The Hawkeyes defeated the Florida A&M Rattlers, 88-52, at the Hy-Vee Hawkeye Showcase in Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Saturday. Iowa improved to 6-5 on the season in the team’s first game in Des Moines since 2018 against Northern Iowa.
In game one of the Hawkeye doubleheader, Iowa forward Owen Freeman led Iowa in points with 14. After three straight losses — the most recent loss against Michigan with a final score of 90-80 — Iowa persisted.
The No. 4 Iowa women’s basketball team faces off at 6:00 p.m. for game two of the doubleheader.
The men’s team will face the University of Maryland, Baltimore County in Iowa City on Wednesday, Dec. 20, at 7:00 p.m.
Iowa forward Patrick McCaffery gets introduced during game one of the Hy-Vee Hawkeye Showcase between Iowa men’s basketball and Florida A&M at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa, on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. The Hawkeyes defeated the Rattlers 88-52.