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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa 79, Rutgers 66
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials: # Larry Scirotto, # DJ Cartensen, # Brooks Wells
Attendance: 560

Joe Wieskamp scored a season-high 26 points, Luka Garza added 22 points and both players snagged 10 rebounds as No. 15 Iowa defeated No. 25 Rutgers 79-66 on Wednesday night in Iowa City to snap a two-game losing streak.

Iowa (14-6, 8-5 Big Ten) led by as many as 14 points in the second half. The Scarlet Knights rallied to within six points with 9:16 to go before the Hawkeyes quickly regained control with a 7-2 run over the next 1:52.

Despite shooting 51.4 percent in the second half, Rutgers (11-7, 7-7) saw its four-game winning streak end. The Scarlet Knights started 1-for-16 from 3-point range en route to a 6-for-28 effort from deep.

Geo Baker (11 points) and Jacob Young (10) scored in double figures for Rutgers. Caleb McConnell grabbed a team-best seven rebounds while Baker dished five assists.

Wieskamp's scoring output including 9-for-14 shooting, highlighted by a 5-for-7 showing from long range.

Jordan Bohannon had 12 points and seven assists, while Keegan Murray scored 10 points for the Hawkeyes, who won the rebounding battle 42-31.

Iowa shot just 31.3 percent from the field in the first half but rebounded from a slow start, making 9 of 22 attempts after going 1 of 10 to begin the game. Wieskamp paced the Hawkeyes to a 34-25 lead at the break with 16 points on 6-for-9 shooting, including a perfect 3-for-3 from beyond the arc.

Baker scored seven points in the first half to pace Rutgers, which committed seven turnovers in the first 20 minutes while shooting 1-for-11 from 3-point range.

The Hawkeyes earned a season sweep of the Scarlet Knights. In a meeting of then-Top 15 teams on Jan. 2, Iowa edged Rutgers 77-75 in Piscataway, N.J.

Iowa boasts a 9-2 edge against Rutgers in the all-time series and has won four of five matchups played in Iowa City.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Rutgers   Iowa
Geo Baker 11 Scoring Joe Wieskamp 26
Geo Baker 5 Assists Jordan Bohannon 7
Caleb McConnell 7 Rebounds Luka Garza 10
Montez Mathis 2 Free Throws Made Luka Garza 5
Paul Mulcahy 2 Steals Patrick McCaffery 2
Geo Baker 1 Blocks Luka Garza 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Rutgers 66 43.8 6-28 4-6 18 29 4 6 11
Iowa 79 43.3 11-23 16-20 20 38 5 6 10