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PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Joe Wieskamp banked in a 3-pointer from the corner with less than a second to play and No. 21 Iowa posted a miraculous 71-69 win over Rutgers on Saturday for its fourth straight win.

The Scarlet Knights appeared on the verge of their second upset of a ranked team this season when Gio Baker got a friendly role on a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 3.3 seconds to play to put Rutgers (12-13, 5-10 Big Ten) ahead 69-68.

After Iowa (20-5, 9-5) called a time out, Connor McCaffrey threw a length of the court pass that Rutgers' Eugene Omoruyi deflected. The ball went to Wieskamp in the corner next to the Hawkeyes' bench and his off-balance, high-arching shot hit off the backboard and went in the basket, setting off a wild celebration on the Iowa bench.

Jordan Bohannon scored 15 of his 18 points in final 11:49 to lead Iowa. However, he missed a free throw with 26.2 seconds left that left the Hawkeyes with a 68-66 edge.

Baker hit the last 3 of his 13 with a shot that hit the front of the rim, the backboard and the front of the rim again before rolling in.

Wieskamp topped him with an unbelievable shot.

Isaiah Moss added 17 points and Tyler Cook had 12. Wieskamp finished with nine as Iowa won its second straight game with a 3-pointer in the last second. The Hawkeyes beat Northwestern on a 3-pointer by Jordan Bohannon on Sunday.

Ron Harper Jr., had 16 for Rutgers, but only two in the second half. Omoruyi added 10 and Montez Mathis had eight, but his missed three free throws in the final 1:47.

Rutgers led the majority of the first half and went to the locker room with a 33-32 lead.

The Hawkeyes turned the ball over 10 times in the opening 20 minutes and were 3 of 12 from long range. Moss was the only consistent scorer for Iowa, hitting 5 of 8 for 12 points.

BIG PICTURE

Iowa: This is Fran McCaffrey's fifth 20-win season at Iowa and the Hawkeyes are headed to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015-16. Iowa is coming off a sub- .500 season.

Rutgers: Tough loss for Rutgers' Steve Pikiell. This would have been his sixth conference win, matching his total for his first two seasons here. They beat Ohio State earlier this season when the Buckeyes were ranked.

UP NEXT

Iowa: Host No. 24 Maryland on Tuesday.

Rutgers: At No. 11 Michigan State on Wednesday.

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