US EditionBennett Stirtz scores 20 points, makes two clutch free throws as Iowa survives against USC, 73-72
- On Wednesday, Bennett Stirtz hit two free throws with 4.6 seconds left to lead the Iowa Hawkeyes to a 73-72 win over the USC Trojans at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
- After building a big second-half lead, Iowa Hawkeyes saw USC Trojans rally with Kam Woods, USC forward , scoring 19 straight points to erase a 17-point deficit.
- From the box score, the Iowa Hawkeyes shot 56% from the field and 50% after halftime, outrebounded USC 32-29 with 12 offensive boards, and converted 19-of-22 free throws with Banks and Stirtz perfect at 14-of-14.
- The result improved Iowa Hawkeyes' record to 15-5 overall and 5-4 in Big Ten play, as they now travel to Oregon on Sunday while USC Trojans host Rutgers on Saturday.
- Iowa's backcourt duo stood out as Tavion Banks and Bennett Stirtz combined for 40 points on 11-of-23 shooting, while Alvaro Folgueiras added 14 points and five rebounds and Kael Combs had a team-high four assists.
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Column | Iowa men's basketball proved how critical free throws are in win over USC
A 17-point comeback to take the one-point lead with eight seconds remaining with the opposing team in the bonus, and then intentionally foul to send the opposition’s best shooter to the free throw line? It’s not supposed to make sense. Whether the foul was intentional or not was a question brought up in the postgame presser. Ben McCollum was understandably baffled by the event, in large part because he knows that no coach in their right mind wou…
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Kam Woods, USC men edged by Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa — Kam Woods put the USC basketball team on his back during a stirring second-half comeback, but it wasn’t quite enough. 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. The Hawkeyes (15-5 overall, 5-4 Big Ten) led by as many as 17 points in the second half, but USC rallied and went ahead by one point with eight seconds lef…
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