Indiana Hands Iowa First Loss of the Season

INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana Mad Ants handed the Iowa Wolves its first loss of the season winning 112-103 on Monday night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Iowa (4-1) couldn’t overcome tough team shooting performances across the board. As a team, the Wolves made just 4-of-32 (12.5 percent) from behind the three-point line and went 6-of-12 (50.0 percent) from the free throw line. 

Leonard Miller finished with 34 points, one point shy of his career high, to go with 10 rebounds. Miller has recorded a double-double in every game this season. El Ellis added a career-best 14 points off the bench.

Indiana (2-3) had six players hit double figures led by De’Vion Harmon’s team-high 24 points. 

Despite its cold shooting and falling behind as many as 23 in the second half, Iowa was within Indiana by just two points late in the final quarter after Daishen Nix made a jumper. The Mad Ants countered with a 6-0 run that put the game out of reach for the Wolves. The teams were playing again after Iowa won the first game, 113-104, on Friday at Gainbridge.

Iowa finishes the road trip Wednesday morning visiting the Motor City Cruise (4-0) with tipoff at 10 a.m. on ESPN+.