The 9-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes (21-12, 10-10) are back in the NCAA Tournament and take on the Clemson Tigers (24-10, 12-6). The Tigers finished tied for fourth in the ACC, which sent 8 teams to the NCAA Tournament.
For the Hawkeyes, the stakes are clear: Iowa’s seeking their first NCAA Tournament win since 2021. They’ve made it twice since then but couldn’t come away with the W. Clemson is looking to capture some of the magic they had 2 seasons ago when they made a run to the Elite 8. RJ Godfrey & Dillon
Hunter were both on the roster for the 2023-24 season.
After 4 Division II National Titles at NW Missouri State, Ben McCollum jumped to Drake, went 31-4, and took them to an NCAA Tournament to upset Missouri. He knows what it takes to win in this time of year but both the Hawks and Tigers are looking to recover from rough stretches to end their regular seasons.
#9 Iowa Hawkeyes (22-12, 10-10) vs #8 Clemson Tigers (24-10, 12-6)
Today, 3/20, at 5:50 PM CT, TNT (Tom McCarthy, Dan Bonner, Candace Parker, AJ Ross)
Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, FL
Hawkeye Radio Network
Westwood One
Live Stats (NCAA)
Stat Pack
Brad Brownell (316-206 at Clemson, 483-291 overall)
KenPom ($): +19.02; 38th (116.4; 72nd | 97.4; 21st)
BartTorvik: 32nd (116.4; 70th | 97.3; 20th)
Sports-Ref:
PPG: 74.1 (229th) | 66.7 (29th)
RPG: 34.3 | 32.4
Leaders (via Sports-Ref)
PPG: RJ Godfrey (11.9); Jestin Porter (9.6)
RPG: Godfrey (5.3; 1.7 off); Nick Davidson (4.1; 1.2 off)
APG: Dillon Hunter (3.0); Ace Buckner (1.8)
FG% (min 10 MPG, 2 FGA/game): Godfrey (61.2%), Davidson (51.9%)
3P% (min 1 3PA/game): Davidson (35.4%), Efrem Johnson (35.0%)
Last 5 games:
3/13: L v Duke (N): 73-61
3/12: W v North Carolina (N): 80-79
3/11: W v Wake Forest (N): 71-62
3/7: W v Georgia Tech: 79-76
3/3: L at North Carolina: 67-63
Let’s go Hawks!
