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Iowa beats Longwood in season opener 106-73

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November 10th, 2021 by admin

The Iowa men’s basketball team opened up the season with a 106-73 win over Longwood on Tuesday night in Iowa City. Jordan Bohannon connected on six 3-pointers to finish with 18 points and Keegan Murray dropped in a career-high 24 points to go along with 7 rebounds and 5 blocks for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa jumped on top early with a 14-0 run and led 56-29 by the half. The Hawkeyes forced Longwood into 35% shooting for the game with 12 turnovers.

Iowa (1-0) returns to action on Friday, hosting Kansas City (0-1). Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. We’ll have coverage on KJAN starting at 6:00 p.m.