Bethune-Cookman Wildcats at Iowa Hawkeyes
· NCAA Men's BasketballIowa wins 12th straight opener, beats Bethune-Cookman 89-58
The Hawkeyes won their 12th consecutive season opener and their first meeting with the Wildcats.
Iowa came out firing, knocking down seven first-half 3s and racing to a 54-35 lead at intermission. Patrick McCaffery hit the game's first 3 90 seconds into the game and Payton Sandfort hit two more to push the Hawkeyes to a double-digit lead, 17-6 four minutes into the game.
Iowa shot 34 of 67 from the field and knocked down 11 of its 33 3-point attempts.
Perkins hit 7 of 9 shots from the field, including both of his attempts from beyond the 3-point arc, and dished five assists. Kris Murray added 14 points and Sandfort hit 3 of 9 from distance to add 13 points. Patrick McCaffery finished with 12 points and six assists and Filip Rebraca had 11 points and 10 assists.
Zion Harmon came off the bench to lead Bethune-Cookman with 15 points and seven assists. Marcus Garrett and Dylan Robertson added 13 and 11 points, respectively.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Lukas Gudavicius made Layup. Assisted by Zion Harmon. | 58 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Lukas Gudavicius Defensive Rebound. | 56 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Luc Laketa missed Free Throw. | 56 - 89 |
Statistics
BCU |
IOWA |
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| 23-66 | FG | 34-67 |
| 35 | Field Goal % | 51 |
| 5-16 | 3PT | 11-33 |
| 31 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 7-7 | FT | 10-14 |
| 100 | Free Throw % | 71 |
| 33 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 11 | Assists | 25 |
| 6 | Steals | 10 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 11 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fouls | 12 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 37 |
Game Information
Location: Iowa City, IA
Attendance: 9,545 | Capacity:
2025-26 Southwestern Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bethune-Cookman | 14-4 | - | 17-15 |
| Southern | 11-7 | 3 | 17-17 |
| Florida A&M | 11-7 | 3 | 15-16 |
| Alabama A&M | 10-8 | 4 | 18-15 |
| Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 10-8 | 4 | 13-19 |
| Texas Southern | 10-8 | 4 | 12-18 |
| Jackson State | 10-8 | 4 | 12-21 |
| Prairie View A&M | 9-9 | 5 | 19-18 |
| Grambling | 7-11 | 7 | 14-19 |
| Alabama State | 7-11 | 7 | 10-22 |
| Alcorn State | 7-11 | 7 | 9-23 |
| Mississippi Valley State | 2-16 | 12 | 3-30 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 33-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-6 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-7 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 26-8 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 29-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 23-12 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-17 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-19 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |


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