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National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa 109, Western Michigan 61
When: 8:30 PM ET, Monday, November 22, 2021
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials: # Rob Riley Sr., # Brooks Wells, # Ed Phillips
Attendance: 10044

Keegan Murray led all scorers with 29 points to lead Iowa to an easy 109-61 home win over Western Michigan on Monday.

Murray, who came in averaging 25.5 points per game, went 10-for-14 from the field and 7-for-9 from the foul line in continuing his early season scoring tear for Iowa (5-0).

Iowa had three bench players score in double figures -- Payton Sandfort (19 points), Tony Perkins (15) and Kris Murray (12).

The Hawkeyes shot 52.8% from the field overall, 46.2% from 3-point range and went 21 of 23 from the free-throw line.

Lamar Norman, Jr. scored 19 points and Mack Smith added 12 points in defeat for Western Michigan (1-3), which has lost three straight.

The Broncos shot just 6-for-26 from 3-point range and committed 24 turnovers.

Iowa started to take control of the game midway through the first half, going on a 10-2 run to take a 20-8 lead with 10:25 remaining until halftime.

The Hawkeyes went on another big run, this time a 13-0 surge to take a 36-13 lead with 5:14 remaining in the first half.

Iowa then scored the last six points of the first half to take a 49-20 lead at halftime.

The second half was more of the same, with Iowa extending its lead to 64-32 with 14:07 left.

The Hawkeyes then went on a 9-0 run to take a 73-32 lead with 12:31 remaining.

Iowa then built its lead to 45 at 85-40 with 8:49 left and to 50 at 96-46 with 5:38 remaining.

Iowa reached the 100-mark plateau on a basket by Riley Mulvey with 4:34 left.

It was the third time this season Iowa has scored at least 106 points in a game.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Western Michigan   Iowa
Lamar Norman Jr. 19 Scoring Keegan Murray 29
Mack Smith 5 Assists Ahron Ulis 8
Titus Wright 7 Rebounds Kris Murray 8
Mack Smith 4 Free Throws Made Keegan Murray 7
Cameron Kimble 2 Steals Jordan Bohannon 3
Mack Smith 1 Blocks Keegan Murray 3
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Western Michigan 61 38.1 6-26 7-7 14 33 2 6 24
Iowa 109 52.8 12-26 21-23 20 32 6 15 7