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DEC 09, 2014 11:02p ET

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Aaron White scored 15 points and Iowa beat Alcorn State 67-44 on Tuesday night for its sixth straight win.

Jarrod Uthoff scored 13 points and Gabe Olaseni added 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (8-2), who have won 31 consecutive nonconference home games.

Leantwan Luckett scored 12 points for Alcorn State (1-6). The Braves shot 33 percent from the floor.

White, who has scored in double figures every game this season, made 9 of 10 free throws. The senior is shooting 87.7 percent from the foul line this season on a Big Ten-leading 73 attempts.

The Hawkeyes opened the game like their focus was already turned to Friday's showdown with No. 14 Iowa State.

Iowa took 16 minutes to build a double-digit lead. The Hawkeyes missed seven straight field goals during one stretch and shot 1 of 6 in the final two minutes before halftime. Iowa shot 38 percent in the first half.

The Hawkeyes tightened up their defense in the second half to get easier buckets. Iowa put together a 17-2 run during an eight-minute stretch where Alcorn State didn't hit a field goal. The Braves missed 10 straight shots.

Iowa struggled from outside, tying a season-low by making only 3 of 19 attempts.

Peter Jok, coming off a career-high 15 points on four 3-pointers against Maryland-Baltimore County, hit only 1 of 5 3s against Alcorn State. Josh Oglesby misfired on all five of his attempts.

Alcorn State wasn't any better. The Braves failed to make a 3-pointer for the first time all season, missing all eight attempts.

TIP-INS

Iowa: The Hawkeyes won their 400th game inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, which opened in January 1983. Iowa has won over 75 percent of their games inside Carver with a 400-123 record.

Alcorn State: Forward Tyrel Hunt played only seven minutes in the first half after picking up two early fouls. Hunt was whistled for his third foul just over a minute into the second half. Hunt, who averages 11.5 points per game, finished with only six points in 14 minutes.

UP NEXT

Iowa hosts No. 14 Iowa State on Friday.

Alcorn State travels to Ohio on Saturday.

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