Hawkeye Report Podcast 775

Hawkeye Report Podcast 775

From Hawkeye Report Podcast by Hawkeye Report Podcast

March 30, 2026 · 59 min

About this episode

The episode discusses the Iowa men's basketball season finale against Illinois, analyzing key moments and implications for the future.

The Iowa men's basketball season has come to a close. The Hawkeyes were right there with the Fighting Ilini for about 35 minutes before their conference rival created some space on the scoreboard. Tom Kakert and Matt Randazzo break down the games from beginning to end. We open talking about how Iowa really jumped the Illini out of the gate and how they came out very strong on both ends of the floor. Then we discuss how Illinois battled back and yet in the first half the Hawkeyes kept holding on to the lead at halftime. We talk about the true difference in the game being the fact that Illinois won paint scores 40-12 and dominated the rebounding numbers, particularly on the offensive glass. Then we break down where the game finally got away from Iowa when the Illini went to the post and scored eight straight points to create some distance, while Iowa forced some shots up late. We talk about Iowa not getting significant contributions from players who have been key in the last few games and how Bennett Stirtz really carried the team. After that we try to put this season in perspective and what this run this year means to the program. How will it help with the transfer portal that…

People in this episode

Hosts: Tom Kakert, Matt Randazzo

Topics covered

  • Iowa men's basketball
  • game analysis
  • rebounding
  • transfer portal
  • recruiting
  • season perspective

Keywords

  • Iowa basketball
  • Fighting Ilini
  • rebounding
  • Bennett Stirtz
  • Ben McCollum
  • transfer portal
  • 2027 recruiting

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Organizations: Iowa, Fighting Ilini, Illinois

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