Overview
- Bennett Stirtz scored 20 and sank two free throws with 4.6 seconds left after a foul on Jerry Easter II to secure the win.
- Iowa led by as many as 17 in the second half before USC rallied to briefly take the lead in the final seconds.
- Kam Woods finished with 33 points on 12-of-17 shooting in 40 minutes, scoring 19 straight for USC before missing a potential game-winning three.
- Tavion Banks matched Stirtz with 20 for Iowa before fouling out, and Alvaro Folgueiras added 14 points and five rebounds.
- The Hawkeyes improved to 15-5 (5-4 Big Ten) while the Trojans fell to 15-6 (4-6) with depth still thinned by Rodney Rice’s season-ending shoulder surgery and Amarion Dickerson’s absence.