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Phyfe scores 18 to lead N. Iowa over Bradley 78-72; Garza scores 33, No. 5 Iowa beats No. 16 Minnesota 86-71

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January 10th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Austin Phyfe had 18 points and nine rebounds as Northern Iowa topped Bradley 78-72. Terry Nolan Jr. led the Braves with 17 points.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored 33 points and Joe Wieskamp added 20 as No. 5 Iowa defeated No. 16 Minnesota 86-71. Jordan Bohannon had 19 points and a career-high 14 assists for the Hawkeyes, who avenged their overtime loss to the Golden Gophers on Christmas. Iowa led 39-37 at halftime and opened the second half with a 22-6 run. Garza had 10 of his points in that stretch. Minnesota rallied from a 63-45 deficit to get to within five points twice late in the second half. Both Gach and Marcus Carr scored 13 points apiece for the Gophers.