National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa 82, Michigan 71
When: 9:00 PM ET, Thursday, March 3, 2022
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials: # Lewis Garrison, # Bill Elk, # Rob Riley Sr.
Attendance: 12707

Keegan Murray scored 23 points to help lead No. 24 Iowa to an 82-71 win over Michigan in Ann Arbor, Mich., on Thursday.

Kris Murray and Jordan Bohannon each scored 19 points for Iowa (22-8, 12-7 Big Ten), which has won eight of its last nine games and avenged the only loss in that stretch, a home defeat to Michigan on Feb. 17.

Hunter Dickinson had 21 points and 11 rebounds and Eli Brooks added 17 points for Michigan (16-13, 10-9), which saw its pursuit of an at-large NCAA Tournament bid take a hit.

Iowa jumped on Michigan from the start, taking a 13-4 lead and then going up 26-11 with 10:03 remaining in the half.

Michigan answered with a 9-2 run to cut Iowa's lead to 28-20 with 6:56 left until halftime, but Iowa responded with an 11-1 run to go up 39-21 with 3:30 remaining in the half.

The Hawkeyes ended up taking a 47-30 lead into the locker room. Iowa went 7 of 10 from 3-point range and 18 of 30 from the field in the half.

In the second half, the Hawkeyes continued to make baskets and took a 55-36 lead with 17:31 remaining following a 3-pointer by Bohannon.

Michigan made a surge, cutting Iowa's lead to 71-62 with 5:34 remaining after a 3-pointer by DeVante Jones.

The Wolverines reduced the deficit to 73-66 with 3:00 remaining after a layup by Dickinson, but Kris Murray hit a 3-pointer with 2:29 left to give Iowa a 76-66 lead.

Kris Murray then hit a layup with 50 seconds remaining to give the Hawkeyes a 78-69 advantage.

Iowa all but put the game away with 32 seconds remaining as Bohannon hit two free throws for an 80-69 lead.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Iowa   Michigan
Keegan Murray 23 Scoring Hunter Dickinson 21
Keegan Murray 3 Assists DeVante' Jones 6
Keegan Murray 7 Rebounds Hunter Dickinson 11
Keegan Murray 5 Free Throws Made Hunter Dickinson 3
Kris Murray 2 Steals Caleb Houstan 3
Keegan Murray 3 Blocks Hunter Dickinson 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Iowa 82 52.6 11-19 11-12 11 25 6 10 9
Michigan 71 50.0 7-19 4-8 16 28 6 4 13