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Payton Sandfort scores 27 and Iowa rallies to defeat Washington 85-79

AP
Feb 22, 2025

Iowa Hawkeyes CITY, Iowa (AP) Payton Sandfort scored 27 points and made 12 of 13 free throws to lead Iowa's 85-79 come-from-behind victory over Washington Huskies on Saturday.

Washington scored the first eight points of the second half and Iowa scored the next seven, leaving the Huskies ahead 42-40 with a little under 16 minutes remaining. Payton Sandfort’s 3-pointer tied it at 56 with nine minutes left and his three-point trip to the free-throw line on the next Iowa possession gave the Hawkeyes their first lead of the game, 59-56.

Mekhi Mason hit a 3-pointer and added two free throws on the Huskies' next possession, tying the score at 66 with six minutes remaining. Nearly four minutes later a layup by Riley Mulvey gave Iowa a 74-68 lead. Although Iowa made 9 of 10 free throws to close out the win, Washington's DJ Davis made it interesting by scoring 11 points on a jumper and three 3-pointers in the final two minutes.

Josh Dix scored 15 points and Brock Harding 11 for Iowa (15-12, 6-10 Big Ten). The Hawkeyes shot 47% and made 23 of 26 free throws.

Mason finished with 19 points and Davis scored 17 for Washington (13-14, 4-12). Great Osobor had 15 points and 11 rebounds, and Franck Kepnang had 12 points and eight rebounds. The Huskies shot 53% and made 16 of 22 free throws.

Mason buried two 3-pointers and scored the first nine points in a 12-3 run that gave the Huskies a 21-9 lead 8 1/2 minutes into the game. Iowa closed to within 34-33 at halftime.

Iowa visits Illinois on Tuesday.

Washington visits No. 11 Wisconsin on Tuesday.

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1st Half
WASH
Huskies
34
IOWA
Hawkeyes
33

