EUGENE, Ore. — Iowa men’s basketball beat Oregon thoroughly 84-66 on Feb. 1.

With the win, the Hawkeyes improved to 16-5 overall and 6-4 in Big Ten play.

Ben McCollum’s Hawkeyes now get two days off before completing the second leg of their Pacific Northwest road trip. Iowa plays at Washington on Feb. 4.

Likes

• Ridiculous performance by Bennett Stirtz: An almost unfathomable display of offensive efficiency by a perimeter player. Stirtz finished with 32 points on 12-of-15 from the field and 4-of-6 from deep. He also had seven assists. Stirtz continues to play at an All-Big Ten level.
• Alvaro Folgueiras: Two games in a row that Folgueiras was in double-figures scoring. After dropping 14 against USC, Folgueiras had 15 off the bench against Oregon. He also added eight rebounds and three assists. Folgueiras has looked much closer to the player Iowa needs him to be these last two games. He raises Iowa’s ceiling when he’s playing at his best.
• 1st-half run: Iowa gained some separation in the back end of the first half. The Hawkeyes once trailed 15-13 but turned that into a 32-21 lead. Folgueiras and Stirtz had their fingerprints all over that run. Iowa led for the remainder of the game.
• Also, a Stirtz milestone: Stirtz eclipsed the 2,000 career points mark. That has come across three stops — Northwest Missouri State, Drake and Iowa.
• Ball security: The Hawkeyes turned the ball over just five times against Oregon. An impressive display of discipline on the offensive end. 
• Brendan Hausen: This is not the starting role that some might have envisioned for Hausen when he committed to Iowa from Kansas State. But he has been giving some positive minutes off the bench recently in a limited quantity. He delivered an impactful sequence toward the end of the first half, drilling a corner 3-pointer and then forcing Oregon to call a timeout on the inbounds with his defensive pressure. That helped Iowa take a nine-point lead into halftime.
• Bench points: Decisively in favor of Iowa 34-18.
• Cooper Koch: 10 points for the sophomore. Just his second time in double figures over the last 12 games.
• Road win: Road wins are not easy to come by in the Big Ten. Iowa has not gotten two in a row after beating Indiana in January.
• No extra drama: Iowa didn’t let Oregon climb back into the game like it did USC. The Hawkeyes slammed the door and won without unnecessary stress.
• Four-game winning streak: After losing three in a row, the Hawkeyes have now won four in a row.

As No. 8 Iowa women’s basketball (18-3, 9-1 Big Ten) looks to bounce back from a disappointing 81-69 loss at USC, the road remains incredibly difficult. The Hawkeyes visit Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles on Sunday to take on No. 2 UCLA (20-1, 10-0 Big Ten).

In its loss to the Trojans, the Hawkeyes were doomed by early turnovers and poor transition defense. However, freshman guard Journey Houston posted a career-high and team-high 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting from the floor, adding eight rebounds, two assists, and one steal in 26 minutes off the bench.

The loss snapped an eight-game winning streak for the Hawkeyes.

Watch Iowa vs. UCLA

Meanwhile, UCLA enters on a 14-game winning streak. In the Bruins’ 80-67 victory at Illinois earlier this week, senior center Lauren Betts powered the Bruins to victory behind 23 points on 8-of-20 shooting. On the season, Betts leads the team in scoring with 16.5 points per game on 56.2% shooting, with senior guard Kiki Rice closely following with 15.0 points per game on 49.1% shooting.

As tipoff nears, here’s where and when Hawkeyes fans can watch Iowa women’s basketball take on UCLA:

How to watch Iowa women’s basketball vs. UCLA

Streaming: Fox

Tipoff Time: 3 p.m. CT

Iowa women’s basketball battles UCLA from Pauley Pavilion in Los Angeles, in a game that will be broadcast on Fox. Play-by-play voice Connor Onion and color analyst Elis Woodward will call the action from courtside.

How to stream Iowa women’s basketball vs. UCLA

Streaming: Fubo

Hawkeye fans can stream Iowa basketball against UCLA via Fubo, which offers a free trial to first-time subscribers.

Hawkeye Radio Network

Iowa fans can also tune in to play-by-play voice Rob Brooks and color analyst Kathryn Reynolds on the Hawkeye Radio Network.

Series history

UCLA leads the all-time series, 2-1, with the Bruins winning the last matchup against the Hawkeyes by a score of 67-65 from Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Feb. 23, 2025.