Hy-Vee Big Four Classic

Northern Iowa and Iowa
State will open the doubleheader event
with a 5 p.m. tipoff followed by Drake and Iowa renewing their series at 7:30 p.m.

One of the marquee basketball events in the Midwest, the Hy-Vee Big Four Classic is in its second
season after a successful debut in 2012 that saw 13,180 fans stream through the
Wells Fargo Arena turnstiles. The 2013 edition promises to be just as
attractive to basketball fans in Iowa
as three of the Big Four teams appeared in the postseason in 2012-13.

Tickets for Hy-Vee Big Four Classic range in price from
$25-70. Tickets will be good for admission to both games of the doubleheader

The Hy-Vee Big Four Classic opener between Iowa State and
UNI features two teams that went a combined 44-27 last season with Iowa State
advancing to the third round of the NCAA Tournament and UNI winning three
postseason games to advance to the semifinals of the Collegeinsider.com
Tournament.

The nightcap includes an Iowa
team that went 25-13 in 2012-13 to earn a berth in the National Invitational
Tournament and streak through the field to earn runner-up honors after falling
to Baylor in the title game at Madison
Square Garden.
Drake, which went 15-17 a season ago, will feature a re-tooled roster under
first-year head coach Ray Giacoletti, who previously served as an assistant at
Gonzaga for the past six seasons.