By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — Caitlin Clark understands. Iowa’s NCAA tournament second-round game against Creighton on Sunday afternoon at Carver-Hawkeye Arena is a sellout. That’s big. The noon game is also on ABC, the only NCAA women’s game in … Continue reading ABC, And A Sellout Crowd? That’s Big For Hawkeyes And Bluejays
By John Bohnenkamp IOWA CITY — You don’t sleepwalk through a game when you’re a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament. Take a nap, and a lower seed gives you a nightmare that haunts you throughout the offseason. You … Continue reading IOWA 98, ILLINOIS STATE 58: Hawkeyes Are Awake, And Advance
By John Bohnenkamp There was no hesitation. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery turned to his bench with 11:48 left in the first half of Sunday’s Big Ten Tournament championship game against Purdue and signaled to center Josh Ogundele to get into … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Iowa’s Race Through Indy Was McCaffery’s Masterpiece
By John Bohnenkamp INDIANAPOLIS — It was Jordan Bohannon’s run to nowhere. Bohannon’s banked 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left gave Iowa an 80-77 win over Indiana in Saturday’s Big Ten tournament semifinal. It also sent the sixth-year guard on a … Continue reading Winning Shot Just Adds To Bohannon’s Legend
By John Bohnenkamp INDIANAPOLIS — Tony Perkins broke into a smile when someone asked him a question and mentioned the name of his high school. “Look at that smile on his face,” the questioner said, and even Iowa coach Fran … Continue reading Perkins Is At Home In Big Ten Tournament
By John Bohnenkamp INDIANAPOLIS — Fran McCaffery waved his hands to signal that the three digits on Iowa’s side of the scoreboard were enough. There were 50 seconds left on the Gainbridge Fieldhouse clock in Iowa’s Big Ten Tournament second-round … Continue reading Hawkeyes Deliver Another Fury Of Offense
By John Bohnenkamp Keegan Murray’s numbers would be good enough to win the Big Ten’s player of the year in most years. But in a year in which the conference is top-heavy in talent, the Iowa sophomore forward had to … Continue reading Murray Named To All-Big Ten First Team
By John Bohnenkamp The goal, Rob Jeter said, is to be playing on Tuesday night in the Summit League tournament championship game. “It’s Tuesday, right?” the Western Illinois coach said on Sunday night, after the Leathernecks lost to Oral Roberts … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Leathernecks’ Calendar Has One Date Circled
By John Bohnenkamp Western Illinois was able to establish a tone in the two regular-season matchups with Oral Roberts this season. It was the Golden Eagles who took control early in Sunday’s Summit League tournament quarterfinals, forcing the Leathernecks to … Continue reading ORAL ROBERTS 80, WIU 68: Leathernecks Can’t Rattle Golden Eagles
By John Bohnenkamp JD Gravina has seen the relentlessness of South Dakota three times this season. “They just don’t give you much room for error,” the Western Illinois coach said on Saturday, after the 75-49 loss to the Coyotes in … Continue reading SOUTH DAKOTA 75, WIU 49: Relentless Coyotes End Leathernecks’ Season
