IOWA CITY, Iowa (Interstat) — Iowa remained undefeated Friday night, using a dominant first half to cruise past Xavier 81-62 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes built a 45-29 halftime lead and were never threatened, improving to 3-0 while the Musketeers fell to 2-2.

Bennett Stirtz led Iowa with 21 points and eight rebounds. The Hawkeyes shot 56.9% from the field and outscored Xavier 50-26 in the paint. Jovan Milicevic scored 15 points for a Xavier team that struggled offensively, shooting just 8 of 33 from 3-point range.