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Big Ten Tournament - Iowa vs Northwestern Final: 112-76 - Recap

The battle between Iowa and Northwestern didn’t turn out to be much of a battle at all as Northwestern was handed a 112-76 defeat on Thursday at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Iowa won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the -9.0-point spread as favorites.

Keegan Murray had 26 points for Iowa and Jordan Bohannon chipped in with 17 points. Tony Perkins had 6 assists for them, while Filip Rebraca was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 9 boards.

Northwestern got a 14-point performance from Ryan Young, who was supported by 12 points from Boo Buie. Ryan Greer had 4 assists in a losing cause for Northwestern, while Boo Buie grabbed 2 rebounds.

Iowa was winning at the break before taking care of business in the second half.

The rebound battle favored Iowa as they grabbed 37 boards, while Northwestern only had 16