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Nearly perfect Garza scores 41, No. 5 Iowa routs Southern

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November 28th, 2020 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored 41 points, missing just one shot, and No. 5 Iowa beat Southern 103-76. Garza was 14 of 15 from the field, making all three of his 3-point attempts, and was 10 of 12 on free throws for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa center Luka Garza, center, drives to the basket between Southern University’s Andre Allen, left, and Samkelo Cele, right, during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Friday, Nov. 27, 2020, in Iowa City, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

He also had nine rebounds and three blocked shots in 29 minutes. It was 18th consecutive game of 20 or more points for Garza, the lone unanimous selection to the AP preseason All-America team. Garza had 36 of his points in the first half, making all 12 of his field-goal attempts, and Iowa led 58-35 at halftime. Garza’s perfect run ended when he missed a shot 28 seconds into the second half.