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The first game of the 2026-27 Iowa basketball season is in the books ... sort of. Hawkeyes take down UIS in the exhibition game, 88-64. Instant takeaways: roundtable.io/sports/ncaa/io…

Instant Takeaways From Iowa Men's Basketball's Exhibition Win

The Hawkeyes rolled to an 88-64 win over Illinois Springfield on Tuesday night. Here are your instant observations.

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Walk-on Jacob Koch checks in, meaning we've officially seen every Hawkeye tonight.
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Trey Thompson and Ethan Harris will check in for the first time after this timeout. Surprised we haven't seen them more tonight. Iowa leads 78-54 with 3:47 left.
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We've reached the U-8 timeout at Xtream Arena. Trevin Jirak converts an and-one off a pretty pass from Kael Combs to give Iowa a 71-49 with 7:16 left to play.
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Trey Thompson and Ethan Harris are the only Hawkeyes we haven't seen so far tonight.
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Ty'Reek Coleman is so quick in transition. He's looked pretty sharp tonight.
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Coleman and McCollum are again the first off the bench to begin this second half.
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Quick start for the Hawkeyes forces UIS to burn a timeout. Kael Combs has five early points to start the second. 51-33 Iowa with 16:55 left.
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First half box: Iowa 42, UIS 28
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Iowa leads 36-24 at the U-4 timeout. Hasn't been a pretty game, but again, it's an exhibition for a reason. There's been a lot of nice flashes.
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Jaidyn Coon is so athletic. Missed dunk there certainly won't look good in the film room, but he's got great hops.
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Joey Matteoni and Jaidyn Coon are checking in for the first time.
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Iowa is starting to find its rhythm. Cooper Koch nails his second three to give the Hawkeyes a 26-13 lead with 9:03 left in the half. Timeout Illinois Springfield.
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Still have yet to see Jaidyn Coon, Ethan Harris and Trey Thompson.
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Andrew McKeever's first dunk attempt is a ..... miss.
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Trevin Jirak checks in for the first time.
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U-12 Timeout: Iowa 16, Illinois Springfield 9 Hawkeyes are definitely wanting to push the pace a little bit more.
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Peyton McCollum cans his first triple of the night. He's got a very quick release.
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Cam Manyawu is in for the first time.
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U-16 Timeout: Iowa 7, Illinois Springfield 7 Little bit of a sloppy start for the Hawks, but that's expected in an exhibition game.
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