Survive and advance. That’s all that matters in March basketball. Iowa came in as a slight favorite against 10th seeded Temple, but as we have found out, anything can happen in March.
Iowa was dominant early on, hitting nearly everything they tossed up and raced out to a 30-18 lead 10 minutes into the game. Temple is more of a defensive-oriented team and for the rest of the game, they lived up to that style.
Temple used a 13-0 run fueled by Quenton DeCosey to get back into the game, and after the two teams traded baskets late in the first half, Iowa went into halftime up 38-37.