Tomorrow marks the end of the Hy-Vee Classic, the annual milquetoast event between Iowa’s four Division I basketball programs. It really isn’t a bad thing to see it come to a close, since there was rarely any sizzle, and even less steak, in the seven-year endeavor. Here’s how the previous iterations have fared:
2012: Iowa State 86 – Drake 77; Iowa 80 – UNI 73
2013: Iowa 83 – Drake 66; Iowa State 91 – UNI 82 (OT)
2014: Iowa State 83 – Drake 54; UNI 56 – Iowa 44
2015: Iowa 70 – Drake 64; UNI 81 – Iowa State 79
2016: Iowa State 97 – Drake 80; Iowa 69 – UNI 46
2017: Iowa 90 – Drake 64; Iowa State 76 – UNI 65
Final Records
Iowa: 5-1
Iowa State: 5-1
UNI: 2-4
Drake: 0-6
The second game of the two usually provided an interesting contest as the Panthers were blown out just once, but the event didn’t necessarily result in teams staying the entirety of the UNI game.