NCAA Men's Basketball

Iowa Hawkeyes (19-14)


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vs. MSU 
W 112-106
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@ Ind 
W 90-68
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vs. Neb 
L 77-81
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vs. OhioSt 
L 69-73
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vs. Auburn 
L 75-83
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Broome, Auburn hold off Iowa 83-75 in NCAA tourney

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) When it comes to Auburn and the NCAA Tournament, the Tigers know how to make an opening statement.

Johni Broome had 19 points, 12 rebounds and five blocked shots, and No. 9 seed Auburn beat Iowa 83-75 on Thursday for its 10th consecutive opening-round win dating to the mid-1980s.

The Tigers (21-12) made 11 of 12 free throws over the final four minutes to lock up a second-round matchup with No. 1 seed Houston, which survived a scare from 16th-seeded Northern Kentucky..

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Leaders
Points: K. Murray20.2
Rebounds: F. Rebraca7.5
Assists: C. McCaffery3.7
FG%: F. Rebraca57.1%
FT%: T. Perkins76.3%
3P%: P. Sandfort34.3%
Steals: T. Perkins1.4
Blocks: K. Murray1.2
AP Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 Alabama31-6
2 Houston33-4
3 Purdue29-6
4 Kansas28-8
5 Texas29-9
6 Marquette29-7
7 UCLA31-6
8 Arizona28-7
9 Gonzaga31-6
10 UConn31-8
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Coaches Rankings
Rank School Rec
1 UConn31-8
2 San Diego State32-7
3 Miami (FL)29-8
4 Alabama31-6
5 Florida Atlantic35-4
6 Houston33-4
7 Texas29-9
8 UCLA31-6
9 Kansas State26-10
10 Gonzaga31-6
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Big Ten Standings
 ConferenceOverall
  W-L W-L
Purdue 15-5 29-6
Indiana 12-8 23-12
Northwestern 12-8 22-12
Michigan State 11-8 21-13
Maryland 11-9 22-13
Illinois 11-9 20-13
Iowa 11-9 19-14
Michigan 11-9 18-16
Penn State 10-10 23-14
Rutgers 10-10 19-15
Wisconsin 9-11 20-15
Nebraska 9-11 16-16
Ohio State 5-15 16-19
Minnesota 2-17 9-22
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Offense (Rank)
Points: 80.1 (17)
Rebounds: 12.1 (30)
Assists: 16.4 (14)
FG%: 45.3% (133)
FT%: 73.8% (104)
3P%: 34.0% (187)
Defense (Rank)
Points: 74.7 (307)
Rebounds: 24.5 (205)
Assists: 14.5 (315)
FG%: 47.4% (348)
FT%: 74.6% (326)
3P%: 36.6% (333)