IOWA CITY, Iowa (Interstat) — Bennett Stirtz made two free throws with four seconds remaining Wednesday night to lift Iowa to a 73-72 men’s basketball victory over Southern California at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

The Hawkeyes, who trailed by one at halftime, outscored the Trojans 46-44 in the second half in a game featuring 14 lead changes. Kam Woods led all scorers with 33 points for Southern California. Stirtz and Tavion Banks each scored 20 points for Iowa, which shot 19 for 22 from the free throw line.

Southern California had a chance to win, but a last-second shot was off the mark. The Trojans fell to 15-6, while Iowa improved to 15-5. Attendance was 10,512.