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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa 80, Northern Iowa 73
When: 2:30 PM ET, Saturday, December 15, 2012
Where: Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
Officials: # Tom Eades, # Ed Hightower, # Terry Wymer
Attendance: N/A

Iowa 80, Northern Iowa 73: Roy Devyn Marble scored 30 points to lead the Hawkeyes past the in-state rival Panthers in the first game of the inaugural Hy-Vee Big 4 Classic.

Marble finished with four 3-pointers, including three in the first half, and scored the most points by a Hawkeye this season. Mike Gesell added a career-high 23 points as Iowa (9-2) won its fourth straight game.

Deon Mitchell led the Panthers (6-4) with 23 points and Seth Tuttle added 18.

Gesell went made his first three attempts and was 4-of-6 from the 3-point line. The Hawkeyes hit nine 3-pointers in the first half on the way to a 40-32 halftime lead.

The Panthers used a 6-0 run to get within five points early in the second half and Mitchell's jumper with 25 seconds left cut the lead to 74-69 but UNI never got closer.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Marble set a record for the most points scored in a Division I men's basketball game at Wells Fargo Arena. ... Iowa leads the series 34-9. ... UNI's Marc Sonnen was held without a 3-pointer for the first time in 20 games.

Top Game Performances
 
Iowa   Northern Iowa
Roy-Devyn Marble 30 Scoring Deon Mitchell 23
Eric May 7 Assists Deon Mitchell 2
Aaron White 9 Rebounds Seth Tuttle 9
Roy-Devyn Marble 14 Free Throws Made Deon Mitchell 4
Mike Gesell 2 Steals Deon Mitchell 3
Roy-Devyn Marble 2 Blocks Jake Koch 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Iowa 80 42.9 12-25 26-37 18 35 7 5 15
Northern Iowa 73 45.2 3-16 14-17 6 32 2 8 10