Stirtz, Banks Lead Iowa as Hawkeyes Cruise to 81-62 Win over Xavier

Iowa men’s basketball topples Xavier, 81-62, in first power conference matchup of the season

Iowa men’s basketball knocked off Xavier, 81-62, in Friday’s contest at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Despite some early lapses in the offense, the Hawkeye defense limited the Musketeers’ scoring runs to improve to 3-0 on the season.  “There’s going to be ebbs and flows to all of this,” Iowa head coach Ben McCollum said in his postgame press conference. “That’s really the fun part of it. If everything is just good, the good doesn’t seem as good, because…

Bennett Stirtz puts up 21 as Iowa takes down Xavier

Bennett Stirtz scored a game-high 21 points to go with eight rebounds and Tavion Banks chipped in 13 points to help Iowa post an 81-62 victory against Xavier on Friday in Iowa City.

Stirtz, Banks lead Iowa as Hawkeyes cruise to 81-62 win over Xavier

Next on the schedule for the Iowa is Southeast Missouri State on Nov. 18.

Hawkeyes fight off a slow start, pick up an 81-62 win over Xavier

Iowa men’s Bball team downs Xavier 81-62, Friday « KJAN | Radio Atlantic, IA – AM 1220

(Via HawkeyeSports.com) – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team defeated Xavier, 81-62, on Friday night on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes shot 57 percent from the field as they moved to 3-0 on the season. After battling to a 15-all tie over the first eight minutes, the Hawkeyes broke the game open late in the first half. With the Musketeers struggling to handle Iowa’s pace, the Hawkeyes closed the period on an 18…

Iowa men defeat Xavier 81-62

UI Athletics news release IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa men’s basketball defeated Xavier, 81–62, on Friday night inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes shot 57 percent from the field as they moved to 3-0 on the season. After battling to a 15-all tie over the first eight minutes, the Hawkeyes broke the game open late in the first half. With the Musketeers struggling to handle Iowa’s pace, the Hawkeyes closed the period on an 18–4 ru…