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03/05 21:32 CST No. 3 Michigan holds off a late run by Iowa, beats the Hawkeyes
71-68
No. 3 Michigan holds off a late run by Iowa, beats the Hawkeyes 71-68
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP
Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) --- Morez Johnson Jr. and Yaxel Lendeborg scored 16 points
apiece, and Aday Mara had two tiebreaking shots in the final 1:22 as No. 3
Michigan defeated Iowa 71-68 on Thursday night.
The Wolverines (28-2, 18-1 Big Ten) were held 18 points below their season
scoring average, but managed to hold off the Hawkeyes (20-10, 10-9) in the
closing seconds.
Iowa went on an 11-1 run to tie the game at 64 with 1:56 to play before Mara
banked in a shot before the shot clock expired, putting Michigan in front
again. After Iowa's Cam Manyawu scored inside to tie the game at 66, Mara, who
finished with 14 points on 7-for-10 shooting, scored off a lob with 43 seconds
left to put the Wolverines ahead to stay.
Iowa had chances to tie the game on back-to-back possessions, but missed three
shots on one of the possessions and lost the ball on another after a turnover
by Tavion Banks with seven seconds left.
The Hawkeyes had a final chance to tie the game after Lendeborg made two free
throws with four seconds remaining, but Bennett Stirtz's 3-pointer try was long.
Elliot Cadeau added 11 points for the Wolverines, the Big Ten regular-season
champions.
Stirtz led Iowa with 21 points. Manyawu had 14.
Michigan had a 38-25 rebounding edge on the Hawkeyes.
The game was tied at 30 at halftime. Michigan shot 50% from the field, but
committed 12 turnovers that Iowa turned into 16 points.
The Hawkeyes were 11 of 31 from the field, with Stirtz especially struggling to
make shots. Stirtz, Iowa's leading scorer this season, made just one of his
first nine shots, then hit back-to-back 3-pointers in a 27-second span to give
Iowa a 30-28 lead.
Up next
Michigan: Hosts No. 8 Michigan State on Sunday.
Iowa: At No. 9 Nebraska on Sunday.
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