Oregon rides momentum into matchup with in poor health Iowa

The Oregon Geese will search for their 3rd immediately win once they face the Iowa Hawkeyes on Wednesday in Iowa Town.

Oregon (18-8, 7-8 Giant Ten) ended a five-game dropping streak remaining week, registering consecutive house wins over Northwestern, 81-75 on Feb. 11, and Rutgers, 75-57 on Sunday.

The Geese are in quest of a couple of extra regular-season victories as a way to building up their probabilities for an NCAA Event at-large bid.

Oregon made 13 of twenty-two 3-point pictures towards the Scarlet Knights, with Jackson Shelstad going 3 of 6 from lengthy vary. Shelstad, the Geese’ main scorer at 13.7 issues according to sport, has publish a minimum of 16 issues in each and every of his previous 5 contests.

“This time of yr is when you wish to have to be enjoying your absolute best basketball,” Oregon assistant trainer Tony Stubblefield stated after the Rutgers sport.

Iowa (14-11, 5-9) is in a tricky spot with out main scorer Owen Freeman, who underwent season-ending finger surgical treatment previous this month. The 6-foot-10 sophomore, who used to be logging 16.7 issues according to sport, additionally used to be the Hawkeyes’ best rebounder at 6.7 according to contest.

If 6-foot-11 Riley Mulvey is unavailable because of sickness as he used to be the Hawkeyes’ 101-75 loss at then-No. 25 Maryland because of an ankle damage, the Hawkeyes would lack intensity within the publish. That would create a large merit for Oregon’s 7-foot Nate Bittle.

Iowa guard Drew Thelwell (10.5 ppg) additionally neglected the sport towards the Terrapins.

The Geese determine to appear within anyway, as Bittle can ranking from anyplace, plus he rebounds smartly and has just right leap shooters to whom he can kick the ball if double-teamed within the paint.

Iowa’s Josh Dix has stepped up his offense within the absence of Freeman, averaging 17.8 issues during the last 4 video games with two 20-point efforts. Then again, he scored simply 5 at Maryland because the Hawkeyes squandered a halftime lead and wound up getting routed.

“We began fast taking pictures the ball, which you’ll’t do at the street,” Iowa trainer Fran McCaffery stated. “In order that used to be unlucky.”

It used to be Iowa’s fourth loss previously 5 video games.

–Box Degree Media