Iowa 78, Penn State 56

Feb 26, 2005, 02:25 pm

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) -- Adam Haluska led a strong shooting

performance with 22 points as Iowa routed Penn State 78-56 on

Saturday.

The Hawkeyes (17-10, 5-9 Big Ten) could do no wrong as they

snapped a three-game losing streak, shooting 32-of-61 for the game.

Iowa also got 19 points from Jeff Horner and 14 from Greg Brunner.

It was just the opposite for the Nittany Lions (7-20, 1-13), who

dropped their ninth straight contest and have now lost 14 of their

last 15. Geary Claxton led the Lions with 15 points and Aaron

Johnson chipped in 11.

Iowa made the most of its advantage in speed from beginning to

end, forcing 16 turnovers on defense and beating the Lions down the

court for easy transition baskets.

Jason McDougald got things off on the right foot for Penn State,

scoring an emphatic dunk off a feed from Claxton in the first

minute, but that was as good as things got for the Lions.

Horner's jumper with seven minutes remaining in the first half

gave Iowa a 31-11 lead and signaled the rout. The Hawkeyes took

advantage of numerous Penn State miscues and shot 20-of-31 from the

floor to build a 47-20 halftime lead.