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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa 68, Indiana St. 52
When: 7:00 PM ET, Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials: # Brad Ferrie, # Keith Kimble, # Paul Szelc
Attendance: 15400

Iowa 68, Indiana State 52:
Roy Devyn Marble scored 24 points and the host Hawkeyes outscored the Sycamores 37-22 after halftime to win their NIT opener.

Iowa (22-12) opened the second half on a 19-4 run to build a 50-34 advantage. Aaron White added 11 points and 13 rebounds for the third-seeded Hawkeyes, who will host Stony Brook in Friday's second round.

Justin Gant led sixth-seeded Indiana State (18-15) with 16 points. Leading scorer Jake Odum finished with five points.

The Hawkeyes trailed 26-18 on Odum’s 3-pointer with 5:09 left in the first half before Iowa outscored Indiana State 13-4 to close the period. Zach McCabe scored eight points during the decisive second-half run, including consecutive 3-pointers, and Josh Oglesby made a 3-pointer with 10:35 remaining gave Iowa a 16-point advantage.

The Hawkeyes, who came into the matchup ranked 10th nationally in rebounding, outrebounded the Sycamores 42-27 and held Indiana State to 4-of-17 shooting from 3-point range.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Marble scored 20 points or more for the eighth time. He added six assists, five rebounds and four steals. … The Sycamores lost seven of their final nine games. … Iowa has won its past eight games at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Top Game Performances
 
Indiana St.   Iowa
Justin Gant 16 Scoring Roy-Devyn Marble 24
Dawon Cummings 5 Assists Roy-Devyn Marble 6
Jake Odum 7 Rebounds Aaron White 13
Brandon Burnett 4 Free Throws Made Roy-Devyn Marble 8
Devonte Brown 2 Steals Roy-Devyn Marble 4
N/A Blocks Gabriel Olaseni 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Indiana St. 52 38.0 4-17 10-11 12 25 0 7 16
Iowa 68 38.6 6-19 18-26 11 39 4 9 13