The 13th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes take part in the Big Ten/A-C-C Challenge tonight in Chicago with a match-up against top-ranked Duke. Iowa is 4-1 after a loss to Missouri in the finals of the Guardians Classic and coach Steve Alford views this game as an opportunity. He says you don’t always get to play the defending national champ on tv. He says it will be a great environment for his team.Alford says a key is how the young Iowa guards hold up against a Duke backcourt led by All-American Jason Williams.Alford says junior forward Mike Dunleavy will cause the Hawks matchup problems.
