In a back and forth battle the entire way, no. 17/21 Iowa survived a strong performance by Rutgers in front of a sold out RAC to win on a three-pointer by Joe Wieskamp in the corner with 0.2 seconds to play. Moments before Geo Baker made a three of his own to give Rutgers a 1 point lead with 3 seconds remaining. The game was as competitive as we’ve seen this season and the Scarlet Knights played their hearts out, but it resulted in a gut punch of a defeat.
First Half Summary
Rutgers jumped out to an early 9-4 lead, but Iowa fought back to tie it and the game was a back and forth battle for much of the first half.