Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Penn State Nittany Lions

FINAL

Feb 28, 2026

Box Score

	1	2	T
IOWA	38	31	69
PSU	34	37	71

Game Recap

Reed, Dilione late heroics send Penn State to surprise win over Iowa 71-69. sh Reed scored a career-high 25 points, shooting 9 of 12, and Penn State rallied to beat Iowa 71-69 on Saturday, ending the Nittany Lions’ three-game losing streak.

Player Stats

IOWA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Cam Manyawu	24	3-4	0-0	2-2	7	2	3	0	0	3	8
8Cooper Koch	31	6-9	5-7	1-1	1	1	0	0	0	1	18
14Bennett Stirtz	40	6-15	2-7	2-2	1	5	0	1	3	4	16
6Tavion Banks	29	2-4	0-1	2-2	7	1	2	0	0	1	6
11Kael Combs	24	4-7	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	2	3	8
7Alvaro Folgueiras	17	2-6	0-3	1-2	2	3	1	0	2	1	5
24Tate Sage	5	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
23Isaia Howard	15	2-5	1-2	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	2	5
15Brendan Hausen	15	0-4	0-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	26-5745.6%	9-2832.1%	8-988.9%	23	17	7	1	7	15	69

PENN STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Ivan Juric	29	5-6	0-0	1-3	8	2	0	0	5	4	11
10Josh Reed	35	9-12	3-4	4-4	3	4	1	0	1	1	25
7Dominick Stewart	34	3-3	2-2	0-0	3	2	0	1	2	2	8
4Kayden Mingo	28	2-4	1-1	4-6	1	3	0	0	1	3	9
5Freddie Dilione V	34	5-10	3-6	2-2	5	2	1	1	2	0	15
22Saša Ciani	11	1-1	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	1	2	2
1Mason Blackwood	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0
9Melih Tunca	14	0-2	0-1	1-1	0	0	1	0	1	0	1
11Eli Rice	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	25-3964.1%	9-1560.0%	12-1675.0%	23	13	3	2	15	13	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfIOWAPSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:58) Jump Ball won by Iowa.
(19:58) Jump Ball lost by Penn State.
(19:39) Cooper Koch misses 13-foot jumper.
(19:35) Tavion Banks Offensive Rebound.
+3 (19:24) Cooper Koch makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists).
30
(18:50) Josh Reed misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:47) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
(18:34) Bennett Stirtz misses driving layup.
(18:29) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:26) Freddie Dilione V makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kayden Mingo assists).
33
+2 (17:56) Bennett Stirtz makes 8-foot pullup jump shot.
53
(17:45) Ivan Juric bad pass turnover.
(17:45) Tavion Banks Steal.
+2 (17:34) Kael Combs makes 9-foot jumper.
73
(17:05) Ivan Juric misses layup.
(17:03) Cam Manyawu Defensive Rebound.
(16:51) Bennett Stirtz misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(16:46) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
(16:35) Josh Reed misses layup.
(16:33) Iowa Defensive Rebound.
(16:17) Tavion Banks misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:14) Dominick Stewart Defensive Rebound.
+2 (15:57) Josh Reed makes 8-foot jumper.
75
+2 (15:45) Kael Combs makes 8-foot jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists).
95
+2 (15:21) Ivan Juric makes layup.
97
(15:02) Foul on Kayden Mingo.
+1 (15:02) Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 2.
107
+1 (15:02) Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 2 of 2.
117
(14:53) Foul on Saša Ciani.
(14:53) Saša Ciani turnover.
+2 (14:31) Kael Combs makes 6-foot jumper (Isaia Howard assists).
137
+3 (14:16) Dominick Stewart makes 23-foot three point jumper (Josh Reed assists).
1310
(13:58) Alvaro Folgueiras misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(13:53) Tavion Banks Offensive Rebound.
(13:50) Kael Combs bad pass turnover.
(13:50) Freddie Dilione V Steal.
(13:50) Foul on Kael Combs.
+3 (13:25) Freddie Dilione V makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dominick Stewart assists).
1313
(13:07) Alvaro Folgueiras misses layup.
(13:04) Saša Ciani Defensive Rebound.
(12:59) Freddie Dilione V misses 29-foot three point jumper.
(12:56) Kael Combs Defensive Rebound.
(12:46) Bennett Stirtz bad pass turnover.
(12:46) Melih Tunca Steal.
+3 (12:41) Freddie Dilione V makes 24-foot three point jumper (Dominick Stewart assists).
1316
