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03/20 03:42 CDT Iowa and Fairleigh Dickinson square off in opening round of
NCAA Tournament
Iowa and Fairleigh Dickinson square off in opening round of NCAA Tournament
By The Associated Press
Fairleigh Dickinson Knights (30-4, 21-0 NEC) at Iowa Hawkeyes (26-6, 17-4 Big
Ten)
Iowa City, Iowa; Saturday, 4 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawkeyes -31.5; over/under is 129.5
BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Iowa plays in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament
against Fairleigh Dickinson.
The Hawkeyes are 17-4 against Big Ten opponents and 9-2 in non-conference play.
Iowa is 21-6 against opponents with a winning record.
The Knights are 21-0 against NEC opponents. Fairleigh Dickinson scores 69.1
points and has outscored opponents by 17.8 points per game.
Iowa makes 48.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 13.8
percentage points higher than Fairleigh Dickinson has allowed to its opponents
(35.1%). Fairleigh Dickinson has shot at a 42.4% clip from the field this
season, 1.8 percentage points above the 40.6% shooting opponents of Iowa have
averaged.
TOP PERFORMERS: Ava Heiden is averaging 17.4 points and 7.3 rebounds for the
Hawkeyes. Chazadi Wright is averaging 11.7 points over the last 10 games.
Ava Renninger is scoring 12.7 points per game and averaging 5.8 rebounds for
the Knights. Madlena Gerke is averaging 12.5 points and 5.2 rebounds over the
last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Hawkeyes: 8-2, averaging 70.6 points, 30.0 rebounds, 19.9
assists, 6.8 steals and 3.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% from the
field. Their opponents have averaged 65.8 points per game.
Knights: 10-0, averaging 73.6 points, 41.2 rebounds, 13.5 assists, 5.2 steals
and 3.1 blocks per game while shooting 43.7% from the field. Their opponents
have averaged 49.7 points.
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data
Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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