Sophomore guard Josh Dix sent Carver-Hawkeye Arena and social media into a frenzy with his buzzer-beating 3-pointer to down Northwestern, 80-79, in Iowa’s Big Ten opener.
Dix led the Hawkeyes with a game-high 22 points. His heroics also saved Iowa from blowing a game that it built a 17-point first-half lead in.
Incredibly, it was almost a carbon copy of Jordan Bohannon’s game-winner against Northwestern from the 2018-19 season. Iowa downed Northwestern by the identical score as Bohannon drilled the game-winning 3-pointer with three-tenths of a second remaining.
“Your last option is Josh and he made it,” Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery said of the play. “So not surprised. He’s tremendous.”
Iowa improved to 7-1 overall and will travel to Michigan on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Here’s the best photos from Iowa’s win over the Wildcats.