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Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals: How to Watch No. 4 Rutgers vs. No. 5 Iowa

Here's everything you need to know to stay up-to-speed as the No. 4 seed Scarlet Knights open tournament play in Indianapolis.
Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals: How to Watch No. 4 Rutgers vs. No. 5 Iowa
Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals: How to Watch No. 4 Rutgers vs. No. 5 Iowa

The 2022 Men's Big Ten Basketball Tournament quarterfinals continue with a matchup between the No. 5 seed Iowa Hawkeyes (23-9. 12-8 Big Ten), which defeated Northwestern in the second round, and the No. 4 seed Rutgers Scarlet Knights (18-12, 12-8 Big Ten).

Below is everything you need to know to tune in to Friday's game in Indianapolis.

How to Watch Rutgers vs. Iowa

Date: Friday, March 11, 2022

Game Time: 25 mins. after Game 7 (approx. 2 p.m. ET)

TV: Big Ten Network

Talent: Kevin Kugler (pxp), Stephen Bardo (analyst) & Rick Pizzo (sideline)

Live Stream: fubo.tv

Radio: Sirius XM Ch. 84

Live Stats: Click Here

Betting Odds for Rutgers vs. Iowa

Spread: Iowa -7

Over/Under Total: 144.5

Odds courtesy of SI Sportsbook. Place your bets here.

Quick Facts

Series History

  • Friday marks the 13th meeting between Iowa and Rutgers
  • The Hawkeyes are 9-3 against the Scarlet Knights
  • Rutgers defeated Iowa this season in Piscataway 48-46, a game in which the Scarlet Knights held the Hawkeyes to only 27.9% shooting from the field and a season-low 46 points

Rutgers Scarlet Knights

  • Rutgers is the first unranked team in college basketball history to defeat four ranked teams in a row
  • Rutgers has won five games over against ranked Big Ten teams this season (No. 1 Purdue, No. 12 Illinois, No. 13 MSU, No. 14 Wisconsin, No. 16 OSU)
  • If they win, the Scarlet Knights would improve to 7-3 against teams in the top-six of the Big Ten standings
  • Ron Harper Jr. is 10 points away from 1,500 points as a Scarlet Knight
  • Geo Baker is six assists away from tying Brian Ellerbe for 2nd all-time at RU

Iowa Hawkeyes

  • Iowa has been a top five seed in the last three Big Ten Tournaments (2020, 2021, 2022)
  • The Hawkeyes have won nine of their last 11 games
  • Iowa went 7-1 during the month of February, its most wins in February since winning all eight February contests in 1981
  • All-American Keegan Murray is the only player nationally to average 23+ points, 8+ rebounds and 2+ blocks this season
  • Twenty of Iowa’s 23 wins have come by 10+ points, including 12 by 20 points or more
  • Iowa is 9-2 since shifting Jordan Bohannon from off guard to point guard

Starting Lineups

Rutgers Starting Five

#0 G Geo Baker

#4 G Paul Mulcahy

#22 G Caleb McConnell

#24 G Ron Harper Jr. 

#11 C Clifford Omoruyi

Iowa Starting Five

#3 G Jordan Bohannon

#11 G Tony Perkins

#22 F Patrick McCaffery

#0 F Filip Rebraca

#15 F Keegan Murray


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