Iowa City, Iowa — Iowa lost Joe Wieskamp to injury in the opening half and a 12 point lead in the second half but the fifth ranked Hawkeyes gutted one out in a 77-73 win over 25th ranked Wisconsin.
It was a game that featured endless reviews and a bizarre double foul in the waning seconds. With the win the Hawks are the third seed in the Big Ten Tournament.
That’s Hawkeye coach Fran McCaffery. Iowa is 20-7 and will open the Big Ten Tournament Friday night.
Wieskamp suffered a ankle injury midway through the opening half and did not return.
Jordan Bohannon scored 10 points in the final four minutes, including three free throws in the final minute after being fouled on a jump shot to give Iowa the lead for good.
Wieskamp hit his first five shots and had 12 points when he was injured in the opening half.
Bohannon finished with 16 points. Luka Garza led the way with 21 points and 16 rebounds.
