PALM DESERT, Calif. — Iowa basketball swept its two-game trip on the West Coast, beating Ole Miss and Grand Canyon to capture an Acrisure Classic title. Bennett Stirtz, who dazzled with a 29-point outing in the win over the Rebels, was named MVP.
The Hawkeyes are now 7-0 on the season heading into the start of Big Ten play.
Tyler Tachman, who was on hand in Palm Desert to cover the Hawkeyes for Hawk Central, provides insight, analysis and observations from the trip.
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This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: What we learned from Iowa basketball’s Acrisure Classic title
Reporting by Tyler Tachman, Des Moines Register / Des Moines Register
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