Northwestern 70, Iowa 76 - Box Score

NET #65

	H1	H2	T
Northwestern	35	35	70
Iowa	39	37	76

Iowa

NET #27

	H1	H2	T
Northwestern	35	35	70
Iowa	39	37	76

Sun, Feb 8, 2026Carver-Hawkeye ArenaFinal

CHD Scout Prediction

high

Predicted

Actual

Northwestern

Iowa

95%

✓ CorrectMargin: +21.6 predicted → +6 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

51.3%→ 55.6

eFG%

50.0 ←58.9%

10.5%→ 14.1

TO Rate

9.6 ←13.1%

26.1%

ORB%

29.0%

35.4%→ 48.9

FT Rate

54.7 ←36.3%

Northwestern

Predicted Actual

Iowa

Recap

Iowa Holds Off Northwestern 76-70 Behind Stirtz's 36 Points

Bennett Stirtz's career-high performance propels Hawkeyes to victory

Iowa's Bennett Stirtz stole the show at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, scoring a career-high 36 points to lead the Hawkeyes to a 76-70 win over Northwestern. The highly anticipated matchup saw Iowa, ranked 18th in the nation, take on a feisty Northwestern squad, but in the end, Stirtz's incredible performanc...

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Top Performers

Northwestern

Nick Martinelli26.3

PTS21REB4AST0BLK1

6-19 FG, 3-5 3PT, 6-7 FT

Jake West24.5

PTS18REB0AST4STL1

7-8 FG, 4-5 3PT

Tre Singleton15.3

PTS10REB4AST0BLK1

3-5 FG, 0-1 3PT, 4-5 FT

Iowa

Bennett StirtzMVP40.9

PTS36REB2AST2STL2

12-20 FG, 4-6 3PT, 8-8 FT

Tavion Banks23.4

PTS13REB7AST2STL1

3-9 FG, 0-2 3PT, 7-7 FT

Alvaro Folgueiras18.5

PTS6REB5AST3STL1

1-5 FG, 0-3 3PT, 4-8 FT

Hot Players

Jake WestNorthwestern+147%

PTS

5.3 avg

REB

0.8 avg

AST

2.8 avg

88% FG 7-8

Tyler KroppNorthwestern+100%

PTS

3.1 avg

REB

2.1 avg

AST

0.3 avg

100% FG 1-1

Bennett StirtzIowa+49%

PTS

19.8 avg

REB

2.6 avg

AST

4.4 avg

60% FG 12-20

Tavion BanksIowa+38%

PTS

10.2 avg

REB

4.6 avg

AST

1.1 avg

33% FG 3-9

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Northwestern70

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Nick Martinelli	37	21	6-19	3-5	6-7	4	0	0	1	1
Jake West	35	18	7-8	4-5	0-0	0	4	1	0	1
Jayden Reid	32	7	2-9	1-3	2-2	1	3	1	0	0
Angelo Ciaravino	28	6	1-2	0-0	4-4	5	1	0	0	0
Tyler Kropp	24	6	1-1	0-0	4-4	4	1	0	0	2
Tre Singleton	22	10	3-5	0-1	4-5	4	0	0	1	1
Jordan Clayton	10	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0
Arrinten Page	7	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	2
Phoenix Gill	4	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	2
Gus Hurlburt	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Justin Mullins	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Blake Smith	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Cade Bennerman	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Max Green	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
K.J. Windham	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	70	21-45	8-14	20-22	19	10	2	2	9

Iowa76

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO
Bennett Stirtz	40	36	12-20	4-6	8-8	2	2	2	3
Cooper Koch	34	7	2-6	1-4	2-2	5	2	0	0
Tavion Banks	30	13	3-9	0-2	7-7	7	2	1	2
Kael Combs	29	6	3-3	0-0	0-0	2	1	1	1
Alvaro Folgueiras	25	6	1-5	0-3	4-8	5	3	1	0
Cam Manyawu	17	4	2-4	0-0	0-2	3	2	1	0
Tate Sage	13	4	1-3	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0
Isaia Howard	12	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	1
Peyton McCollum	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Trevin Jirak	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Koch	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Trey Thompson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Brendan Hausen	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Joey Matteoni	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	76	24-53	5-16	23-29	29	12	6	7