USC Trojans vs. Iowa Hawkeyes

FINAL

Jan 28, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
USC	28	44	72
IOWA	27	46	73

Game Recap

Bennett Stirtz scores 20 points, makes two clutch free throws as Iowa survives against USC, 73-72. Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points, including two free throws with 4.6 seconds remaining, as Iowa survived USC's comeback bid to win 73-72 on Wednesday night.

Player Stats

USC	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
2Ezra Ausar	31	4-7	0-0	2-5	6	1	1	1	2	5	10
6Jacob Cofie	26	2-5	0-2	0-0	7	1	0	1	2	3	4
0Alijah Arenas	27	3-6	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6
13Kam Woods	40	12-17	2-4	7-8	3	3	4	0	2	3	33
4Chad Baker-Mazara	33	5-15	3-7	0-1	2	1	0	2	7	2	13
33Jaden Brownell	7	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0
45Gabe Dynes	9	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4
8Jerry Easter II	24	0-0	0-0	2-2	7	2	0	0	0	2	2
9Ryan Cornish	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	28-5352.8%	5-1533.3%	11-1668.8%	26	8	6	4	14	19	72

IOWA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Cam Manyawu	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	1	0	2	3	2
8Cooper Koch	20	1-3	1-3	0-0	4	1	0	0	1	2	3
14Bennett Stirtz	40	6-12	2-4	6-6	3	2	3	0	4	2	20
6Tavion Banks	28	5-11	2-4	8-8	7	1	2	0	5	5	20
11Kael Combs	33	2-6	0-2	2-2	4	4	0	0	1	2	6
7Alvaro Folgueiras	27	5-10	2-5	2-3	5	0	1	0	0	3	14
24Tate Sage	12	0-4	0-3	1-2	0	0	2	0	1	0	1
23Isaia Howard	25	3-5	1-2	0-1	3	3	3	1	0	2	7
15Brendan Hausen	5	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
TOTAL	-	23-5541.8%	8-2532.0%	19-2286.4%	28	11	12	1	14	20	73

