IOWA CITY, Iowa (Interstat) — The Iowa men’s basketball team opened its season with a dominant 101-69 victory over Robert Morris on Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Bennett Stirtz led the Hawkeyes with 19 points and six assists, while Tavion Banks added 17 points. Iowa capitalized on turnovers, scoring 33 points off them, and dominated inside with 44 points in the paint. Nikolaos Chitikoudis paced the Colonials with 14 points and nine rebounds. The Hawkeyes improved to 1-0, while Robert Morris fell to 0-1.