Iowa (7-0) opens Big Ten play with perhaps the toughest test it can face. The 25th-ranked Hawkeyes travel to defending regular-season champion and No. 8 Michigan State (7-0) for the two teams’ conference openers.
Iowa enters after capturing the Acrisure Classic championship with victories over Ole Miss (74-69) and Grand Canyon (59-46). Senior guard Bennett Stirtz dropped a season-high 29 points in the win over the Rebels, and then sophomore guard Isaia Howard scored a team-high 19 in the win over Grand Canyon.
The Hawkeyes boast the nation’s No. 8 field goal percentage at 53.1% shooting. Meanwhile, Michigan State brings the nation’s 32nd-ranked field goal percentage defense and the country’s No. 11 scoring defense (61.6 points per game).
Watch Iowa vs. Michigan State
Michigan State already boasts a trio of ranked wins this season. The Spartans topped then-No. 15 Arkansas, 69-66, on Nov. 8, then-No. 13 Kentucky, 83-66, on Nov. 18, and then-No. 17 North Carolina on Thanksgiving Day, 74-58.
As tipoff nears, here’s how and when Hawkeye fans can watch Iowa vs. Michigan State:
Where to watch Iowa basketball vs. Michigan State
Stream: Peacock
Tipoff Time: 6 p.m. CT
Pregame Iowa basketball vs. Michigan State notes
Iowa basketball 2025-26 schedule
All times CT
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Reporting by Josh Helmer, Hawkeyes Wire / Hawkeyes Wire
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