Bryant Bulldogs at Iowa Hawkeyes

No. 24 Iowa survives lowly Bryant 72-67

Tyler Cook scored 19 points with 12 rebounds for his fourth double-double in seven games and 24th-ranked Iowa held off lowly Bryant 72-67 on Saturday night.

Jordan Bohannon had 17 points for the Hawkeyes (11-2), who swept their out of league opponents for the first time since 1986-87.

"It's great," Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. "But we recognize what's coming."

Iowa hardly looked like it was ready for what's coming.

Bryant's Adam Grant then missed an open look at a potential game-tying 3 with 24 seconds left, and Bohannon sealed it at the free throw line.

The Bulldogs then opened the second half on a 10-2 run to get within a point of Iowa's lead, and Grant's 3 with 5:37 left cut the lead to 64-62. Joe Kasperzyk then tied it up on a layup.

"They made some really tough shots. They've got some really good guards," Bohannon said of the Bulldogs. "They ran some stuff that we weren't ready for...they slowed the game down and they did a lot of different things."

Grant had 20 of his 23 points in the opening 20 minutes for Bryant. The Bulldogs hit 10 3s after shooting just 27.8 percent entering play.

"The kid Grant can really play," McCaffery said.

THE BIG PICTURE

Bryant: The Bulldogs might have raised some eyebrows in their Northeast Conference by hanging with a Big Ten team for 40 minutes.

POLL IMPLICATIONS

Iowa could be at risk of dropping out of the Top 25 on Monday after barely beating a team that Yale thumped by 42 points.

BRYANT'S POST PLAY

The Bulldogs and Hawkeyes each grabbed 32 rebounds, despite the fact that Bryant didn't start a player bigger than 6-foot-5. The Bulldogs enjoyed some generous bounces to be sure, grabbing 13 offensive boards, but missing starting center Luka Garza (sprained ankle) shouldn't have had that much of an impact on the glass. "It's about toughness," Bryant coach Jared Grasso said. McCaffery said Garza's status for Purdue will be a game-time decision, adding that the Hawkeyes won't rush the sophomore back onto the floor.

BAER WITNESS

Once again, underrated Iowa senior Nicholas Baer helped the Hawkeyes avoid disaster. Baer scored 12 points with two assists, two steals and a career-high five blocks.

LIES, DANG LIES AND STATISTICS

UP NEXT

Iowa travels to Purdue on Thursday.

Bryant hosts St. Francis (Brooklyn) on Thursday.

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