No. 11 Iowa hosts Western Illinois following McCowan’s 28-point performance

Western Illinois Leathernecks (4-0) at Iowa Hawkeyes (6-0)

Iowa City, Iowa; Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Western Illinois faces No. 11 Iowa after Raegan McCowan scored 28 points in Western Illinois’ 84-77 victory against the Bradley Braves.

The Hawkeyes have gone 3-0 in home games. Iowa ranks third in the Big Ten with 21.0 assists per game led by Chazadi Wright averaging 4.8.

Western Illinois went 17-17 overall last season while going 5-11 on the road. The Leathernecks averaged 13.0 points off of turnovers, 9.6 second-chance points and bench points last season.

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