IOWA CITY – The Iowa Hawkeyes dismantled SE Missouri State Tuesday night inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, 99-70, leading from start to finish in this non-conference tuneup.
Head coach Ben McCollum is the sixth Iowa coach to win the first four games of his Hawkeye career, joining Ed Role, Walter Stewart, Bucky O’Connor, Dr. Tom Davis and Todd Lickliter.
Iowa had four players finish in double figures: Alvaro Folgueiras (16), Bennett Stirtz (15), Cam Manyawu (12), Trevin Jirak (10)
Folgueiras finished with a season-high 16 points, making 4-of-6 field goals, including three 3-pointers. He also tied for the team-high with five rebounds. He has been in double digits in three of the team’s four games.
Stirtz finished with 15 points, making 4-of-8 field goals, 2-of-4 3-pointers and 5-of-6 free throws. He also had a season-high nine assists – his third game with 6+ assists.
He is the only Hawkeye to reach double digits in every game.
Manyawu scored a season-high 12 points, making all four of his field goals and 4-of-6 free throws.
Jirk scored 10 points, reaching double figures for the first time in his career. He made 4-of-6 field goals and one 3-pointer.
Iowa tied a season-high with 10 3-point field goals, making 10-of-23 attempts. Five different players made at least one 3.
The Hawkeyes shot 61.2 percent from the floor – the team’s second game shooting 60+ percent.
Iowa has shot better than 50 percent in every half this season and 60 percent or better four times.
Iowa went 29-of-39 from the free throw line.
The team has shot 25+ free throws in three of the team’s four games and made at least 20 in three contests.
Iowa’s bench finished with a season-high 50 points.
The Hawkeyes opened the game making nine of their first 11 shots and the team shot 60.9 percent in the first half.
Iowa had more free throw attempts (26) than field goal attempts (23) in the first half.
SEMO attempted just 10 shots in the game’s first 11 minutes. Iowa limited the Redhawks to 25 first-half points.
RECORDS
Iowa – 4-0
SEMO – 1-4
UP NEXT
Iowa has a quick turnaround, returning to action Thursday against Chicago State inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game begin at 6 p.m. (CT).
