1st half notes
Northwestern is playing an active 2-3 zone against Iowa, forcing the Hawkeyes to take deep shots. Bryant McIntosh scored the Cats’ first 7 points of the game.
Iowa shot 9-26 (34.6%) against the Northwestern zone in the first half.
Cats assisted on 9 of 10 made field goals in the first half. 6 of 10 made field goals came from behind the 3-point line.
Northwestern had 6 blocks in the first half. Iowa had 1.
Northwestern went on a 10-2 run to take its largest lead of the game at 23-13 with 7:47 in the 1st. Iowa answered with 11-4 run to end the half.
Iowa has never led in the game.