UCLA 61, at Iowa 74

IOWA CITY, Iowa (Interstat) — In a game defined by a dominant first-half performance and a relentless closing effort from its star guard, the Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the UCLA Bruins 74-61 in a non-conference men’s basketball game Saturday at a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. A crowd of 12,657 watched as Iowa, improving to 12-2, built an 18-point halftime lead and then weathered a spirited second-half push from the Bruins behind a career-high 27 points from junior guard Bennett Stirtz. UCLA, which fell to 10-4, could not overcome its frigid perimeter shooting and a significant disparity at the free-throw line. The most… Read more...