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Can Luka Garza overcome the Wooden Award's bias against big men? And how would he rank?

In Friday's 105-77 victory over rival Iowa State, Iowa's Luka Garza finished with 34 points and recorded a 6 for 7 clip from the 3-point line, magnifying the buzz about his national player of the year hopes. During one stretch, he scored 21 points in a row for the Hawkeyes.

"I think that just gives credit to our guys, my teammates around me," he told ESPN Radio after the game. "If you decide to make a switch up and try to guard me, then we've got another guy that is going to shoot it and make it.