Rutgers men's basketball put up quite a fight on the road against Iowa, but ultimately they failed to secure the win, losing to the Hawkeyes 68-62. The Scarlet

Bennett Stirtz scored 20 points and Iowa held off Rutgers for a 68-62 win for the Hawkeyes’ second straight win.

For the 18th time in 18 games, Iowa held its opponent under its season scoring average. That defense helps on an otherwise sluggish night.

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It wasn't a game that will be remembered in basketball history, but Iowa got a win it desperately needed on Tuesday night.

A sluggish and stagnant Iowa men’s basketball team faced Rutgers Tuesday night, a team who’s drifted toward the bottom of the Big Ten. But Hawkeye head coach Ben McCollum heeded a warning before the evening affair: just because the Scarlet Knights don’t have the resume of a Purdue or Michigan State, that doesn’t mean Iowa can float by.

Rutgers Scarlet Knights men’s basketball came up short against Iowa Hawkeyes, 68-62, on Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City.  The Scarlet Knights a

The Iowa Hawkeyes host the Rutgers Scarlet Knights Tuesday for an 8:30 p.m. ET tip from Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.

Rutgers again showed some flashes of progress on the road, but it still wasn’t enough to beat Iowa and earn a win away from home.

The Iowa Hawkeyes narrowly escaped a potentially season-altering loss at home against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.