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

IOWA leads

Team	1H	2H	T
NU	35	35	70
IOWA	39	37	76

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

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:14IOW
Defensive rebound
Iowa Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:15
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Jayden Reid misses 25-foot three point jumper
J. Reid · 7 PTS
SLAMH2 0:24
Dunk, 4 ft
C. Koch · 7 PTS
Cooper Koch makes 4-foot dunk
NU 70 - 76 IOWA
H2 0:28NU
Regulartimeout
Northwestern Timeout
THREEH2 0:29
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
H2 0:36
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Tavion Banks makes free throw 2 of 2
T. Banks · 13 PTS
NU 67 - 74 IOWA
H2 0:36
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Tavion Banks makes free throw 1 of 2
T. Banks · 13 PTS
NU 67 - 73 IOWA
H2 0:36
Foul on Nick Martinelli
Foul on Nick Martinelli.
N. Martinelli · 21 PTS
H2 0:36
Defensive rebound
Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:39
Misses driving layup
Jayden Reid misses driving layup
J. Reid · 7 PTS
H2 0:43
Defensive rebound
Jayden Reid Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:47
Misses 9-foot jumper
Tavion Banks misses 9-foot jumper
T. Banks · 13 PTS
H2 1:04IOW
Regulartimeout
Iowa Timeout
H2 1:04IOW
Offensive rebound
Iowa Offensive Rebound.
H2 1:06
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Alvaro Folgueiras misses 24-foot three point jumper
A. Folgueiras · 6 PTS
H2 1:25
Defensive rebound
Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
H2 1:28
Misses 26-foot three point jumper
Jake West misses 26-foot three point jumper
J. West · 18 PTS
H2 1:40
+2
Driving layup
Bennett Stirtz makes driving layup
B. Stirtz · 36 PTS
NU 67 - 72 IOWA
THREEH2 2:04
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
H2 2:18
Defensive rebound
Nick Martinelli Defensive Rebound.
H2 2:21
Misses driving layup
Bennett Stirtz misses driving layup
B. Stirtz · 36 PTS
H2 2:46
+1
Makes free throw 3 of 3
Nick Martinelli makes free throw 3 of 3
N. Martinelli · 21 PTS
NU 64 - 70 IOWA
H2 2:46
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 3
Nick Martinelli makes free throw 2 of 3
N. Martinelli · 21 PTS
NU 63 - 70 IOWA