Nov. 14, 2005
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) - Jeff Horner and Greg Brunner each scored 16 points to lead No. 20 Iowa to an 86-41 victory over Maryland-Eastern Shore in the first round of the Guardians Classic on Monday night.
Iowa advanced to play Tuesday against Colgate, which beat Utah Valley State 55-42.
Adam Haluska added 12 points for the Hawkeyes, who never trailed and shot 51 percent from the floor in coasting to their 28th straight season-opening victory. They have won 42 home openers in a row.
Maryland-Eastern Shore, which started three freshmen and has five others on its roster, made mistakes typical of a young, inexperienced team. The Hawks committed 25 turnovers in their opener and struggled in transition to keep pace with Iowa's relentless, up-tempo style.
The Hawks were led by junior college transfer Antonio McMillion, who had 14 points. Tim Parham, one of two seniors, added 11 points and 11 rebounds. The Hawks shot only 27 percent.
After a slow start, Iowa found its rhythm and pulled away in the first half. The Hawkeyes went on a 26-8 run behind 15 combined points from Horner and Brunner.
They kept up the pressure on defense, forcing 14 first-half turnovers to build a 44-20 lead at halftime.
In the second half, Iowa continued to pull away, outmuscling the Hawks down low and pushing the ball up court at every opportunity to build a 30-point lead just 5 minutes into the second half.
Iowa outrebounded the Hawks 47-36, nearly doubled their point production in the paint and scored 16 fast-break points. Iowa also had 17 steals and eight blocked shots.
