right then, because he should have been there."
Val Barnes scored 29 points and Acie Earl added
27 points and 16 rebounds, and the Hawkeyes won
the game, 96-90, in overtime.
"There wasn't a dry eye in the locker room
afterward," Haddy said. "Everybody was pointing
up to the sky because Chris was the emotional
lift that carried Iowa to victory against two
outstanding teams — Michigan State and
Michigan."
Three days after the overtime win in East Lansing,
Iowa hosted Michigan and its Fab Five of Juwan
Howard, Chris Webber, Jalen Rose, Jimmy King,
and Ray Jackson. Iowa won, 88-80, behind 27
points from Barnes and a 19-point, five-blocked
shot effort from Earl.
The Hawkeyes finished 23-9 overall, 11-7 in the
Big Ten. They defeated Northeast Louisiana in the
first round of the NCAA Tournament before being
eliminated by Wake Forest, 84-78.
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