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Northwestern Wildcats vs Iowa Hawkeyes

College Basketball
Northwestern
10-14
70-76
Final
Iowa
18-5
Carver-Hawkeye Arena

Lead tracker

NU leadsBiggest lead NU 6, IOWA 14
H1H2
IOWA leads
Team1H2HT
NU353570
IOWA393776

Who won: Iowa 76-70

The Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Northwestern Wildcats 76-70 on Sunday, February 8, 2026 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Bennett Stirtz led the Iowa in points (36). Nick Martinelli led the Northwestern in points (21).

Player of the game

Bennett Stirtz

IOWA · 36 PTS, 2 REB

9.4

Win probability

100%IOWA final
NUIOWA

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Play by play

  1. End of Game
  2. End of 2nd half
  3. H2 0:14IOW

    Defensive rebound

    Iowa Defensive Rebound.

  4. H2 0:15Jayden Reid

    Misses 25-foot three point jumper

    Jayden Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper

    J. Reid · 7 PTS

  5. SLAMH2 0:24
    Cooper Koch

    Dunk, 4 ft

    C. Koch · 7 PTS

    Cooper Koch makes 4-foot dunk

    NU 70 - 76 IOWA
  6. H2 0:28NU

    Regulartimeout

    Northwestern Timeout

  7. THREEH2 0:29
    Nick Martinelli

    Three! Jumper, 23 ft

    N. Martinelli · 21 PTS · ast J. West

    Nick Martinelli makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jake West assists)

    NU 70 - 74 IOWA
  8. H2 0:36Tavion Banks
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 2

    Tavion Banks makes free throw 2 of 2

    T. Banks · 13 PTS

    NU 67 - 74 IOWA
  9. H2 0:36Tavion Banks
    +1

    Makes free throw 1 of 2

    Tavion Banks makes free throw 1 of 2

    T. Banks · 13 PTS

    NU 67 - 73 IOWA
  10. H2 0:36Nick Martinelli

    Foul on Nick Martinelli

    Foul on Nick Martinelli.

    N. Martinelli · 21 PTS

  11. H2 0:36Tavion Banks

    Defensive rebound

    Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.

  12. H2 0:39Jayden Reid

    Misses driving layup

    Jayden Reid misses driving layup

    J. Reid · 7 PTS

  13. H2 0:43Jayden Reid

    Defensive rebound

    Jayden Reid Defensive Rebound.

  14. H2 0:47Tavion Banks

    Misses 9-foot jumper

    Tavion Banks misses 9-foot jumper

    T. Banks · 13 PTS

  15. H2 1:04IOW

    Regulartimeout

    Iowa Timeout

  16. H2 1:04IOW

    Offensive rebound

    Iowa Offensive Rebound.

  17. H2 1:06Alvaro Folgueiras

    Misses 24-foot three point jumper

    Alvaro Folgueiras misses 24-foot three point jumper

    A. Folgueiras · 6 PTS

  18. H2 1:25Tavion Banks

    Defensive rebound

    Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.

  19. H2 1:28Jake West

    Misses 26-foot three point jumper

    Jake West misses 26-foot three point jumper

    J. West · 18 PTS

  20. H2 1:40Bennett Stirtz
    +2

    Driving layup

    Bennett Stirtz makes driving layup

    B. Stirtz · 36 PTS

    NU 67 - 72 IOWA
  21. THREEH2 2:04
    Jake West

    Three! Jumper, 26 ft

    J. West · 18 PTS · ast J. Reid

    Jake West makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jayden Reid assists)

    NU 67 - 70 IOWA
  22. H2 2:18Nick Martinelli

    Defensive rebound

    Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.

  23. H2 2:21Bennett Stirtz

    Misses driving layup

    Bennett Stirtz misses driving layup

    B. Stirtz · 36 PTS

  24. H2 2:46Nick Martinelli
    +1

    Makes free throw 3 of 3

    Nick Martinelli makes free throw 3 of 3

    N. Martinelli · 21 PTS

    NU 64 - 70 IOWA
  25. H2 2:46Nick Martinelli
    +1

    Makes free throw 2 of 3

    Nick Martinelli makes free throw 2 of 3

    N. Martinelli · 21 PTS

    NU 63 - 70 IOWA

Leaders

NUIOWA
Points
Nick Martinelli
21
Bennett Stirtz
36
Assists
Jake West
4
Alvaro Folgueiras
3
Rebounds
Angelo Ciaravino
5
Tavion Banks
7

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