Bohannon scores 24, leads No. 3 Iowa past No. 16 UNC
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Jordan Bohannon said he could have been much better.
Given what he’s been through in the last year, he’ll take the night he had on Tuesday.
Bohannon scored 24 points to lead four players in double figures for No. 3 Iowa, and the Hawkeyes beat No. 16 North Carolina 93-80 in an ACC/Big Ten Challenge game.
Bohannon had scored 11 points in Iowa’s first three games this season. But he got hot from 3-point range, making 7 of 16 attempts, and converted his only shot from inside the arc.
“I didn’t think I shot the ball well,” Bohannon said. “I hit some pretty big shots. But I still thought I had an off day.”
“He’s been shooting it that way every day,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. “If he gets open shots, he’s going to make them. I don’t care who we play. That’s the way he is.”
North Carolina’s defense slowed Iowa center Luka Garza, who came in as the nation’s leading scorer at 34 points per game. Garza had 16 points and 14 rebounds, his 24th career double-double, but his streak of 19 straight games scoring 20 points or more was snapped.
Iowa’s guards, though, were left open because of the way the Tar Heels (3-2) defended Garza, and the Hawkeyes (4-0) took advantage, especially in the first half.
CJ Fredrick had 21 points and Joe Wieskamp added 19 for the Hawkeyes. Frederick, Wieskamp and Bohannon had all 17 of Iowa’s 3-pointers.
NO. 5 KANSAS 73, NO. 8 CREIGHTON 72
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Jalen Wilson hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 42 seconds remaining, then watched as Marcus Zegarowski missed the last of three free throws after fouling him with 1.1 seconds left, allowing Kansas (5-1) to escape with a victory over Creighton (3-1).
Wilson finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds.
NO. 12 TENNESSEE 56, COLORADO 47
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — After five pandemic-related postponements, Tennessee (1-0) made the most of its opener, struggling to a victory over Colorado (2-1).
The Volunteers didn’t get their first
player into double figures until less than a minute remained when John Fulkerson hit two free throws to reach 11 points.
NO. 22 BUCKEYES 90, NOTRE DAME 85
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — E.J. Liddell led five Ohio State players in double figures with 19 points as the Buckeyes (4-0) rallied from 11 points down in the second half and held off Notre Dame (1-2) in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
Justice Seuing and C.J. Walker each had 16 points, Duane Washington Jr. added 13 and Justin Ahrens 12 as the Buckeyes improved to 4-0 by hitting 11 of 23 3-pointers and 21 of 24 free throws.
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NO. 25 GONZAGA 89, WYOMING 50
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Jenn Wirth scored 16 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, twin sister LeeAnne Wirth added 10 points, and Gonzaga (2-2) raced to a win over Wyoming (1-1).
Jenn Wirth scored the last four points of the first quarter to give the Bulldogs a 20-18 lead and the first four points of the second quarter to kickstart the offense.
Loyola of Chicago transfer Abby O’Connor, in her first game, kept it going with a 3-pointer, Kaylynne Truong followed with a 3 and LeeAnne Wirth capped the 16-0 run.
Gonzaga went 9 of 12 in the second quarter while Wyoming was 4 of 14 as the Bulldogs led 42-30 at halftime. Gonzaga made 8 of 13 3-pointers in the second half.