Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

Jan 20, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
RUTG	24	38	62
IOWA	31	37	68

Game Recap

Stirtz scores 20 points and Iowa puts down Scarlet Knights in 68-62 win. Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points, reserve Tate Sage added 17 and Iowa held off Rutgers 68-62 on Tuesday night for the Hawkeyes' second straight win.

Player Stats

RUTGERS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
4Bryce Dortch	13	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0
13Harun Zrno	11	0-2	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	0	2	0	0
3Kaden Powers	18	2-6	2-3	2-2	1	3	0	0	3	3	8
1Jamichael Davis	18	0-4	0-2	0-0	3	1	1	1	2	2	0
5Darren Buchanan Jr.	32	5-8	1-2	6-7	3	0	1	1	0	1	17
27Denis Badalau	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
11Chris Nwuli	11	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	1	0	1
9Dylan Grant	21	3-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	3	6
21Emmanuel Ogbole	27	3-3	0-0	2-4	10	1	0	2	2	2	8
2Lino Mark	22	2-5	0-2	3-3	2	3	3	1	3	3	7
0Tariq Francis	24	4-12	2-6	5-6	3	1	0	0	2	5	15
TOTAL	-	19-4443.2%	5-1827.8%	19-2479.2%	29	9	6	5	16	19	62

IOWA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Cam Manyawu	25	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	1	1	1	2	2	4
8Cooper Koch	30	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	2	1	0	0	3	3
14Bennett Stirtz	40	8-21	0-6	4-5	4	5	2	1	5	1	20
6Tavion Banks	20	5-9	1-1	1-1	2	0	2	0	1	4	12
11Kael Combs	17	2-3	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	1	1	3	5
7Alvaro Folgueiras	14	0-1	0-1	1-2	1	1	0	0	1	1	1
24Tate Sage	30	5-7	4-6	3-4	1	2	1	0	1	2	17
23Isaia Howard	24	2-4	0-0	2-2	8	1	2	1	1	3	6



