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IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Kennesaw State men's basketball team fell to No. 25 Iowa Sunday afternoon, 93-51, to close out non-conference play.
 
How it Happened: Iowa (10-3) jumped out to an 8-2 lead in the opening minutes before a bucket from Ugo Obineke and a three-pointer from Adili Kuerban cut the deficit to 10-7 at the 17:04 mark. A trey from Obineke kept the Owls (1-12) within range, 15-10, before a 10-2 swing pushed the Hawkeye's lead to 25-12 with 12:13 still to play.
 
Iowa maintained a 10-point cushion, matching the Owls shot-for-shot. Jamie Lewis got KSU back within single-digits, 30-22, following a three-pointer at the 8:39 mark. The Hawkeyes responded with a three-pointer of their own on the following possession to open a 12-2 run for Iowa. Terrell Burden finally put an end to the run with a bucket just under five minutes to go to make it 43-26.
 
KSU was held without a field goal for the final five minutes of the half, going 4-for-5 at the free throw line as Iowa extended its lead to 49-30, shooting 61 percent in the first period.
 
Obineke came out fired up in the second half, burying back-to-back three-pointers to keep the Owls within 20, 55-36, at the 17:23 mark. The Owls then went cold from the floor as they went over five minutes without a bucket before two straight jumpers from Burden made it 73-40 with 11 minutes still to play.
 
Burden scored made four of the Owls' eight field goals in the second half, scoring nine points in the period to give him 14 total in the game. Iowa once again shot nearly 60 percent for the half, compared to 28 percent for the Owls, out-scoring KSU 44-21 in the period to earn the final score.
 
Notes: Terrell Burden led the team with 14 points, his fifth double-figure game in the last seven … Ugo Obineke was the only other Owl in double-digits with 13 points, tying his career-high with three made three-pointers … Bryson Lockley finished the game with six points and a team-high six rebounds … KSU won the battle on the boards, out-rebounding Iowa 34-32 … KSU had a season-high 24 turnovers … Iowa out-scored KSU 64-22 in the paint.
 
Quotes: Head Coach Amir Abdur-Rahim
On facing a top-25 team to close out non-conference play…
"We talked to our guys about understanding what we were going into and embracing it. You go into Carver-Hawkeye Arena, a top-25 team, a team with a system and a culture that has been built here for a while, and Coach McCaffrey everywhere he has been he's done a heck of a job, so it was more so about us trusting what we work on and what we do and trying to take steps forward in that. We didn't do that today. I thought we took steps back competitively. It's a heck of a task coming in here. It's your 10th game on the road out of 13 in preseason, it's a heck of a task to be finishing your non-conference schedule out here. But I don't think that should take away from who we are competitively and what we want our identity to be. I thought we took steps back in that area and that's on me. I have to figure out a way to keep them more competitive, make them more competitive, and we'll learn and grow from it and get ready for conference play."
 
Up Next: The Owls open ASUN play at home, hosting North Florida Thursday night followed by Stetson Saturday.