No. 5 Iowa cruises past Nebraska
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Jordan Bohannon tied a career high with eight 3-pointers and scored 26 points, and No. 5 Iowa beat Nebraska 102-64 on Thursday night.
The senior guard made 8 of 12 3-point attempts, but he played just eight minutes in the second half as the Hawkeyes (19-7, 13-6 Big Ten) topped the 100-point mark for the fourth time this season.
Freshman Patrick McCaffery had a career-high 19 points for Iowa. He had scored just 21 points over the last seven games.
Luka Garza had 14 points for the Hawkeyes. The senior center, who came into the game second in the nation in scoring at 24.3 points per game, played just 24 minutes. Joe Wieskamp added 11 points.
Iowa led 48-26 at halftime, closing the first half with a 16-3 run over the final 5:49.
Kobe Webster led Nebraska (7-18, 3-15) with 17 points. Lat Mayen had 14 points and 13 rebounds. Dalano Banton had 14 points.
FREDRICK HURT
Iowa guard CJ Fredrick, who has been dealing with a lower-leg injury since mid-January, fell to the court after committing a foul with 5:35 left in the first half. He grabbed his right ankle, and after being helped up, limped off the court. Fredrick did not play the rest of the game. Fredrick has missed four games and missed the second halves of two other games with the injury.
LONG RUNS
Iowa’s run to finish the first half included 11 consecutive points. It was the 27th run of 10 or more consecutive points the Hawkeyes have had this season.
PASSING ZONE
Iowa’s Connor McCaffery, third in the nation in assist-to-turnover ratio at 3.75, had eight assists against one turnover. McCaffery had seven assists and no turnovers in the first half.
BIG PICTURE
Iowa has won six of seven and stayed on pace to get a double-bye in the Big Ten tournament. The Hawkeyes are third in the conference, a half-game ahead of Purdue and one game ahead of Ohio State. Nebraska had its two-game winning streak snapped.
UP NEXT
Nebraska: Huskers play at Northwestern on Sunday.
Iowa: Hawkeyes play at home against No. 25 Wisconsin on Sunday.
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