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Iowa beats Texas A&M-Commerce 89-67 behind Payton Sandfort's 20 points, 11 rebounds
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Payton Sandfort scored 20 points and grabbed 11 rebounds to go with seven assists to help Iowa beat Texas A&M-Commerce 89-67 on Monday night in a season opener.
Owen Freeman added 15 points and nine rebounds for Iowa. Pryce Sandfort had 13 points, and Josh Dix and Drew Thelwell scored 10 apiece.
Payton Sandfort shot 7 of 14 from the floor and 4 of 9 from long range. The senior averaged 16.4 points and hit 94 3-pointers last season, third-most in program history.
Khaliq Abdul-Mateen scored 12 points and Scooter Williams Jr. added 11 to lead Texas A&M-Commerce.
The Hawkeyes took the lead for good midway through the first half and led 42-35 at the break. The Sandforts combined for 15 first-half points and three 3-pointers.
The Lions pulled within five points early in the second half before Iowa used a 33-9 run for an 84-55 lead with 3:42 remaining. During the stretch, Pryce Sandfort made two 3s and Freeman scored on an alley-oop dunk.
It was the first meeting between the teams. The Hawkeyes are 10-1 against the Southland Conference and have won 90 of their last 96 nonconference home games dating to 2012.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Josh Taylor vs. Owen Freeman (Ladji Dembele gains possession) | ||
| 19:48 | | Josh Dix misses three point jump shot | ||
| 19:46 |  | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen defensive rebound | ||
| 19:30 | | Camerin James misses two point jump shot | ||
| 19:28 | | Hawkeyes defensive rebound | ||
| 19:13 | | Owen Freeman misses two point layup | ||
| 19:11 | | Josh Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 19:10 | | Jump ball. (Lions gains possession) | ||
| 19:10 | | Ladji Dembele turnover (lost ball) (Camerin James steals) | ||
| 19:00 | | Owen Freeman blocks Scooter Williams Jr.'s two point layup | ||
| 18:58 | | Josh Taylor offensive rebound | ||
| 18:58 | | Ladji Dembele personal foul (Scooter Williams Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 18:50 | | Scooter Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:48 | | Ladji Dembele defensive rebound | ||
| 18:40 | | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:38 | | Payton Sandfort offensive rebound | ||
| 18:29 | | +3 | Josh Dix makes three point jump shot (Brock Harding assists) | 0-3 |
| 18:19 | | +2 | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen makes two point jump shot | 2-3 |
| 18:12 | | Camerin James personal foul (Hawkeyes draws the foul) | ||
| 17:57 | | Payton Sandfort misses two point layup | ||
| 17:55 | | Demarco Bethea defensive rebound | ||
| 17:46 | | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 17:46 | | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | ||
| 17:46 | | Evan Phelps shooting foul (Brock Harding draws the foul) | ||
| 17:46 | | +1 | Brock Harding makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-4 |
| 17:46 | | Brock Harding misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 17:46 | | Tay Mosher defensive rebound | ||
| 17:26 | | Demarco Bethea turnover (lost ball) (Josh Dix steals) | ||
| 17:19 | | Josh Dix turnover (lost ball) (Evan Phelps steals) | ||
| 17:06 | | +3 | Scooter Williams Jr. makes three point jump shot | 5-4 |
| 16:50 | | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists) | 5-6 |
| 16:22 | | +2 | Evan Phelps makes two point layup | 7-6 |
| 15:59 | | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup (Payton Sandfort assists) | 7-8 |
| 15:59 | | Tay Mosher shooting foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul) | ||
| 15:59 | | Owen Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 15:59 | | Tay Mosher defensive rebound | ||
| 15:50 | | Yusef Salih offensive foul (Hawkeyes draws the foul) | ||
| 15:50 | | Yusef Salih offensive foul (Hawkeyes draws the foul) | ||
| 15:50 | | Yusef Salih turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 15:27 | | Josh Dix misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:25 | | Tay Mosher defensive rebound | ||
| 15:02 | | Tay Mosher turnover (bad pass) (Owen Freeman steals) | ||
| 14:45 | | Ladji Dembele misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:43 | | Demarco Bethea defensive rebound | ||
| 14:34 | | TJ Thomas turnover (lost ball) (Brock Harding steals) | ||
| 14:26 | | Payton Sandfort misses two point layup | ||
| 14:24 | | Ladji Dembele offensive rebound | ||
| 14:16 | | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:14 | | Demarco Bethea defensive rebound | ||
| 14:07 | | Demarco Bethea turnover (lost ball) (Brock Harding steals) | ||
| 14:07 | | +2 | Brock Harding makes two point layup | 7-10 |
| 14:07 | | Lions 30 second timeout | ||
| 13:47 | | Josh Taylor misses two point layup | ||
| 13:45 | | Josh Taylor offensive rebound | ||
| 13:39 | | +2 | Josh Taylor makes two point layup | 9-10 |
| 13:35 | | Ladji Dembele offensive foul (TJ Thomas draws the foul) | ||
| 13:35 | | Ladji Dembele turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 13:18 | | +3 | Evan Phelps makes three point jump shot (TJ Thomas assists) | 12-10 |
| 13:02 | | +2 | Pryce Sandfort makes two point jump shot (Josh Dix assists) | 12-12 |
| 12:31 | | Evan Phelps turnover (lost ball) (Even Brauns steals) | ||
| 12:24 | | Brock Harding misses two point layup | ||
| 12:22 | | Josh Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 12:19 | | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 12:06 | | +2 | Even Brauns makes two point dunk (Cooper Koch assists) | 12-14 |
| 11:44 | | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Drew Thelwell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:33 | | Evan Phelps personal foul (Pryce Sandfort draws the foul) | ||
| 11:33 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:31 | | Carter Kingsbury misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:29 | | Josh Taylor defensive rebound | ||
| 11:14 | | Mykol Sanchez-Vega misses two point layup | ||
| 11:12 | | Carter Kingsbury defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:04 | | Camerin James defensive rebound | ||
