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Southern U. vs. Iowa men’s basketball glance: Time, live stream, game notes (Nov. 7, 2024)
Hawkeyes started 2024-25 season with a victory. The Southern Jaguars of Baton Rouge had a rougher beginning.
Nov. 6, 2024 12:25 pm, Updated: Nov. 7, 2024 4:40 pm
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What: Southern University (0-1) at Iowa (1-0), men’s basketball
When/where: 7 p.m., Thursday, Carver-Hawkeye Arena
Livestream: B1G+ (subscription) (Hayden Hoxmeier, Jess Settles)
Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network affiliates, KRUI-FM
Series: Iowa leads, 2-0.
Line: Iowa by 26.5
Next game: South Dakota at Carver, next Tuesday at 8 p.m.
What to know: The Hawkeyes started slowly, but pulled away to an 89-67 win over Texas A&M-Commerce Monday in their home opener.
Payton Sandfort had 20 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists. Pryce Sandfort added a career-high 13 points. The brothers combined for seven 3-pointers.
Southern, from Baton Rouge, La., is coming off a season-opening 93-79 loss at South Dakota Monday. Senior guard Tidjiane Dioumassi of Paris, a preseason first-team All-Southwestern Athletic Conference selection, scored 30 points for Southern.
On Wednesday afternoon, Dioumassi led Division I in free throw shooting with his 12-for-12.
Last season was Kevin Johnson’s first as Southern’s coach, and his Jaguars were 18-14 overall, 12-6 in the SWAC. The 18 wins were Southern’s most since the 2015-16 season.
When the two teams last met, Luka Garza made 14 of 15 field goal tries and scored 41 points in Iowa’s 103-76 win in 2020.
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