Jarrod Uthoff added 16 points and eight rebounds for Iowa (21-10, 12-6 Big Ten), which also got 13 points off the bench from Adam Woodbury. The Hawkeyes recorded 18 assists on 25 made baskets, led by Mike Gesell's season high-tying nine.

Tre Demps paced Northwestern (15-16, 6-12) with 15 points, but he was the only Wildcats player to shoot better than 50 percent from the field. Alex Olah added seven points and 10 rebounds for Northwestern, which had just one offensive rebound in the game.

White got the Hawkeyes off to a fast start, scoring the team's first eight points as Iowa opened up a 15-4 lead less than eight minutes into the contest. The lead was 21-9 with under nine minutes to play when Northwestern went on a 14-4 run, capped by a Demps 3-pointer, to cut the deficit to two, though Iowa responded with eight straight points before settling for a six-point halftime lead.

Another fast start — this time a 6-0 run — had the advantage up to 12 in the first three minutes of the second half, and the Hawkeyes gradually added to the lead, going up 17 on Uthoff's layup with under 10 minutes to go. The lead was cut to 11 when White went scored nine straight Iowa points to boost it back to a 15-point advantage and the Hawkeyes cruised from there.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Demps was 5-of-8 from the floor, while the Wildcats' other four starters combined to shoot 8-of-26. … The Hawkeyes dominated the glass, 39-24, snagging 14 offensive boards in the process. … Gesell was shut out for only the third time this season, finishing 0-of-5 from the field.