| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
| IOWA | 27 | 19 | 46 |
| RUTG | 24 | 24 | 48 |
Harper gives Rutgers 48-46 win over Iowa
Cliff Omoruyi hobbles after throwing down a massive alley-oop slam. (0:18)
PISCATAWAY, N.J. -- — Ron Harper Jr. scored 15 points including two free throws with two seconds remaining to lift Rutgers to a 48-46 win over Iowa on Wednesday night.
Harper was fouled by Keegan Murray as he tried to find a way through the Hawkeyes' perimeter defense. After his free throws and a timeout, Connor McCaffery threw a long inbounds pass to Murray, who made the catch in a crowd but had his 3-point try fall short.
Harper was 5-of-10 shooting, but no other Rutgers player reached double-figure scoring. Clifford Omoruyi grabbed 14 rebounds.
Murray finished with 13 points but on 5-of-14 shooting and had 13 rebounds. Patrick McCaffery was 4 of 12 from the floor for 11 points. Filip Rebraca had 10 rebounds with eight points.
Iowa (13-5, 3-4 Big Ten), just outside the Top 25, had won six of its previous seven games but saw a two-game win streak end. Rutgers (11-6, 5-2) has won six of its last seven.
On a night when offenses struggled and defenses excelled, Iowa scored a season-low total while the Scarlet Knights tied their low. The Hawkeyes, the Big Ten's highest-scoring team coming in at over 86 points per game, shot just 28% to Rutgers' 31% with the teams' combining to make only 35 of 119 attempts.
At one point in the second half when it scored just 19 points, Iowa went over 9 1/2 minutes without a field goal, going 0 of 10, though Rutgers was just 1 of 14 over the same span.
Rutgers committed 15 turnovers, but Iowa turned those into only six points. There were 15 blocks, 10 by Rutgers — three apiece by Omoruyi and Geo Baker — and a combined 15 steals.
A pair of free throws by Iowa's Joe Toussaint broke a tie and McCaffery added another with 26 seconds remaining for a 27-24 halftime lead.
Iowa is host to Penn State and Rutgers is at Minnesota on Saturday.
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2021-22 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wisconsin | 15-5 | - | 25-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | - | 23-10 |
| Purdue | 14-6 | 1 | 29-8 |
| Iowa | 12-8 | 3 | 26-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 3 | 20-12 |
| Rutgers | 12-8 | 3 | 18-14 |
| Michigan State | 11-9 | 4 | 23-13 |
| Michigan | 11-9 | 4 | 19-15 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 6 | 21-14 |
| Northwestern | 7-13 | 8 | 15-16 |
| Maryland | 7-13 | 8 | 15-17 |
| Penn State | 7-13 | 8 | 14-17 |
| Minnesota | 4-16 | 11 | 13-17 |
| Nebraska | 4-16 | 11 | 10-22 |