Iowa defeated Xavier 81-62 in its first game against a power-conference opponent under new head coach Ben McCollum. Bennett Stirtz led the Hawkeyes with 21 points, while the team's bench outscored ...

IOWA CITY — Iowa basketball’s offensive execution to open the Nov. 14 game against Xavier was disastrous. The Hawkeyes' first four trips on that end of the floor unfolded as follows: turnover, missed ...

AMES — Ben McCollum and Bennett Stirtz, they’re wired the same. While many observers might warm up to the positives of Iowa basketball hanging close until the final seconds of a 66-62 loss at No. 4 ...