RECKER, OLIVER GO QUIETLY.(Sports) From: The Capital Times (Madison, WI) | Date: January 17, 2001 | COPYRIGHT 2001 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

At Penn State, they were virtually unstoppable, combining for 38 points, 10 assists and 1 steal. Luke Recker had 20, Dean Oliver had 18.

Against Illinois, they were even more productive, combining for 43 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Recker had 27, Oliver had 16.

In the short time they've played together in the Iowa backcourt, Recker and Oliver have given the Hawkeyes their most potent one-two scoring punch since Roy Marble and B.J. Armstrong in the late '...

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