National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa 83, Nebraska Omaha 75
When: 4:30 PM ET, Sunday, November 10, 2013
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials: # Bill Ek, # Larry Scirotto, # Lamont Simpson
Attendance: 14271

Iowa 83, Nebraska-Omaha 75: Aaron White had 20 points and 15 rebounds to help the Hawkeyes survive a scare from the visiting Mavericks.

Roy Devyn Marble shot 2-for-13 but contributed 15 points with the help of 11 free throws. Anthony Clemmons scored 11 points off the bench for Iowa (2-0), which didn’t take the lead for good until six minutes remained.

CJ Carter led four players in double figures with 22 points for Nebraska-Omaha (1-1). Devin Patterson had 13 points and four steals, Justin Simmons came back from an 0-for-9 shooting performance in the season opener to score 11 and John Karhoff also finished with 11 points for the Mavericks.

Nebraska-Omaha, with four returning starters from a team that finished 11-20 last season, took a 15-13 lead on a layup by Simmons with 13:22 left in the first half and didn’t give it up until 9:12 remained. The Hawkeyes shot 34.5 percent from the floor in the opening half and committed 12 turnovers while falling behind 43-36, more points than they allowed in their season-opening 82-39 victory against North Carolina-Wilmington.

Iowa finally regained the lead with a 6-0 run that began with two free throws from Jarrod Uthoff with 9:56 remaining. Nebraska-Omaha and Iowa traded leads but the Mavericks then went nearly five minutes without a field goal, allowing the Hawkeyes to stretch their lead to double digits with 2:08 left.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The game started about 30 minutes later than scheduled because the preceding women’s game went overtime against Dayton. … Iowa won its 21st straight home game against an unranked opponent. … Nebraska-Omaha F Matt Hagerbaumer had 11 rebounds off the bench without attempting a field goal.
Top Game Performances
 
Nebraska Omaha   Iowa
CJ Carter 22 Scoring Aaron White 20
Matt Hagerbaumer 3 Assists Roy-Devyn Marble 4
Matt Hagerbaumer 11 Rebounds Aaron White 15
Devin Patterson 4 Free Throws Made Roy-Devyn Marble 11
Devin Patterson 4 Steals Roy-Devyn Marble 2
Mike Rostampour 1 Blocks Melsahn Basabe 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Nebraska Omaha 75 39.4 8-28 11-16 14 33 2 11 16
Iowa 83 37.5 3-14 38-49 12 46 7 7 18