National Basketball Association
Iowa 76, Penn St. 67
When: 8:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 31, 2013
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials:
# Steve McJunkins, # Lamont Simpson, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
13369
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Iowa 76, Penn State 67: Sophomore forward Aaron White scored a career-high 27 points as the host Hawkeyes kept the Nittany Lions winless in the Big Ten.
Iowa (14-7, 3-5 Big Ten) also received 10 points and 10 rebounds from junior forward Melsahn Basabe.
Penn State (8-13, 0-9) was led by sophomore guard D.J. Newbill, who scored 20, and junior guard Jermaine Marshall with 15.
The Nittany Lions started the game on a 10-5 run, but the Hawkeyes grabbed an 11-10 lead on an Adam Woodbury free throw and Penn State never led again.
Neither team shot better than 40.4 percent from the field as the Nittany Lions fell to 0-5 on the road. Penn State scored 15 points off turnovers, despite forcing 18 of them.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Basabe made his first start of the season and has scored in double figures in four of the last six games. … Iowa made (31) and attempted (39) its most free throws in Big Ten play this season. … The Hawkeyes lead the all-time series 15-3 in Iowa City.
Top Game Performances
Penn St. |
|
Iowa |
D.J. Newbill 20 |
Scoring |
Aaron White 27 |
Jermaine Marshall 4 |
Assists |
Roy-Devyn Marble 5 |
D.J. Newbill 6 |
Rebounds |
Melsahn Basabe 10 |
D.J. Newbill 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Aaron White 10 |
Jermaine Marshall 3 |
Steals |
Zach McCabe 4 |
Jon Graham 2 |
Blocks |
Adam Woodbury 3 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Penn St.
|
67 |
39.7 |
7-23 |
14-16 |
10 |
27 |
4 |
8 |
18 |
Iowa
|
76 |
40.0 |
5-21 |
31-39 |
18 |
36 |
6 |
11 |
14 |