UCLA Bruins vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

Jan 3, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
UCLA	22	39	61
IOWA	40	34	74

Game Recap

Stirtz scores 27 points, No. 25 Iowa holds off a comeback try by UCLA in 2nd half for a 74-61 win. Bennett Stirtz scored 27 points and No. 25 Iowa held off a second-half comeback attempt by UCLA for a 74-61 win on Saturday.

Player Stats

UCLA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO	PF	PTS
34Tyler Bilodeau	33	3-10	0-4	4-5	4	1	0	5	3	10
1Xavier Booker	12	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	3	4
2Donovan Dent	36	12-19	0-0	1-3	4	5	2	3	3	25
55Skyy Clark	22	2-6	1-3	0-0	2	3	2	0	1	5
3Eric Dailey Jr.	30	2-5	0-2	0-0	4	0	3	0	2	4
24Steven Jamerson II	4	0-0	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	1
4Jamar Brown	21	1-2	1-2	0-0	2	1	2	0	4	3
5Brandon Williams	18	1-2	0-0	0-0	3	1	0	2	3	2
0Trent Perry	24	2-9	1-3	2-2	3	2	2	1	4	7
TOTAL	-	25-5644.6%	3-1421.4%	8-1266.7%	24	13	11	12	23	61

IOWA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Cam Manyawu	13	1-1	0-0	1-2	6	0	1	0	1	1	3
8Cooper Koch	31	1-8	0-4	4-4	2	0	2	1	1	1	6
14Bennett Stirtz	34	8-10	4-6	7-7	4	5	2	0	4	4	27
6Tavion Banks	20	3-5	0-1	4-4	4	1	0	1	2	4	10
11Kael Combs	27	0-2	0-2	0-2	4	3	1	0	2	1	0
7Alvaro Folgueiras	28	4-8	3-6	2-2	5	2	1	2	2	2	13
24Tate Sage	17	1-3	0-2	2-3	0	0	0	0	1	1	4
23Isaia Howard	30	4-10	1-5	2-2	5	0	0	0	0	3	11

