Box Score



IOWA (74)

                          fg    ft    rb
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
G Brunner           44 11-17   6-8   1-4   0   4   28
E Hansen            17   0-0   2-2   1-2   0   2    2
A Haluska           31   3-6   3-4   2-2   2   4   12
J Horner            40   2-9   1-5   0-4   6   3    7
P Pierce            44  5-10   3-6   1-6   7   3   15
D Thomas            18   1-4   0-1  4-10   0   2    2
C Reed              15   3-5   0-0   1-3   0   2    8
M Henderson          4   0-1   0-0   0-0   0   1    0
A Thompson          12   0-1   0-0   2-3   3   1    0

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TOTALS             225 25-53 15-26 12-34  18  22   74
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Percentages: FG-.472, FT-.577. 3-Point Goals:
9-21, .429 (G Brunner 0-2, A Haluska 3-4, J
Horner 2-7, P Pierce 2-4, C Reed 2-4). Team
Rebounds: 4. Blocked Shots: 6 (G Brunner 3, D
Thomas 2, E Hansen). Turnovers: 18 (P Pierce
10, G Brunner 3, C Reed 2, A Haluska, E
Hansen, D Thomas). Steals: 5 (J Horner, G
Brunner, A Haluska, E Hansen, D Thomas).

NORTHWESTERN (75)

                          fg    ft    rb
                   min   m-a   m-a   o-t   a  pf   tp
V Vukusic           43 11-20   5-5   0-1   1   0   32
D Duvancic          34   2-4   2-4   1-6   2   0    6
V Scott             18   1-3   0-0   0-0   1   4    2
T Parker            35   3-5   5-5   1-3   3   4   12
M Hachad            24   2-8   0-2   1-3   3   5    4
T Doyle             27   2-4   2-4   0-1   3   3    6
E Seacat             1   0-0   0-0   0-0   0   0    0
M Thompson          16   0-2   4-6   2-3   2   0    4
M Jenkins           27   3-4   0-0   0-4   2   3    9

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TOTALS             225 24-50 18-26  5-21  17  19   75
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Percentages: FG-.480, FT-.692. 3-Point Goals:
9-19, .474 (V Vukusic 5-12, T Parker 1-1, M
Hachad 0-2, M Jenkins 3-4). Team Rebounds: 6.
Blocked Shots: 2 (V Vukusic, M Thompson).
Turnovers: 15 (V Vukusic 4, D Duvancic 4, M
Thompson 3, T Parker 2, M Hachad, V Scott).
Steals: 9 (V Vukusic 3, T Parker 2, D
Duvancic, T Doyle, M Thompson, M Hachad).


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IOWA                 32  34  8    -  74
NORTHWESTERN         29  37  9    -  75
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Technical fouls: None. A: 5,219. Officials: JD
Collins, Tom Clark, Tom O'Neill

Game Story

EVANSTON, Illinois (Ticker) -- Vedran Vukusic and Michael
Jenkins added plenty of fuel to the fire in Northwestern's feud
with No. 24 Iowa.

Vukusic scored a career-high 32 points, including 20 in the
second half, and Jenkins hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer in
overtime to give Northwestern its third straight victory over
Iowa, 75-74, in a Big Ten Conference matchup.

After being swept by Northwestern last season for the first time
since 1959 - losses that may have cost Iowa a berth in the NCAA
Tournament - the Hawkeyes hoped to gain revenge in this one.
But the Wildcats kept things close in the first half, tying the
game at 26-26 on T.J. Parker's 3-pointer with 2:06 to go and
trailing by just three points at the break.

A jumper by Pierre Pierce with 3:24 remaining in the second half
gave Iowa (14-5, 2-4 Big Ten) a seemingly comfortable 62-50
cushion.  But after Jenkins sank a 3-pointer, Vukusic took over
for Northwestern, scoring the team's final 13 points to help
forge a 66-66 tie.

Pierce singlehandedly may have cost Iowa the win in regulation.
Before missing a jumper at the buzzer, he committed a foul as
Vukusic attempted a 3-pointer with 13.8 seconds to go, and the
Croatian forward converted all three free throws to even the
contest.

Trailing, 74-72, Northwestern (9-9, 2-4) missed several
opportunities to tie the game in the latter stages of overtime.
But after Parker stole an inbounds pass by Iowa, Jenkins
followed a timeout with a shot from the left corner that bounced
twice off the rim before falling, giving the Wildcats a
thrilling victory.

Parker scored 12 points and Jenkins added nine for Northwestern,
which snapped a four-game losing streak.

Greg Brunner scored a career-high 28 points and Pierce chipped
in 15 for the Hawkeyes, who fell to 102-50 in the all-time
series.

With his team ahead, 6-2, Brunner scored 12 straight Iowa points
as the Hawkeyes took an 18-13 lead with 8:37 to go in the first
half.  Vukusic's 3-pointer with 4:10 remaining drew
Northwestern within 24-23 and a shot from the arc by Parker two
minutes later tied the game at 26-26.

A 3-pointer by freshman Carlton Reed in the final seconds gave
Iowa a 32-29 advantage at the break, but a three-point play by
Davor Duvancic to open the second half evened the contest.

Duvancic had a chance to tie the game at 74-74 with 25 seconds
remaining, but his layup attempt was blocked by Brunner.  At the
other end, Jeff Horner missed a pair of free throws, keeping
alive the Wildcats' hopes before a bad pass by Parker turned
over the ball.

Parker atoned for his miscue with the steal of the inbounds
pass, setting up Jenkins' winning shot.