PALM DESERT, Calif. — There came a point in the second half where the high-level shot-making was no longer surprising. It was expected.

Iowa basketball star Bennett Stirtz was shooting it, so the ball was supposed to go in.

Stirtz is human. He misses shots. But Stirtz was in such a rhythm that it was more surprising to see the ball not go through the net than when it did.

Stirtz finished with 29 points in the Acrisure Classic game, 18 of which came in the second half. He was an incredibly efficient 6-of-8 from deep and never checked out of the Nov. 25 game as the Hawkeyes defeated Ole Miss 74-69 to remain unbeaten at 6-0.

“Obviously, it feels good,” Stirtz said of the rhythm he was in offensively. “I was picking and choosing the spots. Missed some shots but just having a short memor

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