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Season Snapshot 1995-96 at a glance

1995-96 Iowa Men's Basketball

23-9
Overall
11-7
Big Ten
#8
Peak AP rank
Tom Davis
Head coach

By the Numbers

Overtime games
2
1-1 record in OT
Points per game
79.6
#34 nationally
Power rating
+18.6
Simple Rating System — #10 nationally

Memorable Games

Highest score
110
vs Texas Southern on Dec 16
Best defensive game
held them to 41
vs Western Illinois (93-41)
Closest game
2-point loss
vs Michigan State (60-62)
Biggest win
by 52
vs Western Illinois (93-41)

Rankings & Streaks

Peak AP rank
#8
best ranking during the season
Longest win streak
9
consecutive wins during the season
Home record
14-1
at Carver / Kinnick / home court
Road record
6-6
true road games (excludes neutral sites)

Season Defining Games ranked wins, overtime battles, and heartbreakers

Beat #6 Connecticut

101 vs 95
vs Connecticut (neutral) · Nov 24, 1995
Statement win on a neutral floor over #6

Signature Wins

RANKED WIN

Beat #4 Purdue

56 vs 52
home vs Purdue · Mar 9, 1996
Took down #4 at home
RANKED WIN

Beat #16 Michigan

70 vs 61
home vs Michigan · Jan 28, 1996
Took down #16 at home
BLOWOUT WIN

Beat Ohio

78 vs 51
vs Ohio (neutral) · Nov 22, 1995
Wire-to-wire control — won by 27

Heartbreakers & Tough Tests

OT LOSS

Lost OT vs Penn State

87 vs 95
home vs Penn State · Feb 3, 1996
Came up short in overtime by 8
HEARTBREAKER

Lost by 2 to Michigan State

60 vs 62
at Michigan State · Jan 20, 1996
Lost by just 2 in the final minutes
HEARTBREAKER

Lost by 3 to Indiana

73 vs 76
at Indiana · Jan 30, 1996
Lost by just 3 in the final minutes
Updated Jun 1, 5:30 AM