Stirtz scores 19 and McCollum gets first win for Iowa, dispatching Robert Morris 101-69
AP
Nov 04, 2025
Iowa Hawkeyes CITY, Iowa (AP) Bennett Stirtz scored 19 points and Iowa handed new coach Ben McCollum a 101-69 win over Robert Morris Colonials to open the season on Tuesday night.
Stirtz, who was the Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year last season, and five teammates followed McCollum from Drake. Former Drake Bulldogs Tavion Banks and Cam Manyawu added 17 and 10 points, respectively.
Alvaro Folgueiras, who was the Horizon League Player of the Year at Robert Morris last year, had 11 points with three 3-pointers against his former team. Isaia Howard and Brendan Hausen both had 10 points for the Hawkeyes, who shot 62% and went 36 of 44 from the foul line.
Nikolaos Chitikoudis scored 14 points to lead the Colonials, who had 23 turnovers the Hawkeyes turned into 33 points. Ryan Prather Jr. added 12 points and DeSean Goode had 11.
Iowa never trailed and a 14-0 run made it 17-2 barely five minutes into the game. Stirtz made 5 of 6 shots for 15 points and the Hawkeyes shot 64% to race to a 49-26 halftime lead.
Chitikoudis had 12 first-half points for the Colonials, who had 13 turnovers.
Iowa had a 23-6 run in the middle of the second half to get the lead to 84-48. Robert Morris made 10 of 13 3-pointers - after going 1 of 11 in the first half - and 12 of 19 shots overall in the second half but Iowa shot 59% and made 23 of 27 free throws.
Western Illinois visits Iowa on Saturday.
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1st Half
RMOR
Colonials
26
IOWA
Hawkeyes
49
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Nikolaos Chitikoudis vs. Cam Manyawu (Cooper Koch gains possession)
19:33
Albert Vargas shooting foul (Cam Manyawu draws the foul)
19:33
+1
Cam Manyawu makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-1
19:33
Cam Manyawu misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:33
Colonials defensive rebound
19:26
Albert Vargas turnover (bad pass)
19:13
DeSean Goode shooting foul (Cam Manyawu draws the foul)
19:13
+1
Cam Manyawu makes regular free throw 1 of 2
0-2
19:13
+1
Cam Manyawu makes regular free throw 2 of 2
0-3
18:45
+2
Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point jump shot
2-3
18:19
Isaia Howard misses three point jump shot
18:17
Tavion Banks offensive rebound
18:14
Nikolaos Chitikoudis blocks Tavion Banks's two point jump shot
18:12
Isaia Howard offensive rebound
18:12
Nikolaos Chitikoudis shooting foul (Isaia Howard draws the foul)
18:12
+1
Isaia Howard makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-4
18:12
+1
Isaia Howard makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-5
17:59
Ryan Prather Jr. misses two point jump shot
17:57
Tavion Banks defensive rebound
17:32
+2
Cam Manyawu makes two point layup (Cooper Koch assists)
2-7
17:20
Albert Vargas turnover (bad pass)
17:09
+2
Bennett Stirtz makes two point jump shot
2-9
17:09
Ryan Prather Jr. shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
17:09
+1
Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 1
2-10
17:00
Darius Livingston misses three point jump shot
16:58
Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
16:54
Darius Livingston misses three point jump shot
16:52
Alvaro Folgueiras defensive rebound
16:50
Ta'Zir Smith shooting foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
16:50
+1
Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 1 of 2
2-11
16:50
+1
Bennett Stirtz makes regular free throw 2 of 2
2-12
16:35
Ryan Prather Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Bennett Stirtz steals)
16:19
Cooper Koch turnover (bad pass) (Nikolaos Chitikoudis steals)
15:55
Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point jump shot
15:53
Tavion Banks defensive rebound
15:28
+2
Tavion Banks makes two point jump shot (Alvaro Folgueiras assists)
2-14
15:03
Darius Livingston turnover (lost ball) (Tavion Banks steals)
14:44
+3
Alvaro Folgueiras makes three point jump shot (Isaia Howard assists)
2-17
14:42
Colonials 30 second timeout
14:42
TV timeout
14:36
Tavion Banks personal foul
14:28
Albert Vargas misses three point jump shot
14:26
Kaleb Brown offensive rebound
14:22
Tate Sage personal foul
14:19
+2
DeSean Goode makes two point layup (Albert Vargas assists)
4-17
14:01
Darius Livingston personal foul
13:55
+2
Bennett Stirtz makes two point jump shot
4-19
13:28
DeSean Goode misses two point jump shot
13:26
Hawkeyes defensive rebound
13:07
+3
Bennett Stirtz makes three point jump shot
4-22
12:53
Kaleb Brown misses three point jump shot
12:51
Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
12:49
Nikolaos Chitikoudis misses two point layup
12:48
Nikolaos Chitikoudis offensive rebound
12:48
Cam Manyawu personal foul
12:28
Ryan Prather Jr. misses two point jump shot
12:26
Alvaro Folgueiras defensive rebound
12:19
Kael Combs misses two point layup
12:17
Ryan Prather Jr. defensive rebound
12:10
+3
Kaleb Brown makes three point jump shot (Ryan Prather Jr. assists)
7-22
11:49
+3
Alvaro Folgueiras makes three point jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists)
7-25
11:45
Kaleb Brown turnover (bad pass) (Alvaro Folgueiras steals)
11:39
+2
Kael Combs makes two point layup (Tate Sage assists)
7-27
11:39
Colonials 30 second timeout
11:39
TV timeout
11:30
Josh Hill turnover (out of bounds)
11:19
Tate Sage turnover (lost ball)
11:00
+2
Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point jump shot
9-27
10:30
Cam Manyawu misses two point layup
10:28
Josh Hill defensive rebound
10:17
+2
Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point layup (Ta'Zir Smith assists)
11-27
10:01
Albert Vargas personal foul (Bennett Stirtz draws the foul)
10:01
Bennett Stirtz misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:01
Nikolaos Chitikoudis defensive rebound
9:50
+2
Nikolaos Chitikoudis makes two point jump shot (Ryan Prather Jr. assists)
13-27
9:19
Cam Manyawu misses two point jump shot
9:17
Cooper Koch offensive rebound
9:13
+2
Cam Manyawu makes two point dunk (Cooper Koch assists)
13-29
8:58
Josh Hill misses three point jump shot
8:56
Ryan Prather Jr. offensive rebound
8:51
+2
Ryan Prather Jr. makes two point jump shot
15-29
8:33
Josh Hill blocks Cam Manyawu's two point layup
8:31
Hawkeyes offensive rebound
8:23
+2
Isaia Howard makes two point layup
15-31
8:12
Ryan Prather Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:10
Alvaro Folgueiras defensive rebound
7:54
Josh Hill shooting foul (Tavion Banks draws the foul)
7:53
TV timeout
7:53
Tavion Banks misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:53
+1
Tavion Banks makes regular free throw 2 of 2
15-32
7:41
Darius Livingston turnover (bad pass) (Alvaro Folgueiras steals)
7:37
+2
Tavion Banks makes two point dunk (Alvaro Folgueiras assists)