Western Illinois 58, at Iowa 77

IOWA CITY, Iowa (Interstat) — Bennett Stirtz scored 24 points and dished out seven assists to lead the Iowa Hawkeyes to a decisive 77-58 victory over the Western Illinois Leathernecks in a nonconference men’s basketball game Friday night at a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. A crowd of 10,978 watched the Hawkeyes improve to 2-0 on the young season, while the Leathernecks fell to 0-2. Iowa seized control of the game early with a potent offensive display in the first half, building a 41-33 lead by the break. The Hawkeyes’ efficiency was the story of the game, as they scored 77 points… Read more...