The Iowa Hawkeyes have shown some good things thus far this season.
Led by terrific starts to the season from junior forward Payton Sandfort and redshirt senior forward Patrick McCaffery, Iowa (2-0) has begun with convincing wins over North Dakota, 110-68, and Alabama State, 98-67.
Sandfort scored 21 and 17 points against the Fighting Hawks, while McCaffery dropped 11 and 22. Three other Hawkeyes—graduate forward Ben Krikke, senior guard Tony Perkins and freshman forward Owen Freeman—are also averaging double-figure scoring through the season’s first two contests.
It all ratchets up tonight, though. As part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games, Iowa travels to Omaha, Neb., to take on No. 7 Creighton for the first time since 1999. The Bluejays advanced to the Elite Eight last season and are off to a 2-0 start themselves after a 105-54 win over Florida A&M and an 89-60 victory over North Dakota State.
It’s an opportunity for Iowa to showcase to the rest of the country that they are a player nationally and a factor in the Big Ten race. Here’s how fans can watch, stream and listen to tonight’s big contest at Creighton.