IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Orange Krush did not get justice for what went down this past week.
Not only was Saturday afternoon’s matchup at Carver Hawkeye Arena big for conference standings, but after all the drama revolving around the Orange Krush and the Iowa athletics department, this one felt that much more important.
The winner of this one would have the tiebreaker over the other — and behind incredible play from Tony Perkins and a late three-pointer from Payton Sandfort when the game was tied — that team was Iowa, taking the win, 81-79.
Perkins missed a free throw with about 10 seconds left (the first he missed all game) and Illinois had one last attempt to tie the game.