+2 (12:24) Isaia Howard makes layup (Alvaro Folgueiras assists).
1516
(12:00) Mason Blackwood bad pass turnover.
+3 (11:41) Isaia Howard makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cam Manyawu assists).
1816
(11:24) Melih Tunca misses 7-foot jumper.
(11:21) Cam Manyawu Defensive Rebound.
(11:12) Bennett Stirtz misses layup.
(11:11) Penn State Defensive Rebound.
(11:00) Foul on Ivan Juric.
(11:00) Ivan Juric turnover.
+3 (10:47) Tate Sage makes 23-foot three point jumper.
2116
(10:16) Foul on Cooper Koch.
+1 (10:16) Kayden Mingo makes free throw 1 of 2.
2117
(10:16) Kayden Mingo misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:15) Cam Manyawu Defensive Rebound.
(9:46) Isaia Howard misses 7-foot jumper.
(9:44) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
(9:41) Foul on Isaia Howard.
(9:41) Kayden Mingo misses free throw 1 of 2.
(9:41) Penn State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (9:41) Kayden Mingo makes free throw 2 of 2.
2118
(9:19) Tate Sage misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(9:15) Ivan Juric Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:48) Josh Reed makes 25-foot three point jumper.
2121
+3 (8:31) Bennett Stirtz makes 25-foot three point jumper (Kael Combs assists).
2421
(8:17) Foul on Kael Combs.
+1 (8:17) Kayden Mingo makes free throw 1 of 2.
2422
+1 (8:17) Kayden Mingo makes free throw 2 of 2.
2423
(7:48) Tate Sage misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(7:45) Isaia Howard Offensive Rebound.
(7:42) Cooper Koch misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(7:39) Alvaro Folgueiras Offensive Rebound.
(7:20) team shot clock turnover .
(7:09) Josh Reed misses alley oop dunk.
(7:05) Isaia Howard Defensive Rebound.
(6:51) Alvaro Folgueiras misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(6:47) Isaia Howard Offensive Rebound.
(6:38) Bennett Stirtz misses 9-foot jumper.
(6:36) Dominick Stewart Defensive Rebound.
+3 (6:29) Dominick Stewart makes 27-foot three point jumper (Freddie Dilione V assists).
2426
+3 (6:01) Cooper Koch makes 23-foot three point jumper (Tavion Banks assists).
2726
+2 (5:44) Josh Reed makes driving layup.
2728
(5:23) Isaia Howard misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:18) Saša Ciani Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:51) Freddie Dilione V makes 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
2730
+3 (4:19) Cooper Koch makes 23-foot three point jumper (Alvaro Folgueiras assists).
3030
(4:11) Foul on Tavion Banks.
(3:45) Freddie Dilione V misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot.
(3:42) Cam Manyawu Defensive Rebound.
(3:15) Bennett Stirtz misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(3:13) Kayden Mingo Defensive Rebound.
+2 (2:49) Freddie Dilione V makes 10-foot jumper.
3032
(2:33) Bennett Stirtz misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(2:30) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
(2:29) Foul on Mason Blackwood.
(2:29) Mason Blackwood turnover.
+3 (2:02) Bennett Stirtz makes 24-foot three point jumper.
3332
+2 (1:44) Ivan Juric makes layup (Kayden Mingo assists).
3334
+3 (1:22) Cooper Koch makes 23-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists).
3634
(1:08) Melih Tunca misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:05) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
(0:42) Brendan Hausen misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(0:38) Freddie Dilione V Defensive Rebound.
(0:09) Freddie Dilione V misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(0:06) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (0:02) Bennett Stirtz makes layup.
3834

2nd half

Team Stats

IOWA

PSU

69Points71

26-57(45.6%)Field Goal(%)25-39(64.1%)

9-28(32.1%)3-Point(%)9-15(60.0%)

8-9(88.9%)Free Throw(%)12-16(75.0%)

24(10)Rebounds(Offensive)24(2)

17Assists13

7Steals3

1Blocks2

8Turnovers15

15(0)Fouls(Technical)13(0)

7Largest Lead4

Game Details

Saturday, February 28, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Bryce Jordan Center · University Park, PA

attendance: 6,922 (45.8%)

tv: BTN

spread: IOWA -9.5

over/under: 143.5