AP FILE PHOTO - Iowa forward Alvaro Folgueiras (7) celebrates after making a 3-point basket during the first half of a college basketball game against Maryland on Dec. 6, 2025, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City.

IOWA CITY — Bennett Stirtz had 22 points on 8-of-11 shooting, Alvaro Folgueiras made 8 of 10 from the field and had a season-high 20 points and five assists, and Iowa beat Ohio State 74-57 on Wednesday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Cam Manyawu had 12 points and seven rebounds for Iowa (20-8, 10-7 Big Ten) and Tavion Banks scored 10 points.

The Hawkeyes shot 57% (27 of 47) from the field, 5 of 18 (28%) from 3-point range, and made 15 of 17 from the free-throw line.

Amare Bynum made back-to-back 3-pointers to give Ohio State a 14-2 lead, but Folgueiras answered with a three-point play and, after Devin Royal made a free throw, the Hawkeyes scored 18 consecutive points — eight by Stirtz — to start a 28-3 run. The Buckeyes missed nine consecutive field-goal attempts and committed five turnovers during their scoring drought of eight minutes.

Devin Royal led Ohio State (17-11, 9-8) with 16 points and John Mobley Jr. scored 15.

Iowa was plus-11 (15-4) in points off turnovers and outscored the Buckeyes 44-18 in the paint.

Iowa 74, Ohio St. 57

OHIO ST. (17-11) — Bynum 3-8 0-1 8, Royal 5-9 6-8 16, Njegovan 2-3 0-0 5, Mobley 4-7 4-5 15, Thornton 3-8 4-5 10, Chatman 1-5 0-0 3, White 0-0 0-0 0, Cupps 0-0 0-2 0, Johnson 0-3 0-0 0. TOTALS 18-43 14-21 57.

IOWA (20-8) — C.Koch 1-6 0-0 3, Manyawu 5-7 2-2 12, Combs 2-4 0-0 5, Stirtz 8-11 3-3 22, Banks 3-6 4-5 10, Folgueiras 8-10 4-5 20, Sage 0-3 0-0 0, Howard 0-0 0-0 0, Jirak 0-0 2-2 2. TOTALS 27-47 15-17 74.

Halftime–Iowa 37-23. 3-Point Goals–Ohio St. 7-14 (Mobley 3-4, Bynum 2-3, Njegovan 1-1, Chatman 1-3, Royal 0-1, Thornton 0-2), Iowa 5-18 (Stirtz 3-6, Combs 1-2, C.Koch 1-6, Banks 0-1, Folgueiras 0-1, Sage 0-2). Fouled Out–Folgueiras. Rebounds–Ohio St. 22 (Bynum 6), Iowa 26 (Manyawu 7). Assists–Ohio St. 9 (Mobley 3), Iowa 15 (Folgueiras 5). Total Fouls–Ohio St. 17, Iowa 19.