
<html><body><div style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000"><div><!--StartFragment--><h2 style="line-height: 1.1; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: #333333; font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style="line-height: 1.1; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: #333333; font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">8.<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/iowa-hawkeyes-college-basketball/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/iowa-hawkeyes-college-basketball/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Iowa</a><span> </span>Hawkeyes</h2><p style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: #333333; font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>Record:</strong><span> </span>19-13 (11-9 Big Ten)</p><p style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: #333333; font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>How they got here:</strong><span> </span>Iowa has one of the nation’s most inexplicable records. Against<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/nebraska-cornhuskers-college-basketball/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/nebraska-cornhuskers-college-basketball/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Nebraska</a>,<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/wisconsin-badgers-college-basketball/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/wisconsin-badgers-college-basketball/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Wisconsin</a><span> </span>and<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/ohio-state-buckeyes-college-basketball/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/ohio-state-buckeyes-college-basketball/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Ohio State</a><span> </span>— the Big Ten’s No. 11-13 seeds — the Hawkeyes were 1-6 counting their early-exit tournament loss to the Buckeyes. But against everyone else in the Big Ten, Iowa was 10-4 with two-game sweeps against Indiana and<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/rutgers-scarlet-knights-college-basketball/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/rutgers-scarlet-knights-college-basketball/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Rutgers</a>.</p><p style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: #333333; font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>What you need to know:</strong><span> </span>The Hawkeyes have led the Big Ten in scoring the last five seasons and rank third in adjusted offensive tempo by KenPom. They also were last in Big Ten scoring defense and field-goal percentage.</p><div id="attachment_3761113" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; max-width: 674px; padding: 8px 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #333333; font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; max-width: 674px; padding: 8px 24px; margin-bottom: 10px; color: #333333; font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><div class="wp-caption-image-container" style="display: inline-block; position: relative;" data-mce-style="display: inline-block; position: relative;"><img loading="lazy" class="wp-image-3761113 size-full" src="https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2022/11/03175004/USATSI_17847017-scaled.jpg" alt="" width="2560" height="1763" srcset="https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2022/11/03175004/USATSI_17847017-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2022/11/03175004/USATSI_17847017-300x207.jpg 300w, https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2022/11/03175004/USATSI_17847017-1024x705.jpg 1024w, https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2022/11/03175004/USATSI_17847017-1536x1058.jpg 1536w, https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2022/11/03175004/USATSI_17847017-2048x1410.jpg 2048w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" data-airgap-id="80" style="height: auto; max-width: 100%;" data-mce-src="https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2022/11/03175004/USATSI_17847017-scaled.jpg" data-mce-style="height: auto; max-width: 100%;"><div class="inline-credits" style="background-color: #181818; opacity: 0.9; padding: 20px; font-size: 14px; position: absolute; bottom: 9px; width: 674px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; line-height: 1;" data-mce-style="background-color: #181818; opacity: 0.9; padding: 20px; font-size: 14px; position: absolute; bottom: 9px; width: 674px; box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; line-height: 1;"><div class="inline-credits-container" style="padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; max-width: 675px;" data-mce-style="padding-right: 15px; padding-left: 15px; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; max-width: 675px;"><div class="credits-image" data-rjs="" style="background: url('/static/img/icon-camera-gray-v3.png') 50% center / contain no-repeat; vertical-align: middle; display: table-cell; height: 16px; width: 18px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; float: left;" data-mce-style="background: url('/static/img/icon-camera-gray-v3.png') 50% center / contain no-repeat; vertical-align: middle; display: table-cell; height: 16px; width: 18px; margin: 0px 20px 0px 0px; float: left;"><br></div><span class="credits-text" style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibre, sans-serif; color: #fbfbfb; display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;" data-mce-style="font-size: 14px; line-height: 20px; font-family: Calibre, sans-serif; color: #fbfbfb; display: table-cell; vertical-align: middle; text-align: left;">Iowa’s Kris Murray. (Ron Johnson / USA Today)</span></div></div></div></div><p style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: #333333; font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>Spotlight on:</strong><span> </span>All-Big Ten junior forward<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/kris-murray-ajlx1wMddDJWAgrQ/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/kris-murray-ajlx1wMddDJWAgrQ/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Kris Murray</a><span> </span>(6-8) is the only Division I player to average 20-plus points and 8-plus rebounds with more than 60 3-pointers this year. The twin brother of Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray, Kris Murray has scored 25 points or more nine times this year.