By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — Ben McCollum’s choice for the final shot, the last chance to salvage what would have been a devastating collapse, was of course going to be Bennett Stirtz. USC made that choice before the … Continue reading IOWA 73, USC 72: Stirtz’s Free Throws, And McCollum’s Energy, Save Hawkeyes
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s women’s basketball team will head into a West Coast swing of two games that will mean plenty in the Big Ten standings dealing with the news that one of its starters will miss the rest of … Continue reading With McCabe Out, Hawkeyes Will Turn To Deal
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa’s women’s basketball team will have to go the rest of the season without its leading 3-point shooter. Senior guard Taylor McCabe, who was injured on the first possession of Sunday’s 91-70 win over Ohio State, suffered … Continue reading Hawkeyes Lose McCabe For Rest Of Season
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — The moment you don’t want, the moment that can derail the plans that have taken so long to construct, can come any time. It happened to Iowa’s women’s basketball team 23 seconds into … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Deal Helps Hawkeyes Get Through A Storm
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP Iowa women’s basketball coach Jan Jensen got the text from her daughter on Monday, informing her that the Hawkeyes had moved into the top 10 of the Associated Press poll for the first time since the end … Continue reading Hawkeyes Reach Top 10, But Jensen Wants More Lasting Power
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 Mia Nicastro’s approach to every game is the same. “I kind of like to come into every game with the mentality and the mindset that I’m the best player on the floor,” the Western Illinois senior forward … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: ‘Superstar’ Nicastro Has The Mindset, And The Numbers To Go With It
By JOHN BOHNENKAMP IOWA CITY, Iowa — The final deficit was six points, and Ben McCollum knew where to find them. Iowa’s 75-69 loss to Illinois at Carver-Hawkeye Arena was frustrating for the first year coach of the Hawkeyes, who … Continue reading ILLINOIS 75, IOWA 69: The Finishing Pieces Are Elusive For 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
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