Big 4 Classic

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery, right, is ejected from the NCAA college basketball game by official John Higgins during the second half against Northern Iowa, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2011, in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Northern Iowa won 80-60. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Iowa players say loss at UNI leaves ‘bitter taste’

Hawkeyes were issued four technicals in last year's loss to the Panthers

IOWA CITY — Thirty minutes into a competitive in-state basketball game last year, Iowa forward Zach McCabe was whistled for a charge shortly before scoring the game-tying basket at Northern Iowa. Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery and the bench went ballistic, and both McCaffery and an assistant coach were issued technical fouls. Northern Iowa’s Anthony James [...]

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Wells Fargo Arena. (Associated Press)

Basketball teams to share wealth from Big 4 Classic

IOWA CITY — Four teams, four fan bases, four equal shares. The inaugural Big 4 Classic scheduled Saturday in Des Moines boasts the state’s four Division I men’s basketball programs at Des Moines’ Wells Fargo Arena. Iowa (8-2) will face Northern Iowa (6-3) at 1:30 p.m., while longtime rivals Iowa State (7-3) and Drake (4-4) [...]

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Wells Fargo Arena (Associated Press)

Times, TV released on Big 4 Classic in Des Moines 1

From Iowa Sports Information: DES MOINES  – The men’s basketball teams from the University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa will tip off shortly after 1:30 p.m. and the teams from Drake University and Iowa State University will square off at approximately 4 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 15, when the state of Iowa’s [...]

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2/17/2005 - DES MOINES, IOWA - Wells Fargo Arena is being built on the western side of the Des Moines River in downtown Des Moines. The arena, along with Veterans Auditorium and Hy-Vee Hall will form the Iowa Events Center, the largest multipurpose facility in the state. (Mark Kegans/Associated Press)

Details on Big 4 Classic: Rental cost is $40,000

The state’s four Division I men’s basketball programs will pay Wells Fargo Arena’s management company a combined $40,000 plus $2 per ticket sold as part of the contract to play the Big 4 Basketball Classic on Dec. 15. The schools’ licensing agreement with Global Spectrum, which was obtained by The Gazette via state open-records law, [...]

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