IOWA CITY, Iowa (Interstat) — Bennett Stirtz scored 24 points and dished seven assists to lead Iowa to a 77-58 men’s basketball victory over Western Illinois on Friday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes improved to 2-0 behind a strong first half, taking a 41-33 lead into halftime and maintaining control after the break. Alvaro Folgueiras added 13 points, five rebounds and five assists for Iowa. Isaiah Griffin led the Leathernecks with 21 points. Western Illinois fell to 0-2. A crowd of 10,978 attended the non-conference game.