IOWA CITY, IOWA -- A red-hot Iowa team made 12 shots from 3-point range and shot 54.8 percent from the field overall, and the Hawkeyes defeated Southern 103-76 on Friday afternoon.

Senior guard Ahsante Shivers had his second back-to-back game with over 10 points as he lead the Jaguars with 13, including 5-of-12 shooting from field goal range. Junior Jayden Saddler finished with 12 points, five rebounds and five assist. Senior Lamarcus Lee had 11 points and four rebounds, while sophomore forward Damiree Burns added 10 points. Kirk Parker lead the Jags with season-high eight rebounds and added season-high eight points.

Southern (0-2) shot 38.6 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from 3-point range and a season-high 78.9 percent on free throws. The Jaguars out rebounded Iowa on the offensive end by a margin of 19-10 and outscored the Hawkeyes on second chance points 14-6. 

Iowa (2-0) opened up the game on a 11-0 run as they took a commanding lead and held on to it. Jayden Saddler's layup with 10:55 cut into the lead 27-20, but was as close as SU would get. Southern went into halftime trailing 58-35. 

Luke Garza lead Iowa with 41 points and nine rebounds, shooting 14-of-15 from the field and 3-of-3 from downtown. Joe Wieskamp added 16 points. As a team, the Hawkeyes were 12-of-24 from behind the arc for 50 percent and 34-of-62 from the field.

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