3/15/1987 (1986-1987)
NCAA Tournament 2nd Round (McKale Center, Tucson, AZ)

McKale Center [Tucson, Arizona]

#6 Iowa vs Texas-El Paso #6 Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball vs Texas-El Paso on 3/15/1987 - HawkeyeRecap.com

W 84 - 82

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Head Coach: Tom Davis
Attendance: 13,214

RECAP

Iowa trailed most of the game, but rallied behind forward Roy Marble's 28 points and B.J. Armstrong's 16 points to avoid the upset. The Hawkeyes trailed by seven at 69-62 with 7:51 remaining. In the next two minutes Iowa outscored the Miners 12-4 to take a 74-73 advantage. Tied at 74, Marble added two free throws and Kevin Gamble added a layup to put Iowa up by four at 78-74, and the Hawks were able to hold on for the win.

1 2 F

Iowa 38 46 84

Texas-El Paso 42 40 82

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It's hard to shut us down for 40 minutes. They were tired and started to make mistakes when we really needed it. I wanted the ball and I wanted to win. I would not accept not being able to go to Seattle.
-- Roy Marble

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