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Clemson Tigers play the Iowa Hawkeyes in first round of NCAA Tournament

By The Associated Press

Iowa Hawkeyes (21-12, 11-11 Big Ten) vs. Clemson Tigers (24-10, 14-7 ACC)

Tampa, Florida; Friday, 6:50 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Hawkeyes -2.5; over/under is 129.5

BOTTOM LINE: Clemson and Iowa square off in the NCAA Tournament first round.

The Tigers have gone 14-7 against ACC teams, with a 10-3 record in non-conference play. Clemson averages 74.1 points while outscoring opponents by 7.4 points per game.

The Hawkeyes’ record in Big Ten play is 11-11. Iowa has a 1-4 record in one-possession games.

Clemson averages 8.2 made 3-pointers per game, 1.7 more made shots than the 6.5 per game Iowa allows. Iowa averages 8.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.4 more makes per game than Clemson gives up.

TOP PERFORMERS: RJ Godfrey is averaging 11.9 points and 5.3 rebounds for the Tigers. Ace Buckner is averaging 10.7 points over the past 10 games.

Bennett Stirtz is averaging 20 points, 4.5 assists and 1.5 steals for the Hawkeyes. Cooper Koch is averaging 2.6 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Tigers: 4-6, averaging 69.6 points, 28.0 rebounds, 11.4 assists, 6.2 steals and 3.6 blocks per game while shooting 42.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 73.0 points per game.

Hawkeyes: 3-7, averaging 68.5 points, 26.0 rebounds, 14.4 assists, 5.9 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 71.0 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

Cheryl Reeve steps away from the WNBA grind for a Hall of Fame induction

By The Associated Press
Cheryl Reeve is taking a break from her busy WNBA season to head to Knoxville this weekend and be inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame. She's only the second WNBA coach to enter the Hall of Fame, joining former Houston Comets coach Van Chancellor, who was inducted in 2001. “(I appreciate) the magnitude of this recognition of the Women's Basketball Hall of Fame and the great work that has gone into this institution,” Reeve said. “To walk around and see the history of how much has been done years before I could ever have this opportunity to coach. Grateful to the WNBA because I think there was some consideration given schedule wise.” Reeve will be joined by WNBA greats Candace Parker and Elena Delle Donne in this year's class. Parker and Delle Donne also will be inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame later this year. Other inductees include ESPN broadcaster Doris Burke, Kirkwood Community College coach Kim Muhl, Spanish star Amaya Valdemoro, French great Isabelle Fijalkowski and Clemson's all-time leading scorer and rebounder, Barbara Kennedy-Dixon.
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