How was it possible for Texas- San Antonio College to stuns Iowa 62-50?”
Texas-San Antonio stuns Iowa 62-50 UT By LUKE MEREDITH AP Sports Writer IOWA CITY, Iowa(AP) — The fact that Iowa’s 46-game winning streak in home openers was snapped by Texas-San Antonio was surprising enough. Perhaps more shocking, though, was that it didn’t really feel like an upset. Morris Smith IV led five players in double figures with 16 points and Texas-San Antonio stunned Iowa 62-50 to hand the Hawkeyes their first defeat in a home opener since the 1962-63 season. Terry Fields, Devin Gibson and freshman Melvin Johnson III each added 12 for the Roadrunners, who opened the second half on a 17-3 run and never looked back in shocking the youthful Hawkeyes for their first victory over a Big Ten team. Iowa has just two returning upperclassmen from last year’s team, which finished 15-17, and the inexperience was clearly evident against the Roadrunners, who started four seniors and a junior. You can read more at the link below.
The fact that Iowa’s 46-game winning streak in home openers was snapped by Texas-San Antonio was surprising enough. Perhaps more shocking, though, was that it didn’t really feel like an upset. Morris Smith IV led five players in double figures with 16 points and Texas-San Antonio stunned Iowa 62-50 to hand the Hawkeyes their first defeat in a home opener since the 1962-63 season. Terry Fields, Devin Gibson and freshman Melvin Johnson III each added 12 for the Roadrunners, who opened the second half on a 17-3 run and never looked back in shocking the youthful Hawkeyes for their first victory over a Big Ten team. Iowa has just two returning upperclassmen from last year’s team, which finished 15-17, and the inexperience was clearly evident against the Roadrunners, who started four seniors and a junior. “I did anticipate that there would be difficulties along the way just because the competition level that we’re at, and it’s new for so many of them. it’s new for this team,” said Iowa coach
