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19 J ordan Bohannon had a pivotal role in three University of Iowa men's basketball victories during the month of February. e 6-foot-1 junior guard tied a season-best with 25 points in a 77-72 win at Indiana on Feb. 7. Bohannon scored Iowa's final 11 points, including going 5-of-6 from the free throw line, over the final 90 seconds to preserve the road win at Assembly Hall. ree days later, Bohannon netted all 15 of his points over the final 5:28 in an 80-79 triumph against Northwestern to cap a 15-point Iowa comeback over the final 4:30, including sinking the game-winning 3-point field goal with 0.6 seconds remaining. Bohannon made two treys in the final 25 seconds against the Wildcats. "at's what he does, he is a late-game player," said Northwestern head coach Chris Collins. "He is really good. He has done that for a big part of his career. It was a big time shot that he had to make." en on Feb. 22, Bohannon sank a game-tying 3-pointer with 28 seconds le in regulation before draining three more 3s in overtime to li the Hawkeyes to a 76-70 win over Indiana in Iowa City. "Give Jordan Bohannon credit," said Indiana head coach Archie Miller. "He is having an incredibly clutch year. It's impressive to see. Once a guy like that makes a 3, you're at his mercy. His range is great. He earned most of his 3s." Bohannon has scored when it matters most down the stretch. e Marion, Iowa, native is averaging 4.0 points in the first half and 7.65 points in the second half in games this season. "He's had an amazing year in that respect," said Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery. "He's fearless. I haven't had too many like him that have that kind of stroke and consistently make shots like that." ere have been four games where Bohannon has been held scoreless in the first half but finished in double figures. In 17 of 29 games, he has scored more points in the second half than the first. He has scored 10-or-more points in the second half 10 times this season. Bohannon ranks first in the country in most points in the final two minutes of regulation and final two minutes of overtime this season with 75 points. In the final two minutes of games, Bohannon is shooting 57.7 percent (15-of-26) from the field, 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from 3-point range, and 87.5 percent from the foul line (35-of-40). "I remember when we signed him, I said he's a lot like Steph (Curry)," said McCaffery. "And what I meant was that he has that quick trigger. Curry pulls right in your face and that's what Jordan does. And everybody's like, he's not like Steph. But he kind of is with those shots and his ability to make those shots look easy." MARCH SCHEDULE March 7 at Wisconsin March 10 at Nebraska March 14-17 at Big Ten Tournament