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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa 75, Brown 54
When: 3:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 3, 2011
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials: # Robert Donato, # Bill Ek, # Ron Tyburski
Attendance: 10399

Melsahn Basabe had a team-high 14 points and Iowa avoided back-to-back losses with a 75-54 victory over Brown Saturday at Carver Hawkeye Arena.

Basabe went 5-of-12 from the field and finished with 10 boards for the Hawkeyes (5-3), who took a 38-24 halftime lead. The Hawkeyes extended their lead to 22 points early in the second half and the Bears (4-5) couldn’t recover.

Roy Devyn Marble finished with 11 points and seven rebounds for Iowa, which improved to 12-1 all-time against Ivy League schools.

Brown, which came in off a 65-56 upset win over Rhode Island, relied on the 3-point shot but couldn’t convert, missing 18-of-22 attempts from beyond the arc. Andrew McCarthy scored a game-high 17 points and Sean McGonagill added nine for the Bears, who have been outscored by an average of 20 points on the road and have yet to produce a road win.

Matt Gatens, the Hawkeyes leading scorer at more than 15 points per game, finished with nine points on 3-of-8 shooting for Iowa, which was relentless on the offensive boards, finishing with an 18-9 advantage.

The Hawkeyes improved to 10-0 when holding their opponent to less than 60 points points under coach Fran McCaffery.
Top Game Performances
 
Brown   Iowa
Andrew McCarthy 17 Scoring Melsahn Basabe 14
Sean McGonagill 6 Assists Bryce Cartwright 5
Sean McGonagill 8 Rebounds Melsahn Basabe 10
Andrew McCarthy 3 Free Throws Made Melsahn Basabe 4
Sean McGonagill 2 Steals Roy-Devyn Marble 3
Andrew McCarthy 2 Blocks Andrew Brommer 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Brown 54 35.0 4-22 8-17 12 35 2 5 12
Iowa 75 40.6 2-10 17-24 15 49 3 8 9