Saddled by one of the worst shooting performances of the season, No. 5 seed Iowa was upset by No. 12 Richmond, 67–63, in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Thursday.
Richmond, who won the Atlantic-10 tournament title to steal an automatic bid to the Big Dance, stifled the Big Ten champion Hawkeyes defensively. Iowa shot just 36.4% from the floor overall, and 6 of 29 from three (20.7%).
Spiders guard Jacob Gilyard led the way with a game-high 24 points, while forward Tyler Burton scored 18 and Nathan Cayo netted 15, including some crucial baskets down the stretch.
