Longwood Lancers at Iowa Hawkeyes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Keegan Murray leads Iowa to win in season opener
Murray scored eight straight points in the midst of a 23-3 run to start the game. He scored 12 points in a 16-2 streak later in the half for a 33-point lead before the Hawkeyes went into the break ahead 56-29 with Murray already surpassing his career high of 14.
The Hawkeyes are without last season's national player of the year Luke Garza and Joe Wieskamp, both NBA draft picks who combined to average nearly 40 points and 15 rebounds per game. But Murray lived up to high preseason expectations against the Lancers. The 6-foot-8 sophomore, who made the Big Ten all-freshman team last season, shot 8 of 10 and had seven rebounds in only 17 minutes.
Jordan Bohannon, the Hawkeyes' leading returning scorer at 10.6 points per game, finished with 18, making six 3-pointers, his final two from the arc giving the Hawkeyes a 39-point bulge early in the second half. The 24-year-old Bohannon, beginning his sixth season, is four short of the Big Ten career 3-point record of 374 set by Ohio State’s Jon Diebler from 2008-11.
Keegan's twin brother, Kris, scored a career-high 16 points and Patrick McCaffery added 11. Iowa made 15 of 33 3-point tries and shot 55% overall.
Isaiah Wilkins scored 19 points with eight rebounds, Leslie Nkereuwem added 17 points and Hill 10 for the Lancers.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 73 - 106 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 73 - 106 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Tony Perkins Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 106 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Trey Hicks missed Free Throw. | 73 - 106 |
| 2nd 0:06 | Foul on Riley Mulvey. | 73 - 106 |
Statistics
 LONG |
 IOWA |
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|---|---|---|
| 26-74 | FG | 36-65 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 55 |
| 9-32 | 3PT | 15-33 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 45 |
| 12-16 | FT | 19-22 |
| 75 | Free Throw % | 86 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 43 |
| 17 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 21 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 17 | Assists | 24 |
| 5 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 8 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 17 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 22 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 22 | Fouls | 20 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 39 |
Game Information
Location: Iowa City, IA
Attendance: 9,259 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big South Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Point | 15-1 | - | 30-4 |
| Winthrop | 13-3 | 2 | 23-11 |
| Radford | 9-7 | 6 | 16-16 |
| Longwood | 8-8 | 7 | 16-16 |
| UNC Asheville | 8-8 | 7 | 15-17 |
| Presbyterian | 7-9 | 8 | 15-18 |
| Charleston Southern | 6-10 | 9 | 15-17 |
| South Carolina Upstate | 5-11 | 10 | 13-19 |
| Gardner-Webb | 1-15 | 14 | 4-29 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 30-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-6 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 25-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 23-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-12 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 21-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |