Iowa Hawkeyes at Grand Canyon Lopes
· Acrisure Classic - Championship
Howard, Stirtz lead Iowa to 59-46 win over Grand Canyon for Acrisure Classic title
The Hawkeyes (7-0) remained undefeated under first-year coach Ben McCollum, who coached Drake last season and brought Howard and Stirtz with him to Iowa City.
The Hawkeyes led 30-23 at halftime then allowed one point in the first eight minutes of the second half while extending their lead to 37-24. Each team had more made free throws than made shots in the first 14 1/2 minutes after halftime.
A 3-pointer by Howard gave the Hawkeyes a 51-37 lead with about 4 minutes remaining. He buried two more 3-pointers down the stretch and finished with his season high in scoring.
Freshman Cooper Koch scored 11 points for Iowa. He and Howard each had six rebounds and Stirtz added five assists.
Jaden Henley scored 16 points for Grand Canyon (4-3).
Henley scored eight points in the early going as Grand Canyon jumped out to a 10-4 lead 3 1/2 minutes into the game. The Lopes scored only five points in the next 11 minutes while the Hawkeyes went ahead 21-15.
The Acrisure Classic is one of four four-team events of the Acrisure Series held at Acrisure Arena this week.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 59 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 59 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Grand Canyon Timeout | 59 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Jaden Henley made Layup. Assisted by Efe Demirel. | 59 - 46 |
| 2nd 0:36 | Caleb Shaw subbing in for Grand Canyon | 59 - 44 |
Statistics
 IOWA |
 GCU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 19-47 | FG | 17-42 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 6-19 | 3PT | 5-17 |
| 32 | Three Point % | 29 |
| 15-22 | FT | 7-9 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 78 |
| 32 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 11 | Assists | 8 |
| 7 | Steals | 4 |
| 2 | Blocks | 4 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 2 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 11 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 22 | Points in Paint | 22 |
| 14 | Fouls | 17 |
| 17 | Largest Lead | 6 |
Game Information
Location: Palm Springs, CA
Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 8-0 |
| Indiana | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Iowa | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| USC | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | - | 7-1 |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 6-1 |
| Illinois | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| UCLA | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Washington | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Maryland | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Oregon | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 4-4 |
2025-26 Mountain West Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Utah State | 0-0 | - | 7-0 |
| Colorado State | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Fresno State | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| Wyoming | 0-0 | - | 6-2 |
| New Mexico | 0-0 | - | 5-2 |
| Boise State | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Nevada | 0-0 | - | 5-3 |
| Grand Canyon | 0-0 | - | 4-3 |
| San Diego State | 0-0 | - | 3-3 |
| San José State | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
| UNLV | 0-0 | - | 3-5 |
| Air Force | 0-0 | - | 3-6 |