Iowa defeats North Carolina A&T 95-79

IOWA CITY - Melsahn Basabe had 15 points and 10 rebounds as Iowa defeated North Carolina A&T 95-79 Monday night.

Matt Gatens led Iowa (2-0) with 27 points and Eric May contributed 20 points and nine rebounds for the Hawkeyes (2-0).

Iowa scored the first 10 points of the second half, with the sophomore Basabe scoring six. A jumper from the Aggies' A.J. Buck ended the streak after nearly four minutes.

A brief North Carolina A&T scoring run cut Iowa's lead from 25 to 14. Marc Hill and Nic Simpson connected after Hill's steal for an open 3-pointer. Anthony Estes hit a layup on the next possession and Buck's tip-in brought the Aggies as close as they would come in the second half.

Hill had 20 points to lead North Carolina A&T (0-2). The Aggies had 10 steals.

BOX SCORE:

NC A&T (0-2)

L. Smith 2-5 0-0 4, Powell 3-10 3-4 9, Estes 2-8 0-0 5, Hill 7-11 2-3 20, Simpson 3-9 3-4 12, Williams 0-2 0-0 0, Underwood 1-6 2-2 4, Upchurch 1-1 2-2 4, Louisme 2-8 3-6 9, Buck 4-5 0-0 8, Shephard 1-4 2-2 4. Totals 26-69 17-23 79.

IOWA (2-0)

Basabe 4-8 7-8 15, May 8-12 1-3 20, Archie 0-2 0-0 0, Gatens 9-15 5-6 27, Cartwright 4-11 4-4 12, Oglesby 0-2 0-0 0, Marble 2-6 0-0 5, McCarty 0-0 0-0 0, McCabe 4-5 3-4 12, Brommer 1-1 0-2 2, White 1-5 0-0 2. Totals 33-67 20-27 95.

Halftime_Iowa 50-34. 3-Point Goals_NC A&T 10-28 (Hill 4-4, Simpson 3-8, Louisme 2-6, Estes 1-2, Williams 0-2, Underwood 0-2, Powell 0-4), Iowa 9-26 (Gatens 4-10, May 3-4, Marble 1-2, McCabe 1-2, Oglesby 0-2, White 0-2, Cartwright 0-4). Fouled Out_None. Rebounds_NC A&T 32 (Powell 7), Iowa 53 (Basabe 10). Assists_NC A&T 17 (Hill 6), Iowa 20 (Cartwright 6). Total Fouls_NC A&T 21, Iowa 22. A_8,891.

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