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Iowa blasts UMBC 77-47

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December 6th, 2014 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Peter Jok and Gabe Olaseni each tied career highs with 15 points apiece and Iowa trounced Maryland-Baltimore County 77-47 on Saturday. Aaron White had 14 points in just 17 minutes for the Hawkeyes (7-2), who’ve won five straight since back-to-back losses to Texas and Syracuse

Iowa went on a 20-0 run midway through the first half, turning the rest of the game into a glorified exhibition. The Hawkeyes led by as many as 35 points.  Cody Joyce had nine points to lead the winless Retrievers. UMBC (0-8) committed 26 turnovers.