Rutgers 62, at Iowa 68

IOWA CITY, Iowa (Interstat) — In a game defined by a dominant opening run and a resilient response, the Iowa Hawkeyes overcame a sluggish start to defeat the Rutgers Scarlet Knights 68-62 in a Big Ten Conference men’s basketball game Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. A crowd of 9,778 watched as the Hawkeyes, now 14-5 overall, relied on a career-high 20 points from guard Bennett Stirtz to erase an early double-digit deficit and fend off a persistent Rutgers squad that fell to 9-10. The most critical phase of the contest was its beginning. Rutgers, entering as a significant underdog, stunned… Read more...