[Herky] Clemmons swipes Hawks back into it

[Sue Bailey]

Clemmons swipes Hawks back into it

By Scott Dochterman,The GazetteBROOKLYN, N.Y. - Iowa guard Anthony 
Clemmons threw his hands, clenched his lips and shook his head.

With 2.1 seconds left, Clemmons reached straight up and hit Temple guard 
Quenton De-Cosey's arm during a 3-point attempt in a three-point game. 
DeCosey sank all three free throws to tie the score and send the NCAA 
tournament first-round game into overtime.

But when his team needed him, Clemmons came through.

With the Hawkeyes trailing by two in overtime, the senior swiped DeCosey 
at the freethrow line and triggered a fastbreak that ended with a layup 
and a free throw by teammate Peter Jok. That gave Iowa a one-point lead 
in an eventual 72-70 victory Friday.

'I knew I had to make up for the foul that I did,' Clemmons said. 'That 
was the best way. It pretty much takes disrespect when somebody 
(isolates) you at the top of the key. I knew if I wasn't going to get a 
steal, I was going to get a contested shot. I'm glad I did my part, got 
a breakout and an and-one on that.' 'I was thrilled for him,' Iowa Coach 
Fran McCaffery said of Clemmons. 'Nobody felt worse than he did on the 
last play of regulation. For him to make a huge steal, which really was 
a momentumshift in overtime, and then make a free throw and play defense 
...' Clemmons finished with six points, six assists, five rebounds, two 
steals and no turnovers in 36 minutes. The steal and dish to Jok was as 
pivotal as any play in the game. But afterward, he still thought about 
fouling De-Cosey.

'I wanted to make it as tough as possible,' Clemmons said. 'He has a 
funky release. So I wasn't expecting ... I fouled the guy. I admitted it 
to Coach, I did. But you've got to give that guy credit. He came up and 
knocked three straight free throws down in a clutch situation. Big ups 
to him, he's a great player. He's got a lot ofrespect from me.' On the 
Clemmons' steal, Iowa center Adam Woodbury barked out the defense, which 
left Clemmons at the top without help.

Clemmons defended De-Cosey, who started right and switched the ball to 
his left hand. Clemmons poked with his right hand to knock the ball 
loose, then sprinted up the court with Jok at his left. Clemmons passed 
to Jok, who scored and was fouled.

'I take pride in defense and that's what I do,' Clemmons said. 'I just 
wanted to make a play and make up for the foul I had before. I got the 
steal.'

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Temple guard Quenton DeCosey (left) is fouled by Iowa guard Anthony 
Clemmons (5) during the final seconds of regulation of a first-round 
NCAA men's basketball tournament game Friday at the Barclays Center in 
Brooklyn, N.Y.

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