Indiana Hoosiers at Iowa Hawkeyes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Payton Sandfort, Owen Freeman, Brock Harding propel Iowa to 85-60 romp over Indiana
Sandfort only had a pair of free throws in the first half, but he made 7 of 9 shots with four 3-pointers after the break for the Hawkeyes (12-4, 3-2 Big Ten Conference). Freeman totaled 16 points and 12 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. He also blocked four shots. Harding had 10 points and 10 assists for his second double-double of the campaign.
Drew Thelwell and Josh Dix both scored 12 for Iowa.
Myles Rice had 12 points and five assists for the Hoosiers (13-4, 4-2), who saw a five-game win streak end. Oumar Ballo totaled 10 points and 13 rebounds for his fourth double-double of the season.
Freeman had 10 points and eight rebounds in the first half and Dix and Harding both scored nine as Iowa took a 43-33 advantage into halftime. Rice had 11 points at the break for Indiana. Both teams shot over 52% from the floor, but the Hawkeyes got off six more shots than the Hoosiers and made five of them.
Sandfort buried a 3-pointer and was fouled attempting one less than a minute later, sinking all three free throws for a 52-36 lead with 17:24 remaining. Sandfort hit back-to-back 3-pointers to make it 65-40 a little over four minutes later and Iowa's lead stayed above 20 over the final 14:41. A Sandfort 3-pointer pushed the lead to 30 with 1:39 left to play.
Iowa travels to play Southern California on Tuesday. Indiana will host No. 13 Illinois on Tuesday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 60 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 60 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:03 | Langdon Hatton made Dunk. Assisted by Kanaan Carlyle. | 60 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:10 | Iowa Turnover. | 58 - 85 |
| 2nd 0:39 | Anthony Leal made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Myles Rice. | 58 - 85 |
Statistics
 IU |
 IOWA |
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|---|---|---|
| 24-59 | FG | 32-59 |
| 40.7 | Field Goal % | 54.2 |
| 4-16 | 3PT | 11-24 |
| 25.0 | Three Point % | 45.8 |
| 8-13 | FT | 10-18 |
| 61.5 | Free Throw % | 55.6 |
| 31 | Rebounds | 37 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 22 | Defensive Rebounds | 28 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 6 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 16 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 10 | Points Off Turnovers | 24 |
| 2 | Fast Break Points | 26 |
| 32 | Points in Paint | 36 |
| 15 | Fouls | 14 |
| 4 | Largest Lead | 30 |
Game Information
Location: Iowa City, IA
Attendance: 10,948 | Capacity:
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan State | 17-3 | - | 30-7 |
| Maryland | 14-6 | 3 | 27-9 |
| Michigan | 14-6 | 3 | 27-10 |
| Wisconsin | 13-7 | 4 | 27-10 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 4 | 23-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 4 | 24-12 |
| Oregon | 12-8 | 5 | 25-10 |
| Illinois | 12-8 | 5 | 22-13 |
| Indiana | 10-10 | 7 | 19-13 |
| Ohio State | 9-11 | 8 | 17-15 |
| Rutgers | 8-12 | 9 | 15-17 |
| Nebraska | 7-13 | 10 | 19-14 |
| Northwestern | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
| Iowa | 7-13 | 10 | 17-16 |
| USC | 7-13 | 10 | 17-17 |
| Minnesota | 7-13 | 10 | 15-17 |
| Penn State | 6-14 | 11 | 16-15 |
| Washington | 4-16 | 13 | 13-18 |