Aaron White's double-double paces Iowa in debut win

Freshman Aaron White had a double-double in his Iowa debut, and sophomore Zach McCabe notched 13 off the bench to lead Iowa past Chicago State 96-53 tonight at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

White, who did not start, scored 19 points and grabbed 10 rebounds in 18 minutes to pace Iowa. McCabe, a forward, played only 16 minutes.

Melsahn Basabe scored 14 points and Eric May added 12.

Iowa had dropped its previous openers the last two seasons.

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HALFTIME STORY

Iowa forced 17 Chicago State first-half turnovers and the Hawkeyes lead 43-20 at halftime at Carver-Hawkeye Arena tonight.

The Cougars had turnovers on their first six possessions, and the Hawkeyes took a 10-0 lead. The Hawkeyes stretched it throughout the half.

Iowa, conversely, has only five turnovers. But Iowa is shooting just 3-of-14 from 3-point range against Chicago State's primary 2-3 zone.

Aaron White has 13 points and five rebounds in his Iowa debut. Zach McCabe has six.

Iowa outscored Chicago State 18-2 in points off turnovers. All 20 of Chicago State's points were in the paint.