It took awhile, but the Iowa Hawkeyes (5-2) pulled away in the second half to beat the North Florida Ospreys (4-4), 103-78. Iowa was led by dueling banjos Tony Perkins & Ben Krikke with 21 points each on a combined 19 shots Perk kicked things off with a 5/6 first half for while Krikke’s 17 in the second half brought this one home. Their efficiency was indicative of the ease with which the whole team put the ball through the basket at 59.0% on the game, 88.5% at the line, and 57.1% from three.
The Hawks couldn’t quite break it open as the Ospreys hit 8 of their first 17 threes with their “chicks dig the long ball” approach to keep the game in single digits well into the second half, including a lead four minutes into the frame.