AP PHOTO - Indiana's Anthony Leal (3) reacts during the second half of a college basketball game against Iowa on Tuesday in Bloomington, Ind.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Kel’el Ware scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, reserve Anthony Leal scored a career-high 13 points, and Indiana withstood Iowa’s second-half rally and held on to beat the Hawkeyes 74-68 on Tuesday night to end a three-game losing streak.

Indiana entered having lost three of four. Indiana hadn’t beaten Iowa since Feb. 7, 2021, in a 67-65 contest. It was Indiana coach Mike Woodson’s first victory over Iowa. Northwestern remains the lone Big Ten team a Woodson-led squad hasn’t beaten.

Ware finished shooting 8 for 10 and 6 for 11 from the foul line. A former Mr. Basketball from Bloomington, Leal entered averaging 1.8 points per game and had only scored 14 points this season and just 16 points over the last two seasons.

MacKenzie Mgbako added 11 points for Indiana.

Payton Sandfort had 26 points, Tony Perkins scored 22 and Josh Dix 10 for Iowa.

Gabe Cupps’ 3-pointer with 1:26 left gave Indiana (13-8, 5-5) the lead for good at 69-68 with 1:26 left.

Sandfort’s off-balance, catch-and-shoot jumper off a cross-court inbound pass from Owen Freeman gave Iowa its last lead at 68-66.

The Hawkeyes (12-9, 4-6) — losers of three of four — host Ohio State on Friday.

Indiana 74, Iowa 68

IOWA (12-9) — Freeman 2-3 0-0 4, Krikke 1-9 0-0 2, Pa.Sandfort 7-16 7-7 26, Dix 3-8 3-4 10, Perkins 9-18 4-6 22, McCaffery 0-3 0-0 0, Dembele 0-4 0-0 0, Harding 1-3 2-2 4, Pr.Sandfort 0-0 0-0 0, Bowen 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 23-65 16-19 68.

INDIANA (13-8) — Mgbako 4-17 1-2 11, Reneau 1-1 0-0 2, Ware 8-10 6-11 23, Galloway 3-8 3-4 9, Johnson 3-8 2-3 9, Walker 2-5 0-0 4, Leal 4-6 2-2 13, Cupps 1-1 0-0 3, Gunn 0-1 0-0 0, Sparks 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 26-57 14-22 74.

Halftime–Indiana 39-28. 3-Point Goals–Iowa 6-22 (Pa.Sandfort 5-12, Dix 1-4, Harding 0-1, McCaffery 0-1, Dembele 0-2, Perkins 0-2), Indiana 8-22 (Leal 3-4, Mgbako 2-8, Cupps 1-1, Ware 1-1, Johnson 1-3, Gunn 0-1, Walker 0-1, Galloway 0-3). Rebounds–Iowa 26 (Pa.Sandfort 8), Indiana 37 (Ware 10). Assists–Iowa 10 (Perkins 3), Indiana 18 (Galloway 4). Total Fouls–Iowa 16, Indiana 17.