce Thornton had 24 points, John Mobley Jr. scored all 12 of his points in the second half, and No. 8 seed Ohio State held off a late rally by No. 9 seed Iowa for a 72-69 victory Thursday in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament.

Koch, Stirtz key in 21-0 run, send Iowa to 75-64 win over Maryland in Big Ten Tournament's 2nd round Koch, Stirtz key in 21-0 run, send Iowa to 75-64 win over Maryland in Big Ten Tournament's 2nd round

— Cooper Koch scored a career-high 19 points, Bennett Stirtz added 17 and the pair fueled a run of 21 straight points to help send Iowa to a 75-64 win over Maryland in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Wednesday.

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Cale Jacobsen scores 15 and No. 9 Nebraska beats Iowa 84-75 in overtime after blowing late lead Cale Jacobsen scores 15 and No. 9 Nebraska beats Iowa 84-75 in overtime after blowing late lead

— Cale Jacobsen came off the bench to score 13 of his 15 points after halftime and hit the tiebreaking 3-pointer in overtime, and ninth-ranked Nebraska matched its program record for wins in a season with an 84-75 victory over Iowa on Sunday.

No. 3 Michigan holds off a late run by Iowa, beats the Hawkeyes 71-68 No. 3 Michigan holds off a late run by Iowa, beats the Hawkeyes 71-68

— Morez Johnson Jr. and Yaxel Lendeborg scored 16 points apiece, and Aday Mara had two tiebreaking shots in the final 1:22 as No. 3 Michigan defeated Iowa 71-68 on Thursday night.

Big Ten Standings

TEAM W L GB OVR
Michigan 86.8 - 3 31
Nebraska 77.3 4 6 26
Michigan State 78.9 5 7 25
Illinois 84.4 6 8 24
Wisconsin 83.0 7 10 24
Purdue 81.7 4.5 8 27
UCLA 77.7 8 11 23
Ohio State 79.8 9.5 12 21
Iowa 75.2 9.5 12 21
Indiana 78.2 12 14 18
Minnesota 70.0 15 17 15
USC 78.6 12 14 18
Washington 77.1 14.5 17 16
Rutgers 70.6 16.5 19 14
Northwestern 73.1 16 19 15
Oregon 70.8 18 20 12
Maryland 69.7 18.5 21 12
Penn State 73.7 18 20 12
Full Standings

2021 Team Leaders

Offense

  • Points Per Game

    Bennett Stirtz
  • Assists Per Game

    Bennett Stirtz
  • Field Goal Percentage

    Bennett Stirtz

Defense

  • Rebounds Per Game

    Tavion Banks
  • Steals Per Game

    Bennett Stirtz
  • Blocks Per Game

    Cam Manyawu