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(AP) --  Freshman Melsahn Basabe scored 14 points
and Iowa beat Northern Iowa 51-39 to move past .500 for the first
time this season.

 Jarryd Cole added 10 points and 15 rebounds for the Hawkeyes,
who improved to 22-1 against the Panthers in Iowa City and won
back-to-back games for the first times this season.

 Iowa (5-4) turned a one-point halftime deficit into a 37-28 lead
early in the second half. The Hawkeyes held Northern Iowa (4-3) to
just two points in a six-minute stretch late in the second half,
and Matt Gatens' 3 with 2:53 left gave Iowa a 46-36 lead.

 Jake Koch and Kwadzo Ahelegbe each scored 11 points for Northern
Iowa, which was held below 50 points for the second time in seven
games.

 The Panthers shot just 17.9 percent in the second half and
finished the game 6 of 30 from 3-point range.

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