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Florida Gators and Iowa Hawkeyes meet in NCAA Tournament second round

By The Associated Press

Iowa Hawkeyes (22-12, 11-11 Big Ten) vs. Florida Gators (27-7, 17-3 SEC)

Tampa, Florida; Sunday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Gators -10.5; over/under is 144.5

BOTTOM LINE: No. 4 Florida faces Iowa in the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Gators are 17-3 against SEC opponents and 10-4 in non-conference play. Florida is fourth in the SEC scoring 87.6 points while shooting 48.4% from the field.

The Hawkeyes’ record in Big Ten play is 11-11. Iowa averages 75.0 points and has outscored opponents by 9.2 points per game.

Florida scores 87.6 points, 21.8 more per game than the 65.8 Iowa allows. Iowa averages 75.0 points per game, 3.5 more than the 71.5 Florida allows.

TOP PERFORMERS: Thomas Haugh is scoring 17.0 points per game and averaging 6.1 rebounds for the Gators. Urban Klavzar is averaging 2.1 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.

Bennett Stirtz is scoring 19.9 points per game and averaging 2.6 rebounds for the Hawkeyes. Cooper Koch is averaging 9.6 points and 2.6 rebounds over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Gators: 9-1, averaging 90.8 points, 41.3 rebounds, 18.4 assists, 6.5 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 51.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.8 points per game.

Hawkeyes: 4-6, averaging 68.2 points, 27.4 rebounds, 13.4 assists, 5.8 steals and 1.3 blocks per game while shooting 44.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.4 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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