The #19 Iowa Hawkeyes (14-5, 5-3) didn’t make it easy but were able to beat the newly ranked #24 Rutgers Scarlet Knights (14-5, 5-3), 85-80, in a game which featured 12 ties and 7 lead changes.
Iowa traded punches with the Scarlet Knights in the opening stanza, which didn’t have a stoppage in play until the first TV timeout, where Rutgers led 14-10. Iowa scored 10 straight points to go up six, capped by a Ryan Kriener 3, and Carver was rocking. Rutgers responded and were able to lead at half 43-38 behind a combined 23 points on 9/11 shooting from Ron Harper, Jr.