Josh Dix swished a game-winning 3-pointer just before the buzzer to give Iowa an 80-79 victory over Northwestern on Tuesday in a Big Ten Conference opener.

Josh Dix swished a game-winning 3-pointer just before the buzzer to give Iowa an 80-79 victory over Northwestern on Tuesday night in a Big Ten Conference opener for both teams. After Ty Berry went 1 of 2 at the free-throw line with 5.

IOWA CITY — Josh Dix did the improbable on Tuesday. Down by two with less than one second remaining, Dix nailed a game-winning 3-pointer from 26 feet to lift the Hawkeyes to an 80-79 win over Northwestern in the Big Ten season opener.

Josh Dix drilled a game-winning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer en route to 22 points to lift Iowa to an 80-79 victory against visiting Northwestern on Tuesday in Iowa City, Iowa.

Iowa defeated Northwestern 80-79 in stunning fashion Tuesday night to open Big Ten regular-season play when junior guard Josh Dix drilled a fadeaway 3-pointer from the logo as time expired in regulation.

Josh Dix made sure the Iowa Hawkeyes started 1-0 in Big Ten play in the most thrilling way possible. With Iowa trailing 79-77 and just eight-tenths of a second remaining, Dix caught an inbounds pass from Brock Harding,

Dix led the way for Iowa with 22 points and six rebounds, while senior forward Payton Sandfort put up 20 points, seve

Iowa and Northwestern finished up their first Big Ten matchup of the season with a bang. The Hawkeyes, trailing 79–77 to the Wildcats with 0.8 seconds to go, needed a miracle to come out with a win. And that's exactly what junior guard Josh Dix pulled off.