[Herky] One Shining Moment

[Sue Bailey]

IOWA BASKETBALL

ONE SHINING MOMENT

Woodbury’s buzzer-beater propels Iowa to Round 2

By Scott Dochterman,The GazetteBROOKLYN, N.Y. — Adam Woodbury’s one 
shining moment was aired live, in color and it was imperfectlyperfect 
for the IowaHawkeyes.

Inside of a second remainingin overtime, Iowa’s 7-foot-1 center put 
backguard Mike Gesell’s miss at the buzzer to push seventh seeded Iowa 
to a 72-70 win against No. 10 seed Temple in a first-round NCAA 
tournament game Friday afternoon. The win was only the program’s second 
in overtime in 55 NCAA games and vaults the Hawkeyes (22-10) into a 
second-round matchup with No. 2 seed Villanova (30-5) on Sunday.

Iowa teammates instantly mobbed Woodbury as heturned toward the bench. 
He didn’t have time to lift his arms before he was swarmed. It’s the 
buzzer beater that will air on CBS’ “One Shining Moment” after the title 
game and the play that will precede Woodbury every time Sioux City 
native walks into a building for the rest of his life.

“We gave him the game ball, and I’m sure he’ll cherish that for the rest 
of his life,” Iowa Coach Fran Mc-Caffery said.

“I know it’s a moment he’ll never forget, and it’s a moment I’ll never 
forget,” Gesell said.

In a game that changed leads 11 times, including twice in overtime, the 
final sequence opened with 22 seconds left. Temple forward Daniel Dingle 
missed the front end of a one-and-one, and Gesell took the ball

Iowa center Adam Woodbury puts back the buzzer-beating tip-in at the 
horn in overtime against Temple during a first-round game of the NCAA 
men’s basketball tournament Friday at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, 
N.Y. Iowa won, 72-70, and will face Villanova on Sunday at 11:10 a.m.

Cliff Jette/The Gazette


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down the floor. He first tried to find guard Peter Jok, who was tightly 
guarded. Gesell dribbled to his right and with about two seconds left, 
he threw up a high, arcing shot just past Temple guard Josh Brown. The 
ball landed short, just in front of the rim. Woodbury positioned for the 
rebound, nudged Temple's Obi Enechionyia out of the way and quickly 
tipped the ball toward the basket. The ball bounced gently off the back 
of the rim and rolled through the net as the lights flashed around the 
backboard.

'Fortunately the ball bounced right to me and I was able to put it in,' 
said Woodbury, who finished with 10 points and five rebounds. 'I was in 
the right place at the right time.' As he sat in his locker and broke 
down the play, Woodbury pointed to his left biceps, which had a 
significant scrape. His nose was red and swollen.

'Every time the ball came off the glass, it was like a fumble in 
football,' he said. 'Everybody was diving on the floor, going over each 
other's backs. They weren't calling a lot of fouls in that sense.' The 
game was rough and physical, just as advertised. Temple (21-12) is a 
hardscrabble team from Philadelphia and Iowa is hardened from a season 
in the Big Ten. The teams combined to shoot just 11 of 46 from 3-point 
range, and Iowa missed 19 of its final 213-pointers. Iowa tied a 
season-low with only three turnovers, but Temple out-rebounded the 
Hawkeyes 49-38.

After missing its first four shots of the game, Iowa then connected on 
its next seven. The Hawkeyes led 32-20 midway through the first half 
before Temple took a 33-32 lead on a 13-0 run. Iowa regained the 
advantage and led 38-37 at halftime.

Iowa stormed to a 10-point lead early in the second half, but Temple 
stayed within range the rest of the game.

With 8.8 seconds left, Jok was fouled and sank one of two free throws to 
boost Iowa ahead 6360. Six seconds later, DeCosey launched a game-tying 
attempt from 3-point range, but he was fouled by Iowa's Anthony 
Clemmons. DeCosey hit all three free throws to send the game into overtime.

In a situation where Iowa has struggled over the years, the last 
possession became their sanctuary. Iowa was 2-6 this year in games 
decided by five points or less. Over the last three years when Iowa had 
the ball in a game-tying or game winning situation with 11 seconds left 
or less, the Hawkeyes were 2 of 15from the field with four turnovers. 
Iowa hadn't hit a buzzer-beater since 2008.

The last play almost became another statistic. Instead it became one 
shining moment.

'It's something I'llnever forget,' Woodbury said. 'It's something I can 
tell my kids and grandkids about, and I'm just happy we're moving on.'

•Comments: (319) 339-3169; scott.dochterman at thegazette.com 
<mailto:scott.dochterman at thegazette.com>

Iowa forward Jarrod Uthoff (left) passes the ball around Temple forward 
Jaylen Bond during a first-round game of the NCAA men's basketball 
tournament at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, N.Y. Iowa won, 72-70, to 
advance to the second round.

Iowa guard Mike Gesell (left) and forward Nicholas Baer (right) 
celebrate after their overtime victory over Temple during a first-round 
game of the NCAA men's basketball tournament Friday at the Barclays 
Center in Brooklyn, N.Y.

Cliff Jette photos/The Gazette

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