3/14/1980
NCAA Tournament Regional Semifinals (The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA)

Iowa  vs  #6 Syracuse  

W    88 - 77 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

A technical foul against Syracuse Coach Jim Boeheim resulted in a five-point possession. They were trailing 51-57, then quickly were up 60-57. Iowa clinched the game by making 14 straight free throws....more

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 3/8/1980
NCAA Tournament 2nd Round (Greensboro Memorial Coliseum, Greensboro, NC)

Iowa  vs  North Carolina State  

W    77 - 64 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 3/6/1980
NCAA Tournament 1st Round (Greensboro Memorial Coliseum, Greensboro, NC)

Iowa  vs  Virginia Commonwealth  

W    86 - 72 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 3/1/1980

Iowa  vs  Illinois  

W    75 - 71 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

Ronnie Lester capped off a special night with 15 points in a comeback 75-71 victory. Prior to the game, he was honored for his 1,599 career points and many accolades by having his number 12 retired. H...more

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 2/28/1980

Iowa  vs  Michigan  

W    83 - 67 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 2/23/1980

Iowa  @  #11 Ohio State  

L    69 - 70 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 2/21/1980

Iowa  @  Wisconsin  

L    58 - 62 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 2/16/1980

#20 Iowa  @  Northwestern  

W    60 - 58 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 2/14/1980

#20 Iowa  vs  Indiana  

L    55 - 66 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 2/9/1980

Iowa  vs  #12 Purdue  

W    74 - 59 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

Hawks get the upset win in a key contest to decide the Big Ten championship. The Hawks held Purdue's star center Joe Barry Carroll to only 7 points, missing his last nine shots, and ending the game 1...more

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 2/7/1980

Iowa  vs  Michigan State  

W    44 - 39 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 2/2/1980

Iowa  @  Minnesota  

W    73 - 63 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/31/1980

Iowa  @  #17 Purdue  

L    56 - 70 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/26/1980

Iowa  vs  Minnesota  

W    80 - 73 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/24/1980

Iowa  vs  Northwestern  

W    86 - 64 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/19/1980

Iowa  @  Michigan State  

L    67 - 75 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/17/1980

#13 Iowa  @  #19 Indiana  

L    69 - 81 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/12/1980

#12 Iowa  vs  Wisconsin  

W    66 - 65 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/10/1980

#12 Iowa  vs  #3 Ohio State  

L    71 - 77 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/5/1980

#10 Iowa  @  Michigan  

L    65 - 68 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 1/3/1980

#10 Iowa  @  #20 Illinois  

W    72 - 71 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

Iowa's Kevin Boyle scored 21 points as replacement for the injured Ronnie Lester, and hit 2 free throws with 30 seconds left to put Iowa up 72-69, and the Hawks defended three attempts by Illinois to ...more

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 12/29/1979

#11 Iowa  vs  Drake  

W    77 - 66 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

Vince Brookins scored 20 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Mark Gannon scored 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Bobby Hansen scored 14 points. They held the nation's leading scorer Lewis Lloyd to 20 poi...more

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 12/22/1979

#13 Iowa  @  Dayton  

W    61 - 54 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 12/21/1979
University of Dayton Arena

#13 Iowa  vs  Mississippi State  

W    81 - 62 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 12/15/1979

#17 Iowa  @  Iowa State  

W    67 - 64 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 12/11/1979

#17 Iowa  @  Wichita State  

W    81 - 62 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 12/8/1979

#20 Iowa  @  Detroit Mercy  

W    80 - 54 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 12/6/1979

#20 Iowa  vs  Northern Iowa  

W    78 - 46 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 12/3/1979

Iowa  vs  Colorado State  

W    113 - 66 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

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 12/1/1979

Iowa  vs  Northern Illinois  

W    86 - 43 

Head Coach: Lute Olson

Steve Krafcisin led the Hawks with 15 points, and Kenny Arnold added 13 points and 4 assists in Iowa's season opener. Bobby Hansen added 14 points, and Ronnier Lester scored 12 points. Quite a few Ha...more

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