McCollum leads backup assistance with 14 points as Iowa throttles Eastern Illinois

Peyton McCollum scored 14 points and fellow reserve Ty’Reek Coleman scored 13 as Iowa’s bench alone outscored Eastern Illinois in a 91-47 victoryIOWA CITY, Iowa -- Peyton McCollum scored 14 points and fellow reserve Ty'Reek Coleman scored 13 as Iowa's bench alone outscored Eastern Illinois in a 91-47 victory on Friday.Backup Tre Thompson scored 11 points as the Hawkeyes (2-0) bench scored 61 points. Tate Sage was the only Iowa starter in double-figures scoring with 10.Collectively, Iowa shot 33 of 52 (63%), including 14 of 30 (47%) from 3-point range.Reserve Tanner Vogel scored 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Eastern Illinois (0-2).Isaia Howard threw down a dunk with 13:42 before halftime to give Iowa its first double-digit lead of the night at 20-10. By halftime the lead was 41-20. Iowa scored 50 in the second half on 65.4% shooting (17 of 26).The Hawkeyes will play 15 of their first 17 games in their home state. Iowa will play three neutral site contests — one in Sioux City and two in Des Moines.Iowa's lone road trips before mid-January are to Purdue and Xavier.Popular ReadsEastern Illinois: Plays at Notre Dame on Monday.Iowa: Hosts Virginia Tech on Tuesday.___Sign up for Top 25 poll alerts here, visit the Top 25 here and see AP’s full men’s basketball coverage hereSponsored Content by Taboola