TOTAL	-	22-4746.8%	8-2630.8%	22-2684.6%	30	11	7	4	13	17	74

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUCLAIOWA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by UCLA.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Iowa.
(19:42) Tyler Bilodeau misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(19:38) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
+2 (19:14) Tavion Banks makes 5-foot turnaround jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists).
02
(18:40) Donovan Dent misses 14-foot jumper.
(18:39) UCLA Offensive Rebound.
(18:37) Skyy Clark misses 18-foot jumper.
(18:32) Tyler Bilodeau Offensive Rebound.
(18:31) Tyler Bilodeau bad pass turnover.
(18:31) Cooper Koch Steal.
(18:12) Bennett Stirtz bad pass turnover.
(18:12) Skyy Clark Steal.
(17:59) Foul on Cooper Koch.
+2 (17:57) Tyler Bilodeau makes 8-foot jumper (Donovan Dent assists).
22
(17:44) Cooper Koch misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:39) Skyy Clark Defensive Rebound.
+2 (17:32) Xavier Booker makes 3-foot dunk (Skyy Clark assists).
42
+2 (17:11) Tavion Banks makes 11-foot jumper (Kael Combs assists).
44
(16:58) Tyler Bilodeau misses dunk.
(16:55) Kael Combs Defensive Rebound.
(16:47) Foul on Xavier Booker.
+1 (16:47) Cooper Koch makes free throw 1 of 2.
45
+1 (16:47) Cooper Koch makes free throw 2 of 2.
46
(16:25) Donovan Dent bad pass turnover.
(16:25) Kael Combs Steal.
(16:01) Alvaro Folgueiras bad pass turnover.
(16:01) Donovan Dent Steal.
+2 (15:52) Eric Dailey Jr. makes 7-foot jumper.
66
(15:32) Kael Combs misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:29) Eric Dailey Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:26) Xavier Booker misses layup.
(15:26) Alvaro Folgueiras Block.
(15:22) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
+3 (15:13) Alvaro Folgueiras makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists).
69
(14:50) Tyler Bilodeau misses driving layup.
(14:48) Alvaro Folgueiras Defensive Rebound.
+3 (14:38) Alvaro Folgueiras makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tavion Banks assists).
612
(14:19) Foul on Tavion Banks.
(14:19) Donovan Dent misses free throw 1 of 2.
(14:19) UCLA Deadball Team Rebound.
(14:19) Donovan Dent misses free throw 2 of 2.
(14:19) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:50) Isaia Howard makes 17-foot turnaround jump shot (Alvaro Folgueiras assists).
614
(13:28) Foul on Tavion Banks.
(13:28) Steven Jamerson II misses free throw 1 of 2.
(13:28) UCLA Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (13:28) Steven Jamerson II makes free throw 2 of 2.
714
(13:02) Bennett Stirtz misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:58) Brandon Williams Defensive Rebound.
(12:46) Trent Perry misses driving layup.
(12:43) Steven Jamerson II Offensive Rebound.
(12:35) Brandon Williams misses 12-foot jumper.
(12:33) Cooper Koch Defensive Rebound.
+3 (12:10) Alvaro Folgueiras makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists).
717
(11:47) Trent Perry bad pass turnover.
(11:17) Tate Sage misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(11:17) Iowa Deadball Team Rebound.
(11:17) team shot clock turnover .
(10:57) Donovan Dent bad pass turnover.
(10:57) Bennett Stirtz Steal.
(10:42) Cooper Koch bad pass turnover.
(10:42) Jamar Brown Steal.
(10:37) Tyler Bilodeau bad pass turnover.
(10:37) Bennett Stirtz Steal.
+2 (10:31) Bennett Stirtz makes driving layup.
719
(10:31) Foul on Donovan Dent.
+1 (10:31) Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 1.
720
(10:13) Trent Perry misses 15-foot jumper.
(10:10) Isaia Howard Defensive Rebound.
(9:57) Cooper Koch misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(9:54) Jamar Brown Defensive Rebound.
(9:40) Tyler Bilodeau misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(9:39) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
(9:39) Foul on Jamar Brown.
(9:16) Bennett Stirtz bad pass turnover.
(9:16) Eric Dailey Jr. Steal.
+3 (9:12) Skyy Clark makes 24-foot three point jumper (Trent Perry assists).
1020
+2 (8:42) Bennett Stirtz makes 15-foot pullup jump shot.
1022
+2 (8:19) Xavier Booker makes layup (Trent Perry assists).
1222
(8:01) Foul on Skyy Clark.
(7:47) Foul on Jamar Brown.
+3 (7:40) Isaia Howard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists).
1225
(7:12) Trent Perry misses 5-foot jumper.
(7:09) Cam Manyawu Defensive Rebound.
(6:55) Kael Combs bad pass turnover.
(6:55) Eric Dailey Jr. Steal.
(6:50) Skyy Clark misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(6:48) UCLA Offensive Rebound.
(6:36) Tyler Bilodeau misses 11-foot jumper.
(6:32) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:18) Bennett Stirtz makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kael Combs assists).
1228
(6:04) Donovan Dent bad pass turnover.
(6:04) Cam Manyawu Steal.
(5:35) Isaia Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(5:29) Donovan Dent Defensive Rebound.
(5:28) Foul on Bennett Stirtz.
(5:26) Skyy Clark misses 10-foot jumper.
(5:23) Kael Combs Defensive Rebound.
(5:01) Isaia Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:56) Cam Manyawu Offensive Rebound.
(4:53) Isaia Howard misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:48) Donovan Dent Defensive Rebound.
(4:43) Foul on Kael Combs.
+2 (4:37) Tyler Bilodeau makes 13-foot jumper (Donovan Dent assists).
1428
+3 (4:23) Bennett Stirtz makes 26-foot three point jumper (Kael Combs assists).
1431
(3:59) Tyler Bilodeau bad pass turnover.
(3:59) Cooper Koch Steal.
(3:48) Alvaro Folgueiras misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:44) Skyy Clark Defensive Rebound.
(3:37) Foul on Tyler Bilodeau.
(3:37) Tyler Bilodeau turnover.
+2 (3:31) Alvaro Folgueiras makes driving layup.
1433
(3:04) Foul on Bennett Stirtz.
(2:56) Tyler Bilodeau bad pass turnover.
(2:56) Alvaro Folgueiras Steal.
+3 (2:38) Bennett Stirtz makes 26-foot three point step back jumpshot.
1436
(2:11) Trent Perry misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(2:09) Isaia Howard Defensive Rebound.
(1:43) Foul on Trent Perry.
+1 (1:43) Cooper Koch makes free throw 1 of 2.
1437
+1 (1:43) Cooper Koch makes free throw 2 of 2.
1438
+3 (1:21) Trent Perry makes 25-foot three point jumper (Brandon Williams assists).
1738
+2 (0:47) Isaia Howard makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
1740
+2 (0:37) Donovan Dent makes 14-foot jumper.
1940
(0:08) Cooper Koch misses layup.
(0:06) Tavion Banks Offensive Rebound.
(0:06) Tavion Banks misses tip in layup.
(0:06) Trent Perry Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:01) Donovan Dent makes driving layup (Skyy Clark assists).
2140
(0:01) Foul on Alvaro Folgueiras.
+1 (0:00) Donovan Dent makes free throw 1 of 1.
2240

2nd half

Team Stats

UCLA

IOWA

61Points74

25-56(44.6%)Field Goal(%)22-47(46.8%)

3-14(21.4%)3-Point(%)8-26(30.8%)

8-12(66.7%)Free Throw(%)22-26(84.6%)

27(12)Rebounds(Offensive)32(11)

13Assists11

11Steals7

0Blocks4

12Turnovers14

23(0)Fouls(Technical)17(0)

2Largest Lead24

Game Details

Saturday, January 3, 2026 · 6:00 PM

Carver-Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA

attendance: 12,657 (84.1%)

tv: Peacock

spread: IOWA -6.5

over/under: 140.5