Iowa basketball coach Steve Alford expects junior guard Luke Recker to be in the line-up Saturday when the Hawkeyes open Big-10 play at Penn State. Recker has been bothered by tendonitis in his knee and missed the Hawks’ final game in Hawaii, a victory over St. Louis. Alford says Recker is a tough kid who’ll be fine.Alford says it may be something that bothers Recker off and on the remainder of the season.Alford feels Recker will be ready by Saturday.

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