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Indiana uses 3-point flurry to beat No. 21 Iowa

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Devonte Green scored 18 of his 27 points in the first half and Trayce Jackson-Davis added 17 on Thursday, helping the Indiana Hoosiers close out an 89-77 victory over No. 21 Iowa.

The Hoosiers (16-8, 6-7 Big Ten) snapped a four-game losing streak overall and a two-game skid in the series.

Luka Garza scored 38 points, falling two short of tying the Assembly Hall single-game scoring record by an opponent. Joe Wieskamp added 16 for Iowa (17-8, 8-6), which have lost three of five following a five-game winning streak.

Indiana wasted no time asserting itself after starting the day averaging a league-low 5.3 3-pointers.

Green, who finished with a season-high seven 3s, made sure of it.

The senior guard entered early in the first half and needed only four minutes to make four 3s. He added three free throws after drawing a foul on his next 3. The last two in the flurry started a 12-0 run that gave Indiana a 31-16 lead and forced Iowa to futilely play catch-up the rest of the night.

Al Durham’s 3 to close out the first half made it 49-34, and the Hoosiers scored the first five points of the second half to take a 19-point lead.

Iowa never got closer than 10 in the second half as the Indiana finished with a season-high 11 3s.

Indiana 89, No. 21 Iowa 77

At Bloomington, Ind.

IOWA (17-8) — Garza 14-22 7-8 38, Fredrick 0-1 0-0 0, C.McCaffery 0-4 4-4 4, Toussaint 1-3 1-1 3, Wieskamp 5-11 5-8 16, Evelyn 3-5 3-4 9, Kriener 3-4 0-0 6, Till 0-1 0-0 0, Ash 0-1 1-2 1. TOTALS 26-52 21-27 77.

INDIANA (16-8) — Brunk 1-3 1-2 3, Jackson-Davis 6-12 5-6 17, Smith 1-5 4-6 6, Durham 2-6 1-2 6, Phinisee 4-9 2-2 12, Green 7-15 6-7 27, Thompson 4-6 2-5 10, Davis 2-3 1-2 5, Hunter 1-2 0-0 3, Franklin 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 28-61 22-32 89.

Halftime–Indiana 49-34. 3-Point Goals–Iowa 4-14 (Garza 3-6, Wieskamp 1-3, Ash 0-1, Evelyn 0-1, Fredrick 0-1, C.McCaffery 0-2), Indiana 11-21 (Green 7-11, Phinisee 2-3, Hunter 1-2, Durham 1-5). Rebounds–Iowa 26 (Garza 8), Indiana 36 (Jackson-Davis 10). Assists–Iowa 9 (Toussaint 5), Indiana 16 (Phinisee 5). Total Fouls–Iowa 21, Indiana 20. A–17,222 (17,222).

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