Hawkeyes upset 11th-ranked Badgers
Posted on 31. Dec, 2011 by admin in Iowa Basketball
By Brendan Stiles
HawkeyeDrive.com
The Iowa Hawkeyes sent shockwaves through the college basketball world Saturday, upsetting No. 11 Wisconsin 72-65 at the Kohl Center in Madison. It marked the first time the Hawkeyes have left Madison with a victory since 2000, and it was a rare home loss for a Wisconsin squad that went undefeated at home last season during Big Ten play.
Iowa improved to 9-6 overall with the win and is now 1-1 in Big Ten play after losing its conference opener on Dec. 28 to Purdue.
Coming up huge in the second half for the Hawkeyes were a pair of bench players — freshman forward Aaron White and senior guard Bryce Cartwright. White finished with a team-high 18 points, with 16 of those points coming in the second half. Meanwhile, Cartwright played 31 minutes off the bench and posted 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting and added a team-high five assists.
Iowa also received a double-digit scoring effort from sophomore forward Melsahn Basabe, who had 14 points and nine rebounds. Senior guard Matt Gatens had six points, as well as a team-high 12 rebounds.
The Hawkeyes jumped out to an early eight-point lead before Wisconsin crawled its way back in the first half, as the two teams went to halftime tied at 31-31. From there, Iowa managed to take over with the efforts from White and Cartwright among others.
In addition, the Badgers shot an anemic 3-of-28 from 3-point range and finished 24-of-69 shooting from the floor. Conversely, the Hawkeyes shot 29-of-59, including 15-of-26 in the second half.
Iowa returns to action on Jan. 3 when it opens 2012 against Minnesota at Williams Arena in Minneapolis. Be sure to visit HawkeyeDrive.com for complete coverage of the Hawkeyes’ contest with the Golden Gophers.
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