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The University of Iowa men’s basketball team fell to UCLA, 94-70, on Friday night at Pauley Pavilion. The Hawkeyes move to 12-6 on the season and 3-4 in Big Ten conference play.

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by Brandt Dickey
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LOS ANGELES – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team fell to UCLA, 94-70, on Friday night at Pauley Pavilion. The Hawkeyes move to 12-6 on the season and 3-4 in Big Ten conference play.

The Bruins started the game making nine consecutive field goals and built an early 21-9 lead. The Hawkeyes were unable to slow down the UCLA offensive attack in the first half, as the Bruins expanded on their lead. At the half, Iowa trailed, 57-24.

The Hawkeyes shot 8-of-21 (38.1 percent) from the field and 3-of-9 (33.3 percent) from deep in the first 20 minutes. Sophomore Owen Freeman and graduate Drew Thelwell each had six points apiece at the end of the half.

Iowa outscored UCLA, 46-37, in the second half but the first half deficit was too big to overcome.  The Hawkeyes finished the game shooting 21-of-47 (44.7 percent) from the field and 9-of-24 (37.5 percent) from beyond the arc. Iowa shot 19-of-25 (76 percent) from the charity stripe.

Junior Josh Dix led Iowa offensively with 19 points on 7-of-11 from the field and 5-of-7 from three-point range. Freeman added 11 points on a perfect 3-of-3 from the field, including 5-of-5 from the free throw line.

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HEAR FROM HEAD COACH FRAN MCCAFFERY
"UCLA got it going early. They shot it well from the perimeter. I thought our ball screen defense got better as the game went on, it wasn’t good early. I think our shot selection and our execution offensively when they were hitting was not what it needed to be. Especially on the road.”

“I think we have a really good group of guys with character, we got some veteran guys. We will try to move on from what has not been a good trip and learn from some of the mistakes we made. We’ll remain positive, I want them to remain positive with each other. Just start preparing for our next opponent and recognize some things that happened tonight that moving forward aren’t acceptable with regard to nine straight buckets to start the game, minus 10 on the glass, and we had uncharacteristic turnovers.”

GAME NOTES

  • UCLA scored 57 points in the first half en route to a 94-70 victory over Iowa on Friday night at Pauley Pavilion. 
  • Iowa had two players finish in double figures: Josh Dix 19, Owen Freeman 11
  • The Hawkeyes’ streak of scoring 80+ points ended at 11 games as Iowa was held to a season-low 70 points.
  • Senior Payton Sandfort played eight minutes and scored two points before exiting the game with a shoulder injury.  He did not return.
  • Dix made 7-of-11 field goals, including five 3-pointers, to finish with 19 points. 
  • The Bruins shot 62.1 percent from the field and out-rebounded Iowa, 29-19. 
    • UCLA had a 44-22 advantage in points in the paint.
  • UCLA started the game 9-for-9 from the floor, including three 3-pointers, to build a 21-9 lead over the first six minutes and it was 11-of-12 from the field and had a 28-9 lead over the first eight.
    • Iowa trailed 57-24 at the half after the Bruins shot 65.7 percent (23-of-35) from the floor. UCLA forced 12 first-half turnovers, turning them into 22 points.

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes return home Tuesday, hosting Minnesota at 8 p.m. (CT) on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game will be televised on BTN.