AP PHOTO - Iowa guard Bennett Stirtz (14) shoots over Indiana guard Conor Enright (5) in the first half of a Big Ten Conference basketball game in Bloomington, Ind., Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Bennett Stirtz scored 27 points, Tavion Banks added a career-high 26, and Iowa defeated Indiana 74-57 on Saturday, snapping a three-game losing streak.

The Hawkeyes (13-5, 3-4 Big Ten) never trailed and a 14-5 run gave them their first double-digit lead, 24-13. Neither team missed a shot in one stretch from 9:45 to 5:30 in the first half, leaving Iowa with a 30-23 lead. Indiana was held to five points over the final 4 1/2 minutes and Iowa led 38-28 at the break.

Indiana closed to within 49-45 in the second half, but soon thereafter Stirtz dropped a couple of 3s and Banks had a three-point play followed by a midrange jumper to put Iowa in command 62-48 with seven minutes remaining. The Hawkeyes’ next six points came at the free-throw line and Banks followed with a layup for a 70-50 lead with four minutes remaining.

The Hawkeyes made 21 of 23 free throws, with Banks going 9 for 9 and Stirtz making 10 of 11.

Tayton Conerway scored 16 and Sam Alexis 13 for Indiana (12-6, 3-4). The Hoosiers’ Lamar Wilkerson, who was leading the Big Ten with 26.0 points per game in conference play, was held to nine points on 3-for-10 shooting.

On Wednesday, Banks pleaded guilty to disorderly conduct in a deal with prosecutors that included a dismissal of his public intoxication charge related to a bar fight last October.

The matchup featured the previous two coaches at Drake — Iowa’s Ben McCollum and Indiana’s Darian DeVries.

The Hawkeyes have won six of the last seven meetings between the longtime Big Ten rivals.

Iowa 74, Indiana 57

IOWA (13-5) — C.Koch 0-3 0-0 0, Manyawu 3-3 0-1 6, Combs 2-6 0-0 5, Stirtz 7-13 10-11 27, Banks 8-12 9-9 26, Sage 2-2 2-2 7, Folgueiras 0-3 0-0 0, Howard 1-3 0-0 3, Jirak 0-0 0-0 0, Matteoni 0-0 0-0 0, Hausen 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 23-46 21-23 74.

INDIANA (12-6) — Alexis 5-7 2-2 13, DeVries 2-9 1-2 7, Conerway 8-12 0-0 16, Enright 1-6 0-0 3, Wilkerson 3-10 2-3 9, Dorn 1-2 0-0 3, Bailey 0-2 4-6 4, Sisley 0-2 2-2 2, Miles 0-2 0-0 0, Ristic 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 20-52 11-15 57.

Halftime–Iowa 38-28. 3-Point Goals–Iowa 7-19 (Stirtz 3-5, Sage 1-1, Banks 1-2, Howard 1-2, Combs 1-3, Hausen 0-1, Folgueiras 0-2, C.Koch 0-3), Indiana 6-24 (DeVries 2-6, Alexis 1-1, Dorn 1-2, Enright 1-5, Wilkerson 1-5, Sisley 0-1, Conerway 0-2, Miles 0-2). Rebounds–Iowa 26 (Banks 8), Indiana 22 (Alexis 8). Assists–Iowa 15 (Stirtz 5), Indiana 9 (Conerway 4). Total Fouls–Iowa 14, Indiana 18. A–17,222 (17,222).