AP PHOTO - Iowa guard Tavion Banks (6) drives to the basket past Rutgers defender Kaden Powers (3) during a Big Ten Conference basketball game Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

IOWA CITY — Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points, reserve Tate Sage added 17 and Iowa held off Rutgers 68-62 on Tuesday night for the Hawkeyes’ second straight win.

Tavion Banks had 12 points for Iowa (14-5, 4-4 Big Ten), which shot 47% (24 of 51) from the field.

Darren Buchanan Jr. scored 17 points and reserve Tariq Francis had 15 for Rutgers (9-10, 2-6). The Scarlet Knights have lost back-to-back games and three of their last four.

Francis made a pair of foul shots with 22 seconds left to get Rutgers within 64-62. After being intentionally fouled, Sage went to the line and made two free throws.

Lino Mark missed an off-balance 3-pointer for Rutgers with 10 seconds left and Iowa guard Isaia Howard made a pair of free throws to seal the win with eight seconds left.

Stirtz’s driving layup with 8:22 left to play gave Iowa a 46-45 lead and they never trailed again. The Hawkeyes led 31-24 at halftime before Rutgers emerged from the break and used a 9-0 run to take a 33-31 lead.

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The Scarlet Knights host Indiana on Friday.

Iowa hosts USC on Jan. 28.

Iowa 68, Rutgers 62

RUTGERS (9-10) — Dortch 0-0 0-0 0, Buchanan 5-8 6-7 17, Davis 0-4 0-0 0, Powers 2-6 2-2 8, Zrno 0-2 0-0 0, Ogbole 3-3 2-4 8, Francis 4-12 5-6 15, Mark 2-5 3-3 7, Grant 3-4 0-0 6, Nwuli 0-0 1-2 1, Badalau 0-0 0-0 0. TOTALS 19-44 19-24 62.

IOWA (14-5) — C.Koch 1-4 0-0 3, Manyawu 1-2 2-2 4, Combs 2-3 0-0 5, Stirtz 8-21 4-5 20, Banks 5-9 1-1 12, Sage 5-7 3-4 17, Howard 2-4 2-2 6, Folgueiras 0-1 1-2 1. TOTALS 24-51 13-16 68.

Halftime–Iowa 31-24. 3-Point Goals–Rutgers 5-18 (Powers 2-3, Francis 2-6, Buchanan 1-2, Grant 0-1, Davis 0-2, Mark 0-2, Zrno 0-2), Iowa 7-19 (Sage 4-6, Banks 1-1, Combs 1-2, C.Koch 1-3, Folgueiras 0-1, Stirtz 0-6). Fouled Out–Francis. Rebounds–Rutgers 29 (Ogbole 10), Iowa 19 (Howard 8). Assists–Rutgers 9 (Powers, Mark 3), Iowa 12 (Stirtz 5). Total Fouls–Rutgers 19, Iowa 19. A–9,778 (15,500).