Indianapolis, Indiana — The eight ranked Iowa Hawkeyes take the two seed in the West Region into Saturday’s NCAA opener against Grand Canyon.
A matchup to watch is Iowa All-American center Luka Garza against Grand Canyon seven-footer Asbjorn Midtgaard.
Midtgaard is a native of Denmark and a transfer from Wichita State.
Iowa’s last tournament game was an overtime loss to Tennessee two years ago that prevented them from reaching the Sweet-16.
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery says they have seen every kind of defense to slow down Garza and that is why balance is crucial.
It is a 5:25p.m. tipoff Saturday.
