How to watch Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Northwestern Wildcats: Live stream, TV channel, start time for Tuesday's NCAA Basketball game

How to watch Iowa vs. Northwestern basketball game

By Scout Staff

Dec 3, 2024 at 7:50 pm ET • 3 min read

Halftime Report

Only one more half stands between Iowa and the win they were favored to collect coming into this evening. They have a bit of a cushion as they currently lead Northwestern 45-34.

If Iowa keeps playing like this, they'll bump their record up to 7-1 in no time. On the other hand, Northwestern will have to make due with a 6-3 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who's Playing

Northwestern Wildcats @ Iowa Hawkeyes

Current Records: Northwestern 6-2, Iowa 6-1

How To Watch

When: Tuesday, December 3, 2024 at 7 p.m. ET
Where: Carver-Hawkeye Arena -- Iowa City, Iowa
TV: Peacock
Follow: CBS Sports App
Online Streaming: Catch select College Basketball matches on Fubo (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
Ticket Cost: $4.00

What to Know

Iowa is preparing for their first Big Ten matchup of the season on Tuesday. They and the Northwestern Wildcats will face off at 7:00 p.m. ET at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes will be looking to keep their six-game home win streak dating back to last season alive.

Iowa is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They took their game on Tuesday with ease, bagging a 110-77 victory over SC Upstate. The Hawkeyes have made a habit of sweeping their opponents off the court, having now won four contests by 19 points or more this season.

Among those leading the charge was Brock Harding, who dropped a double-double on 20 points and ten assists. What's more, he also posted a 69.2% field goal percentage, which is the highest he's posted since back in February. Another player making a difference was Drew Thelwell, who went 6 for 9 en route to 15 points plus four steals.

Iowa was working as a unit and finished the game with 24 assists. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their assist total in three consecutive matches.

Meanwhile, Northwestern earned a 66-61 win over UNLV on Friday.

Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Northwestern to victory, but perhaps none more so than Brooks Barnhizer, who shot 4-for-7 from long range and almost dropped a double-double on 23 points and nine rebounds. The team also got some help courtesy of Matthew Nicholson, who scored eight points in addition to five assists and two steals.

Iowa's victory bumped their record up to 6-1. As for Northwestern, they are on a roll lately: they've won five of their last six matchups, which provided a nice bump to their 6-2 record this season.

Keep an eye on the arc in Tuesday's game: Iowa has made nailing deep shots look easy this year this season, having averaged 10.6 threes per game. It's a different story for Northwestern, though, as they've been averaging only 5.5. Given Iowa's sizable advantage in that area, Northwestern will need to find a way to close that gap.

Looking forward, Iowa is the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 5.5 points. They might be worth a quick bet since they're sitting on a four game streak of covering the spread when expected to win.