By JOHN BOHNENKAMP It’s been so long since Ben McCollum has suffered through a three-game losing streak, it’s been purged from his memory bank. McCollum, in his first season as Iowa’s men’s basketball coach, is going through one now heading … Continue reading McCollum, Hawkeyes Dealing With A Three-Game Losing Streak
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Two of the nation’s top point guards will match up in Iowa’s game at Purdue on Wednesday. Their impacts, Iowa coach Ben McCollum said on Tuesday, are different. Purdue’s Braden Smith and Iowa’s Bennett Stirtz are both … Continue reading Purdue’s Actions Will Test Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — It was the kind of game where one could look at the box score and find the points that got away. Western Illinois’ men’s basketball team fell 59-54 to Tennessee Tech on Saturday at Western Hall. It was the sixth consecutive loss for the Leathernecks (4-13), who dropped to 0-6 in Ohio Valley Conference play. The Leathernecks opened the game with an 8-0 run, led by as much as 10 points late in the first half before leading 26-18 at halftime, and then let the Golden Eagles (7-10, 2-4) come back in the second … Continue reading TENNESSEE TECH 59, WIU 54: Leathernecks’ Losing Streak Gets More Frustrating
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — There is no panic in Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team, and that comes from the Leathernecks’ experience. It’s why it didn’t take long for them to dig out of a first-quarter deficit and take … Continue reading WIU 76, TENNESSEE STATE 59: No Panic In Veteran Leathernecks
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Isaiah Griffin knows how quickly a season can flip. Griffin was on an Idaho State team two seasons ago that finished 14-20 and went 7-11 in Big Sky Conference play. But the Vandals got hot in the conference tournament, winning two games to reach the semifinals as the eighth seed in the 10-team event. It’s why Griffin, now playing at Western Illinois, is telling his teammates to keep working this season despite their current record. “I’m one of the older guys, I’ve played a lot,” Griffin said after the Leathernecks fell to Tennessee State … Continue reading TENNESSEE STATE 90, WIU 68: Leathernecks’ Skid Hits Five Games
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ben McCollum has coached Bennett Stirtz long enough to know the point guard needs to be on the floor no matter what. So, when Stirtz picked up his fourth foul with 8:23 left … Continue reading IOWA 74, UCLA 61: The Right Call At The Right Time
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — It was 5 minutes and 44 seconds that Jan Jensen thinks can last the rest of the season. That was the time it took for Iowa’s women’s basketball team to break open a … Continue reading IOWA 86, NEBRASKA 76: Hawkeyes’ Final Run May Be A Sign Of What’s To Come
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — And now it’s all Big Ten the rest of the way. Iowa wrapped up its nonconference portion of its men’s basketball schedule with a 90-62 rout of UMass Lowell at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on … Continue reading IOWA 90, UMASS LOWELL 62: It’s All Big Ten From Here
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team already had plenty of experience and depth coming back this season — the Leathernecks were one of just a few NCAA Division I teams not to have anyone enter the transfer portal … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Shetley Is A Valuable Addition For Leathernecks
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP MACOMB, Ill. — Lucas Lorenzen’s potential game-tying 3-pointer bounced off the rim and into the arms of SIUE’s Darrion Baker. As Baker called a timeout to avoid turning the ball over on a 5-second call, Lorenzen looked … Continue reading SIUE 66, WIU 61: A Chance At A Win Gets Away From Leathernecks
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