National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Iowa 95, No.Carolina A&T 79
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, November 14, 2011
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, Iowa
Officials: # Ray Perrone, # Kelly Self, # Tim Stewart
Attendance: 8891

Matt Gatens led five scorers in double figures with 27 points as Iowa rolled over visiting North Carolina A&T, 95-79.

Melsahn Basabe recorded a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds and Eric may added 20 and nine for the Hawkeyes (2-0), who dominated on the glass, 53-32.

Gatens shot 9 of 15 from the floor and knocked down four 3-pointers, doing most of his damage in the first half as Iowa opened up a 50-34 lead at the break. The Aggies could not match up with the Hawkeyes inside, surrendering 23 second-chance points and 28 points in the paint as May and Basabe had their way.

The one thing that kept it from being a blowout was some sloppy ball handling. The Hawkeyes committed 22 turnovers, led by May’s five.

Iowa, which has missed the NCAA Tournament each of the last five seasons, will get a pair of strong tests from mid-major teams over the next week when it faces Northern Iowa and Creighton.

North Carolina A&T (0-2), which was crushed at Creighton in its opener on Friday, starts the season with 12 of 14 games on the road.

Marc Hill scored 20 points to lead the Aggies.
Top Game Performances
 
No.Carolina A&T   Iowa
Marc Hill 20 Scoring Matt Gatens 27
Marc Hill 6 Assists Bryce Cartwright 6
Adrian Powell 7 Rebounds Melsahn Basabe 10
Jean Louisme 3 Free Throws Made Melsahn Basabe 7
Marc Hill 2 Steals Bryce Cartwright 2
N/A Blocks Devon Archie 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
No.Carolina A&T 79 37.7 10-28 17-23 17 30 0 10 13
Iowa 95 49.3 9-26 20-27 20 50 2 7 22