An unsightly opening act improved to a comfortable lead and a relaxing Sunday afternoon of basketball theater at the McLeod Center. Performing in front of a record crowd of 7,146 the Iowa women’s basketball team defeated the University of Northern Iowa,

Chit-Chat Wright hit 7 of 8 shots from the field, including all three of her 3-point attempts, in a 19-point dandy to lead 21st-ranked Iowa past Northern Iowa, 74-41, in a non-conference women’s basketball game Sunday afternoon at McLeod Arena.

The Big Ten Network will broadcast the cross-conference game between the undefeated No. 21 Iowa team and the 1-1 Bulldogs, with multiple streaming options available.

Senior point guard Bennett Stirtz has played 116 of Iowa men’s basketball’s 120 minutes through three games this season. At first glance, such a massive amount of playing time would appear inopportune for the backups at Stirtz’s position.

Several Remsen St. Mary’s girls basketball players were injured in a Highway 75 crash Saturday that drew a major emergency response near Hinton.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/high-school as Girls Basketball Team Involved In Serious Crash In Iowa. A man mauled by a bear has recalled his horrifying realisation moments before the animal crushed his skull, knocking him unconscious.

Iowa basketball is very much a work in progress. But on Friday, you could see the vision of what Ben McCollum wants to build the Hawkeyes into.

Ben McCollum is off to a 3-0 start as the Hawkeyes' coach. He says he's is trying to build a program with the fans as a big part of the foundation.