| 10:51 | | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:49 | | Josh Taylor offensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | +2 | Josh Taylor makes two point layup | 14-14 |
| 10:41 | | Josh Taylor blocks Even Brauns's two point layup | ||
| 10:39 | | Hawkeyes offensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Carter Kingsbury turnover (bad pass) (Scooter Williams Jr. steals) | ||
| 10:32 | | Scooter Williams Jr. offensive foul | ||
| 10:32 | | Scooter Williams Jr. turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | +3 | Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Owen Freeman assists) | 14-17 |
| 9:55 | | Scooter Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:53 | | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | ||
| 9:42 | | Hawkeyes 30 second timeout | ||
| 9:39 | | Scooter Williams Jr. blocks Owen Freeman's two point layup | ||
| 9:37 | | Scooter Williams Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | TJ Thomas misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:24 | | Tay Mosher offensive rebound | ||
| 9:18 | | +2 | Tay Mosher makes two point jump shot | 16-17 |
| 9:09 | | Jump ball. Cooper Koch vs. Scooter Williams Jr. (Hawkeyes gains possession) | ||
| 9:06 | | Hawkeyes turnover (bad pass) (Tay Mosher steals) | ||
| 8:43 | | Owen Freeman blocks TJ Thomas's two point layup | ||
| 8:41 | | Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Payton Sandfort turnover (bad pass) (Evan Phelps steals) | ||
| 8:30 | | +2 | Evan Phelps makes two point layup | 18-17 |
| 8:16 | | +2 | Drew Thelwell makes two point layup | 18-19 |
| 7:58 | | Payton Sandfort blocks Khaliq Abdul-Mateen's two point layup | ||
| 7:56 | | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | ||
| 7:48 | | +2 | Cooper Koch makes two point layup (Payton Sandfort assists) | 18-21 |
| 7:23 | | Tay Mosher turnover (bad pass) (Cooper Koch steals) | ||
| 7:16 | | Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:14 | | Hawkeyes offensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:00 | | Josh Taylor blocks Owen Freeman's two point layup | ||
| 6:58 | | Camerin James defensive rebound | ||
| 6:46 | | Owen Freeman personal foul (Josh Taylor draws the foul) | ||
| 6:41 | | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen turnover (out of bounds) | ||
| 6:28 | | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen personal foul (Drew Thelwell draws the foul) | ||
| 6:28 | | +1 | Drew Thelwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-22 |
| 6:28 | | +1 | Drew Thelwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 18-23 |
| 6:14 | | +3 | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen makes three point jump shot (Yusef Salih assists) | 21-23 |
| 6:04 | | +2 | Payton Sandfort makes two point layup (Drew Thelwell assists) | 21-25 |
| 5:47 | | Camerin James misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:45 | | Hawkeyes defensive rebound | ||
| 5:38 | | Even Brauns offensive foul | ||
| 5:38 | | Even Brauns turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:14 | | +2 | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen makes two point jump shot | 23-25 |
| 5:09 | | Josh Taylor personal foul (Cooper Koch draws the foul) | ||
| 5:09 | | +1 | Cooper Koch makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-26 |
| 5:09 | | Cooper Koch misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:09 | | Even Brauns offensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | +3 | Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists) | 23-29 |
| 4:42 | | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:40 | | Payton Sandfort defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:30 | | Lions defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | +2 | Demarco Bethea makes two point layup (Scooter Williams Jr. assists) | 25-29 |
| 4:00 | | +3 | Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Even Brauns assists) | 25-32 |
| 3:42 | | Cooper Koch personal foul (Josh Taylor draws the foul) | ||
| 3:42 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:33 | | +3 | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen makes three point jump shot (Scooter Williams Jr. assists) | 28-32 |
| 3:19 | | +2 | Josh Dix makes two point jump shot (Brock Harding assists) | 28-34 |
| 2:55 | | +2 | Scooter Williams Jr. makes two point layup (Khaliq Abdul-Mateen assists) | 30-34 |
| 2:36 | | +3 | Brock Harding makes three point jump shot (Even Brauns assists) | 30-37 |
| 2:17 | | +2 | Demarco Bethea makes two point layup (Scooter Williams Jr. assists) | 32-37 |
| 2:05 | | TJ Thomas shooting foul (Even Brauns draws the foul) | ||
| 2:05 | | Even Brauns misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:05 | | +1 | Even Brauns makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 32-38 |
| 1:54 | | Yusef Salih turnover (lost ball) (Owen Freeman steals) | ||
| 1:40 | | Josh Dix offensive foul (Yusef Salih draws the foul) | ||
| 1:40 | | Josh Dix turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:29 | | +3 | Yusef Salih makes three point jump shot (Scooter Williams Jr. assists) | 35-38 |
| 1:08 | | Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:06 | | Owen Freeman offensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Tay Mosher personal foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul) | ||
| 1:06 | | +1 | Owen Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-39 |
| 1:06 | | +1 | Owen Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-40 |
| 0:36 | | Scooter Williams Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:34 | | Hawkeyes defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:05 | | Pryce Sandfort offensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Khaliq Abdul-Mateen personal foul (Josh Dix draws the foul) | ||
| 0:05 | | +1 | Pryce Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 35-41 |
| 0:05 | | +1 | Pryce Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 35-42 |
| 0:00 | | Brock Harding blocks Scooter Williams Jr.'s three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Lions offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |