After ushering in a new era of Iowa basketball (1-0) with a 101-69 blowout win over Robert Morris (0-1) at an electric Carver-Hawkeye Arena to secure head coach Ben McCollum a victory in his debut, Hawkeye fans and media members collectively were in awe of the new-look Hawkeyes program.
Offensively, the Hawkeyes were almost unstoppable as senior Bennett Stirtz led the team with 19 points on 6-for-10 shooting from the field, 2-for-5 from deep, and 5-for-6 from the charity stripe in 35 minutes played. Following Stirtz in scoring were Tavion Banks with 17, Alvaro Folgueiras with 11, and three others, all tied with 10 points apiece.
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While Iowa shot 29-for-47 from the field, the staggering shooting night was aided by a smothering defensive effort that forced 23 turnovers, including 11 steals and 1 block. This defense-to-offense transition eventually led to eight highlight-reel dunks by the Hawkeyes throughout the night.
Up next for Iowa will be a matchup against Western Illinois (0-1) on Nov. 7, from Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Tip-off against the Leathernecks is set for 6 p.m. CT and will be streamed exclusively on B1G+.
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