</p><h2 style="line-height: 1.1; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: #333333; font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style="line-height: 1.1; margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: #333333; font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;">9. Auburn Tigers</h2><p style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: #333333; font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>Record:</strong><span> </span>20-12 (10-8 SEC)</p><p style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: #333333; font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>How they got here:</strong><span> </span>The Tigers might be in a different position if they hadn’t scored the most valuable win on their resume’ in the regular-season finale, dominating down the stretch to beat<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/tennessee-volunteers-college-basketball/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/tennessee-volunteers-college-basketball/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Tennessee</a><span> </span>79-70 at home. That followed up an excruciating loss at Alabama that could have/should have been the resume topper – Bruce Pearl’s angry postgame ranting spoke to both the opportunity lost and his analysis of the officiating. That followed up an 86-54 embarrassment at<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/kentucky-wildcats-college-basketball/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/kentucky-wildcats-college-basketball/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Kentucky</a>. Of course, that was less than two weeks after an 89-56 home romp over<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/missouri-tigers-college-basketball/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/missouri-tigers-college-basketball/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Missouri</a>. This team can cook but doesn’t do so consistently. It enters the tourney off a disappointing 76-73 loss to<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/arkansas-razorbacks-college-basketball/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/arkansas-razorbacks-college-basketball/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Arkansas</a><span> </span>in the SEC Tournament.</p><p style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: #333333; font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>What you need to know:</strong><span> </span>Auburn can play some defense and has been in some grinders – such as a 43-42 win over<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/northwestern-wildcats-college-basketball/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/team/northwestern-wildcats-college-basketball/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Northwestern</a><span> </span>in Cancun and a 46-43 loss at Tennessee. The Tigers have top-30 defensive efficiency numbers, but the offensive inconsistency looks a lot like last season when things went sideways, without a top-three NBA Draft pick (Jabari Smith) around to save the day.<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/wendell-green-jr-hc8AX2SJP5i3l4u5/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/wendell-green-jr-hc8AX2SJP5i3l4u5/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Wendell Green Jr.</a><span> </span>is a very good player and fantastic competitor, but 29.5 percent shooting from 3 hasn’t stopped him from taking 139 of them, by far the most on the team.<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/kd-johnson-unmvqzwSxnVq3AlG/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/kd-johnson-unmvqzwSxnVq3AlG/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">K.D. Johnson</a><span> </span>has a reduced role this season off the bench but still gets his deep shots up (33 for 101, 32.7 percent). When Auburn gets it inside to<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/johni-broome-lmoWbc3RMmirIRub/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/johni-broome-lmoWbc3RMmirIRub/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Johni Broome</a><span> </span>and gets more shots for<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/jaylin-williams-6kHuoPy0LtR0OpWn/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/jaylin-williams-6kHuoPy0LtR0OpWn/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Jaylin Williams</a><span> </span>and<span> </span><a class="ath_autolink" href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/allen-flanigan-igchi5CIWAh9UeN6/" style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;" data-mce-href="https://theathletic.com/college-basketball/player/allen-flanigan-igchi5CIWAh9UeN6/" data-mce-style="color: #386c92; text-decoration: underline 1px; text-underline-offset: 2px;">Allen Flanigan</a>, it has a better chance.</p><p style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" data-mce-style="margin: 0px; max-width: 674px; padding-left: 24px; padding-right: 24px; color: #333333; font-family: adobe-caslon-pro, serif; font-size: 21px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: #ffffff; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;"><strong>Spotlight on:</strong><span> </span>Broome, the OVC Defensive Player of the Year last season at Morehead State, has been a crucial addition. The 6-10, 235-pound sophomore leads the team in scoring (14.0), rebounding (8.4) and blocks (2.3). He’s especially effective facing up and driving, giving problems this season to traditional bigs in particular. Broome is better attacking than settling for triples (27.6 percent on 29 attempts). That’s a recurring theme for a team that shoots 31.4 percent from deep overall.</p><div style="clear: both;" data-mce-style="clear: both;"><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div></div></div></body></html>