Stirtz leads Iowa against No. 4 Iowa State after 25-point game

Iowa Hawkeyes (8-1, 1-1 Big Ten) at Iowa State Cyclones (9-0)

Ames, Iowa; Thursday, 8 p.m. EST

BOTTOM LINE: Iowa takes on No. 4 Iowa State after Bennett Stirtz scored 25 points in Iowa’s 83-64 victory against the Maryland Terrapins.

The Cyclones are 4-0 on their home court. Iowa State leads the Big 12 averaging 94.6 points and is shooting 54.9%.

The Hawkeyes are 0-1 on the road. Iowa is second in the Big Ten allowing 62.6 points while holding opponents to 43.6% shooting.

Iowa State makes 54.9% of its shots from the field this season, which is 11.3 percentage points higher than Iowa has allowed to its opponents (43.6%). Iowa has shot at a 51.7% clip from the field this season, 9.8 percentage points above the 41.9% shooting opponents of Iowa State have averaged.

TOP PERFORMERS: Milan Momcilovic is shooting 54.2% and averaging 18.3 points for the Cyclones. Jamarion Batemon is averaging 1.8 made 3-pointers.

Stirtz is averaging 18.8 points, 4.9 assists and 1.8 steals for the Hawkeyes. Cooper Koch is averaging 8.8 points.

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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