Play-by-Play

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1st halfUSCIOWA

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by USC.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Iowa.
(19:44) Chad Baker-Mazara bad pass turnover.
(19:44) Tavion Banks Steal.
(19:41) Tavion Banks bad pass turnover.
(19:41) Ezra Ausar Steal.
+2 (19:37) Ezra Ausar makes layup.
20
(19:10) Kael Combs misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:08) USC Defensive Rebound.
(18:44) Foul on Cam Manyawu.
+1 (18:44) Ezra Ausar makes free throw 1 of 2.
30
(18:44) Ezra Ausar misses free throw 2 of 2.
(18:44) Chad Baker-Mazara Offensive Rebound.
(18:40) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 13-foot jumper.
(18:37) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
(18:32) Tavion Banks out of bounds bad pass turnover.
+2 (18:14) Jacob Cofie makes 3-foot dunk (Ezra Ausar assists).
50
(17:59) Foul on Cam Manyawu.
(17:59) Cam Manyawu turnover.
+2 (17:39) Chad Baker-Mazara makes 10-foot floating jump shot.
70
(17:21) Tavion Banks misses layup.
(17:21) Jacob Cofie Block.
(17:17) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
+3 (17:14) Chad Baker-Mazara makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kam Woods assists).
100
(16:58) Alvaro Folgueiras misses driving layup.
(16:58) Ezra Ausar Block.
(16:58) Iowa Offensive Rebound.
(16:50) Bennett Stirtz bad pass turnover.
(16:50) Kam Woods Steal.
(16:18) team shot clock turnover .
(16:02) Tate Sage misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:59) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
(15:49) Jacob Cofie bad pass turnover.
(15:49) Tate Sage Steal.
(15:21) Alvaro Folgueiras misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:16) USC Defensive Rebound.
(14:50) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(14:48) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
(14:40) Kael Combs misses 16-foot jumper.
(14:37) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
(14:18) Chad Baker-Mazara bad pass turnover.
(14:18) Bennett Stirtz Steal.
(14:08) Bennett Stirtz bad pass turnover.
(13:49) Kam Woods bad pass turnover.
(13:49) Isaia Howard Steal.
(13:47) Foul on Alijah Arenas.
+1 (13:46) Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2.
101
(13:46) Tate Sage misses free throw 2 of 2.
(13:46) Jacob Cofie Defensive Rebound.
(13:46) Foul on Alvaro Folgueiras.
+2 (13:33) Alijah Arenas makes 12-foot jumper.
121
(13:19) Tavion Banks misses driving layup.
(13:17) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
(13:08) Jacob Cofie bad pass turnover.
(13:08) Bennett Stirtz Steal.
(13:04) Foul on Alijah Arenas.
+1 (13:04) Tavion Banks makes free throw 1 of 2.
122
+1 (13:04) Tavion Banks makes free throw 2 of 2.
123
+2 (12:50) Alijah Arenas makes 13-foot jumper.
143
(12:28) Cooper Koch misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(12:25) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
(12:12) Ezra Ausar misses 6-foot jumper.
(12:09) Alvaro Folgueiras Defensive Rebound.
(11:59) Tate Sage misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:56) Cooper Koch Offensive Rebound.
+3 (11:54) Cooper Koch makes 25-foot three point jumper (Isaia Howard assists).
146
(11:29) Chad Baker-Mazara misses layup.
(11:29) Isaia Howard Block.
(11:25) Cooper Koch Defensive Rebound.
(11:15) Isaia Howard misses layup.
(11:12) Cooper Koch Offensive Rebound.
(11:00) Bennett Stirtz misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(10:58) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.
(10:51) Kam Woods misses driving layup.
(10:49) Alvaro Folgueiras Defensive Rebound.
(10:45) Foul on Chad Baker-Mazara.
+1 (10:45) Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 2.
147
+1 (10:45) Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 2 of 2.
148
(10:27) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(10:18) Jerry Easter II Offensive Rebound.
+2 (10:11) Kam Woods makes driving layup.
168
(9:51) Bennett Stirtz bad pass turnover.
(9:51) Jaden Brownell Steal.
+2 (9:41) Kam Woods makes driving layup.
188
(9:23) Foul on Kam Woods.
+2 (9:16) Tavion Banks makes layup (Isaia Howard assists).
1810
(8:59) Kam Woods bad pass turnover.
(8:59) Isaia Howard Steal.
+2 (8:54) Tavion Banks makes 2-foot dunk (Isaia Howard assists).
1812
(8:48) Foul on Brendan Hausen.
(8:33) Chad Baker-Mazara bad pass turnover.
(8:33) Alvaro Folgueiras Steal.
+2 (8:28) Alvaro Folgueiras makes driving layup.
1814
(7:54) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 13-foot turnaround jump shot.
(7:52) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
(7:37) Alvaro Folgueiras misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:36) Iowa Deadball Team Rebound.
(7:36) Foul on Jacob Cofie.
(7:26) Brendan Hausen misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(7:21) Tavion Banks Offensive Rebound.
(7:21) Tavion Banks misses tip in layup.
(7:20) Ezra Ausar Defensive Rebound.
+3 (7:04) Chad Baker-Mazara makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jacob Cofie assists).
2114
(6:48) Bennett Stirtz misses 9-foot turnaround jump shot.
(6:45) Jerry Easter II Defensive Rebound.
(6:21) Jacob Cofie misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(6:17) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
(5:53) Brendan Hausen misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(5:50) Tavion Banks Offensive Rebound.
(5:50) Foul on Jacob Cofie.
(5:44) Kael Combs bad pass turnover.
(5:44) Kam Woods Steal.
+3 (5:31) Chad Baker-Mazara makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2414
+2 (5:06) Bennett Stirtz makes 6-foot jumper.
2416
(4:51) Chad Baker-Mazara misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(4:46) Jacob Cofie Offensive Rebound.
(4:46) Jacob Cofie misses tip in layup.
(4:45) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
(4:35) Foul on Ezra Ausar.
+1 (4:35) Tavion Banks makes free throw 1 of 2.
2417
+1 (4:35) Tavion Banks makes free throw 2 of 2.
2418
(4:12) Ezra Ausar misses layup.
(4:12) Iowa Defensive Rebound.
(3:58) Tavion Banks misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(3:55) Jerry Easter II Defensive Rebound.
(3:45) Chad Baker-Mazara bad pass turnover.
(3:45) Tate Sage Steal.
(3:40) Kael Combs misses driving layup.
(3:40) Chad Baker-Mazara Block.
(3:40) Iowa Offensive Rebound.
(3:33) Tavion Banks bad pass turnover.
(3:33) Kam Woods Steal.
+2 (3:29) Kam Woods makes driving layup.
2618
(3:01) Tate Sage misses layup.
(2:55) Jerry Easter II Defensive Rebound.
(2:32) Alijah Arenas misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:29) Cooper Koch Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:20) Kael Combs makes 4-foot turnaround jump shot.
2620
(2:20) Foul on Alijah Arenas.
+1 (2:20) Kael Combs makes free throw 1 of 1.
2621
(1:53) Kam Woods misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(1:52) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
(1:51) Foul on Ezra Ausar.
+1 (1:51) Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 2.
2622
+1 (1:51) Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 2 of 2.
2623
(1:31) Jaden Brownell misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:28) Isaia Howard Defensive Rebound.
+2 (1:11) Isaia Howard makes driving layup.
2625
(0:57) Chad Baker-Mazara bad pass turnover.
(0:57) Bennett Stirtz Steal.
+2 (0:52) Bennett Stirtz makes 2-foot dunk (Cooper Koch assists).
2627
+2 (0:28) Ezra Ausar makes layup (Jerry Easter II assists).
2827
(0:04) Cooper Koch misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:02) Kam Woods Defensive Rebound.

2nd half

Team Stats

USC

IOWA

72Points73

28-53(52.8%)Field Goal(%)23-55(41.8%)

5-15(33.3%)3-Point(%)8-25(32.0%)

11-16(68.8%)Free Throw(%)19-22(86.4%)

29(8)Rebounds(Offensive)32(12)

8Assists11

6Steals12

4Blocks1

15Turnovers15

19(0)Fouls(Technical)20(0)

11Largest Lead17

Game Details

Wednesday, January 28, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Carver-Hawkeye Arena · Iowa City, IA

attendance: 10,512 (69.8%)

tv: BTN

spread: IOWA -9.5

over/under: 141.5