After Iowa demolished Murray State in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament, the comments from Hawkeyes senior Sydney Affolter in the lead-up to the clash appear to be prescient

In their first NCAA Tournament game since Caitlin Clark left for the WNBA's Indiana Fever, the No. 6 seed Iowa Hawkeyes had no problem with their first-round opponent, defeating No. 11 seed Murray State 92-57.

The Hawkeyes shot 56 percent from the field and 47 percent from beyond the arc, while outrebounding the Racers 44-32. With 41 bench points and 62 points in the paint, the Hawkeyes leaned into their size and depth to dominate from start to finish in one of the more efficient performances we’ve seen so far.