Hawks beat Indiana State 68-52 in front of sellout crowd in NIT - KWWL.com

Hawks beat Indiana State 68-52 in front of sellout crowd in NIT

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Written by Rick Coleman, Sports Director - bio | email
IOWA CITY (KWWL) -

Devyn Marble scored 24 points, Aaron White added 11 with 13 rebounds and Iowa cruised past Indiana State 68-52 in the opening round of the NIT on Wednesday night.

Melshan Basabe had nine points and eight boards for the Hawkeyes (22-12), who won a home game in the NIT for the second straight season.

Iowa will host Stony Brook in the second round on Friday night.

Iowa shook off a sluggish start with a 19-4 run to open the second half. Playing before a sellout crowd of over 15,400, the Hawkeyes maintained a comfortable lead the rest of the way.

Justin Gant had 16 points to lead Indiana State (18-15), which was playing in the NIT for the first time since 1978.

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