TOTAL	-	24-5147.1%	7-1936.8%	13-1681.3%	19	12	9	4	12	19	68

Play-by-Play

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1st halfRUTGIOWA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:59) Jump Ball won by Rutgers.
(19:59) Jump Ball lost by Iowa.
+3 (19:47) Kaden Powers makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jamichael Davis assists).
30
(19:13) Kael Combs misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:09) Cam Manyawu Offensive Rebound.
(19:06) Cam Manyawu bad pass turnover.
(19:06) Jamichael Davis Steal.
+2 (18:50) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes 18-foot jumper (Kaden Powers assists).
50
(18:34) Bennett Stirtz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:30) Kaden Powers Defensive Rebound.
(18:18) Kaden Powers misses 10-foot floating jump shot.
(18:18) Kael Combs Block.
(18:13) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
(18:10) Cooper Koch misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(18:06) Bryce Dortch Defensive Rebound.
(18:01) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(17:58) Jamichael Davis Offensive Rebound.
(17:38) Bryce Dortch bad pass turnover.
(17:38) Tavion Banks Steal.
(17:17) Bennett Stirtz bad pass turnover.
(17:17) Darren Buchanan Jr. Steal.
(17:13) Jamichael Davis bad pass turnover.
(17:13) Bennett Stirtz Steal.
+2 (17:06) Tavion Banks makes driving layup.
52
(17:05) Foul on Kaden Powers.
+1 (17:05) Tavion Banks makes free throw 1 of 1.
53
(16:51) Harun Zrno misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(16:46) Iowa Defensive Rebound.
+2 (16:29) Tavion Banks makes layup (Alvaro Folgueiras assists).
55
(15:57) Jamichael Davis misses 13-foot floating jump shot.
(15:57) Rutgers Deadball Team Rebound.
(15:57) team shot clock turnover .
(15:43) Bennett Stirtz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:36) Iowa Offensive Rebound.
(15:19) Bennett Stirtz misses 17-foot jumper.
(15:16) Jamichael Davis Defensive Rebound.
(15:04) Harun Zrno bad pass turnover.
(15:04) Bennett Stirtz Steal.
+2 (14:59) Kael Combs makes 8-foot floating jump shot (Bennett Stirtz assists).
57
(14:34) Foul on Tavion Banks.
+1 (14:34) Kaden Powers makes free throw 1 of 2.
67
+1 (14:34) Kaden Powers makes free throw 2 of 2.
77
(14:16) Bennett Stirtz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(14:10) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
(14:06) Tariq Francis bad pass turnover.
(14:06) Isaia Howard Steal.
(14:00) Isaia Howard misses driving layup.
(13:58) Rutgers Defensive Rebound.
(13:33) Kaden Powers bad pass turnover.
(13:19) Cam Manyawu traveling turnover.
(13:01) Kaden Powers misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:58) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
+2 (12:46) Tavion Banks makes driving layup.
79
(12:32) Foul on Kael Combs.
+1 (12:32) Tariq Francis makes free throw 1 of 2.
89
(12:32) Tariq Francis misses free throw 2 of 2.
(12:32) Isaia Howard Defensive Rebound.
(12:14) Isaia Howard out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (11:53) Tariq Francis makes 14-foot step back jumpshot.
109
(11:19) Tavion Banks misses 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
(11:17) Lino Mark Defensive Rebound.
(11:05) Chris Nwuli traveling turnover.
+3 (10:49) Kael Combs makes 25-foot three point jumper.
1012
+2 (10:22) Emmanuel Ogbole makes 5-foot hook shot (Lino Mark assists).
1212
(10:07) Foul on Lino Mark.
+1 (10:07) Alvaro Folgueiras makes free throw 1 of 2.
1213
(10:07) Alvaro Folgueiras misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:07) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.
+3 (9:48) Tariq Francis makes 24-foot three point jumper (Lino Mark assists).
1513
(9:29) Alvaro Folgueiras misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:26) Tavion Banks Offensive Rebound.
(9:24) Tavion Banks bad pass turnover.
(9:24) Lino Mark Steal.
+3 (9:19) Tariq Francis makes 24-foot three pointer (Lino Mark assists).
1813
(9:00) Tavion Banks misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot.
(8:55) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
(8:46) Tariq Francis misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(8:43) Chris Nwuli Offensive Rebound.
(8:28) Tariq Francis misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(8:24) Emmanuel Ogbole Offensive Rebound.
(8:02) team shot clock turnover .
+3 (7:40) Tate Sage makes 24-foot three point jumper (Cooper Koch assists).
1816
(7:19) Harun Zrno bad pass turnover.
(7:19) Cam Manyawu Steal.
+2 (6:59) Bennett Stirtz makes driving layup.
1818
(6:59) Foul on Darren Buchanan Jr..
(6:59) Bennett Stirtz misses free throw 1 of 1.
(6:59) Harun Zrno Defensive Rebound.
(6:44) Jamichael Davis misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:42) Darren Buchanan Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(6:42) Foul on Cooper Koch.
(6:34) Darren Buchanan Jr. misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(6:31) Iowa Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:10) Tate Sage makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cooper Koch assists).
1821
+3 (5:50) Darren Buchanan Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kaden Powers assists).
2121
+2 (5:23) Isaia Howard makes layup.
2123
(5:05) Foul on Kaden Powers.
(5:05) Kaden Powers turnover.
(4:53) Bennett Stirtz misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(4:49) Isaia Howard Offensive Rebound.
(4:27) Bennett Stirtz traveling turnover.
(4:20) Foul on Isaia Howard.
(4:05) Tariq Francis misses 10-foot jumper.
(4:04) Foul on Tariq Francis.
(4:03) Isaia Howard Defensive Rebound.
+3 (3:40) Cooper Koch makes 24-foot three point jumper (Tate Sage assists).
2126
(3:17) Tariq Francis traveling turnover.
(2:53) Cam Manyawu misses driving layup.
(2:50) Tariq Francis Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:43) Emmanuel Ogbole makes layup (Tariq Francis assists).
2326
+2 (2:18) Bennett Stirtz makes 12-foot step back jumpshot.
2328
(1:57) Jamichael Davis misses layup.
(1:55) Cam Manyawu Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:47) Bennett Stirtz makes driving layup.
2330
(1:47) Foul on Jamichael Davis.
+1 (1:47) Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 1.
2331
(1:21) Lino Mark misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(1:16) Chris Nwuli Offensive Rebound.
(1:16) Foul on Tavion Banks.
+1 (1:16) Chris Nwuli makes free throw 1 of 2.
2431
(1:16) Chris Nwuli misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:16) Isaia Howard Defensive Rebound.
(0:48) Tate Sage bad pass turnover.
(0:31) Tariq Francis misses 11-foot jumper.
(0:31) Isaia Howard Block.
(0:24) Emmanuel Ogbole Offensive Rebound.
(0:23) Emmanuel Ogbole bad pass turnover.
(0:23) Tate Sage Steal.
(0:02) Bennett Stirtz misses 25-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(0:01) Emmanuel Ogbole Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

RUTG

IOWA

62Points68

19-44(43.2%)Field Goal(%)24-51(47.1%)

5-18(27.8%)3-Point(%)7-19(36.8%)

19-24(79.2%)Free Throw(%)13-16(81.3%)

31(9)Rebounds(Offensive)24(7)

9Assists12

6Steals9

5Blocks4

19Turnovers12

19(0)Fouls(Technical)19(0)

5Largest Lead8

Game Details

Tuesday, January 20, 2026 · 8:30 PM

Carver-Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA

attendance: 9,778 (64.9%)

tv: BTN

spread: IOWA -17.5

over/under: 140.5