Luka Garza led all players with 20 points to go along with 7 rebounds to surge Iowa in its 79-72 win over Cincinnati in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
A miserable start for the Iowa basketball team led the squad into a deep dark hole that the Hawkeyes would never crawl out of... is what I had written two hours ago.
Instead, the Hawkeyes took a 13 pound deficit, absorbed blows, and fought like the Iowa team we saw in January and February to give us probably their most impressive performance of the year.
Two quick baskets for the Bearcats set up 5 straight points from Isaiah Moss to give Iowa a 5-4 lead.