The Iowa Hawkeyes (6-0) looked the part in their 74-69 win over Ole Miss on Tuesday night and now face Grand Canyon, who beat Utah 68-58 in the nightcap. It’s a busy day today, so sticking to the stats.
Bryce Drew has built a solid outfit in 6 years at Grand Canyon, making 4 tournaments and winning a game in 2024’s March Madness.
Grand Canyon Antelopes (4-2)
Phoenix, AZ | Mountain West Conference (Their first year in the conference)
Bryce Drew (124-42 at Grand Canyon, 288-150 overall)
How to Watch
Tonight, 11/26: Grand Canyon v Iowa
8:30 PM CST CBS Sports Network (Ed Cohen & Dan Dikau)
Acrisure Arena, Palm Springs, CA
Hawkeye Radio Network
Live Stats (StatBroadcast)
Stat Pack
KenPom ($): +7.87; 96th (110.5 Off; 115th | 102.7 Def; 86th)
BartTorvik: 87th (110.7 Off; 108th | 101.8 Def; 63rd)
Sports-Ref:
PPG: 81.6 (142nd) | 74.0 (192nd)
RPG: 39.2 | 27.2
Leaders (via Sports-Ref)
PPG: Jaden Henley (16.8), Makaih Williams (13.2)
RPG: Nana Owusu-Anane (11.0, 4.0 off), Henley (4.8, 0.8 off)
APG: Owusu-Anane (3.6), Henley (2.4)
FG%: Caleb Shaw (64.0%), Willheim Breidenbach (62.5%)
3P%: Shaw (50.0%), Breidenbach, Brian Moore, Jr., Kaleb Smith (40.0%)
Last 5 games
11/25: W v Utah (N): 68-58
11/21: W v Northwestern St.: 85-72
11/15: L at St. Louis: 78-64
11/10: W at Northern Illinois: 88-59
11/7: L v Youngstown St.: 90-81
The Hawks did the hard work last night, beating the strongest potential opponent of this week. But after 3 guys went 35+ minutes, Ben McCollum may need to lean on more depth to get the win tonight. Additionally, they’ll need the ‘lopes off the free throw line, as 25% of their points come from the stripe (51st in the country). Offensively, the Hawks may face similar concerns in the paint, as Grand Canyon has a 7’1” freshman (Elfe Demirel) patrolling the paint.
Let’s go Hawks!