Time		Play	Score
20:00		(Huskies gains possession)
19:45		Franck Kepnang turnover (lost ball) (Ladji Dembele steals)
19:35		Seydou Traore misses two point jump shot
19:33		Franck Kepnang defensive rebound
19:20		Seydou Traore blocks Great Osobor's two point jump shot
19:18		Great Osobor offensive rebound
19:14	+2	Great Osobor makes two point layup	2-0
18:53		Seydou Traore misses three point jump shot
18:51		Tyler Harris defensive rebound
18:34	+2	Franck Kepnang makes two point layup (Great Osobor assists)	4-0
18:20	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point layup	4-2
18:00	+3	Tyler Harris makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Mason assists)	7-2
17:42		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
17:40		Great Osobor defensive rebound
17:25	+2	Great Osobor makes two point layup	9-2
17:18	+2	Ladji Dembele makes two point dunk (Drew Thelwell assists)	9-4
16:55		Payton Sandfort blocks Tyler Harris's two point layup
16:53		Ladji Dembele defensive rebound
16:31		Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot
16:29		Franck Kepnang defensive rebound
16:19		Zoom Diallo misses two point jump shot
16:17		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
15:54	+2	Josh Dix makes two point jump shot	9-6
15:25		Great Osobor misses three point jump shot
15:23		Ladji Dembele defensive rebound
15:10		Josh Dix misses three point jump shot
15:08		Zoom Diallo defensive rebound
15:02	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Zoom Diallo assists)	12-6
14:32	+3	Ladji Dembele makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists)	12-9
14:05	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (Zoom Diallo assists)	15-9
13:43		Ladji Dembele misses two point jump shot
13:41		Zoom Diallo defensive rebound
13:19		Ladji Dembele personal foul
13:19		TV timeout
13:13		Payton Sandfort shooting foul
13:13		Mekhi Mason misses regular free throw 1 of 2
13:13	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	16-9
13:01		Payton Sandfort misses two point jump shot
12:59		Even Brauns offensive rebound
12:47		Tyree Ihenacho personal foul
12:30		Brock Harding turnover (bad pass) (Mekhi Mason steals)
12:26	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup	18-9
12:09		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
12:05		Wilhelm Breidenbach defensive rebound
11:39	+3	DJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Tyree Ihenacho assists)	21-9
11:23	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists)	21-11
11:01		Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot
10:59		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
10:55	+3	Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Brock Harding assists)	21-14
10:38		Pryce Sandfort personal foul
10:38		TV timeout
10:21		Even Brauns shooting foul
10:21	+1	Great Osobor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-14
10:21	+1	Great Osobor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-14
10:07		Payton Sandfort misses two point layup
10:05		Great Osobor defensive rebound
9:58		Great Osobor turnover (Pryce Sandfort steals)
9:50		Tyler Harris blocks Josh Dix's two point layup
9:48		Josh Dix offensive rebound
9:43	+3	Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists)	23-17
9:22		Tyler Harris misses two point jump shot
9:20		Ladji Dembele defensive rebound
9:11	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point layup (Pryce Sandfort assists)	23-19
9:11		Huskies 30 second timeout
8:41	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point jump shot	25-19
8:14		Great Osobor shooting foul
8:14	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-20
8:14		Payton Sandfort misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:14		Franck Kepnang defensive rebound
7:55		Pryce Sandfort shooting foul
7:55		TV timeout
7:55		Mekhi Mason misses regular free throw 1 of 3
7:55		Mekhi Mason misses regular free throw 2 of 3
7:55	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 3 of 3	26-20
7:38		Josh Dix misses two point jump shot
7:36		Ladji Dembele offensive rebound
7:28		Ladji Dembele misses two point jump shot
7:26		Franck Kepnang defensive rebound
7:15		Zoom Diallo misses two point jump shot
7:13		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
7:11		Tyler Harris personal foul
6:45		Tyler Harris blocks Carter Kingsbury's two point jump shot
6:43		Great Osobor defensive rebound
6:37		Great Osobor misses two point jump shot
6:35		Great Osobor offensive rebound
6:32	+2	Great Osobor makes two point layup	28-20
6:15		Payton Sandfort turnover (Franck Kepnang steals)
5:57	+2	Franck Kepnang makes two point layup (Great Osobor assists)	30-20
5:49		Franck Kepnang personal foul
5:46		Brock Harding misses three point jump shot
5:44		Great Osobor defensive rebound
5:43		Ladji Dembele personal foul
5:24		Zoom Diallo turnover (Brock Harding steals)
5:09		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
5:07		Zoom Diallo defensive rebound
4:47		Mekhi Mason turnover (Brock Harding steals)
4:31	+2	Even Brauns makes two point layup	30-22
4:18		Josh Dix personal foul
4:18	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-22
4:18	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-22
4:07		Carter Kingsbury misses three point jump shot
4:05		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
3:54		Wilhelm Breidenbach misses three point jump shot
3:52		Josh Dix defensive rebound
3:36	+3	Brock Harding makes three point jump shot (Carter Kingsbury assists)	32-25
3:11	+2	Great Osobor makes two point jump shot	34-25
3:06		TV timeout
2:55	+2	Even Brauns makes two point dunk (Brock Harding assists)	34-27
2:55		Tyree Ihenacho shooting foul (Even Brauns draws the foul)
2:55	+1	Even Brauns makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-28
2:40		Great Osobor turnover (lost ball) (Even Brauns steals)
2:19	+3	Carter Kingsbury makes three point jump shot (Brock Harding assists)	34-31
1:42		Wilhelm Breidenbach misses three point jump shot
1:40		Great Osobor offensive rebound
1:23		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
1:21		Brock Harding defensive rebound
1:07	+2	Josh Dix makes two point jump shot	34-33
0:36		Mekhi Mason misses two point jump shot
0:34		Brock Harding defensive rebound
0:07		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
0:05		Great Osobor defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
WASH
Huskies
45
IOWA
Hawkeyes
52

Time		Play	Score
19:50	+2	Great Osobor makes two point layup (Zoom Diallo assists)	36-33
19:41		Payton Sandfort misses two point jump shot
19:39		Great Osobor defensive rebound
19:25		Ladji Dembele personal foul
19:21		Even Brauns shooting foul
19:21	+1	Zoom Diallo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-33
19:21	+1	Zoom Diallo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-33
19:05		Zoom Diallo personal foul
19:03		Drew Thelwell turnover (Great Osobor steals)
18:57	+2	Franck Kepnang makes two point layup (Great Osobor assists)	40-33
18:57		Even Brauns shooting foul
18:57		Franck Kepnang misses regular free throw 1 of 1
18:57		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
18:30		Brock Harding turnover (lost ball)
18:08	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point jump shot	42-33
17:46		Zoom Diallo shooting foul
17:46		Riley Mulvey misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:46	+1	Riley Mulvey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-34
17:31		Great Osobor offensive foul
17:31		Great Osobor turnover (offensive foul)
17:18		Mekhi Mason personal foul
17:12		Mekhi Mason shooting foul
17:12	+1	Josh Dix makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-35
17:12	+1	Josh Dix makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-36
16:44		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
16:42		Great Osobor offensive rebound
16:40		Huskies turnover (shot clock violation)
16:22		Franck Kepnang shooting foul
16:22	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	42-37
16:22	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-38
16:17		Great Osobor turnover (Riley Mulvey steals)
16:12		Riley Mulvey turnover (Tyler Harris steals)
16:11		Franck Kepnang offensive foul
16:11		Franck Kepnang turnover (offensive foul)
15:48		Brock Harding misses two point jump shot
15:46		Brock Harding offensive rebound
15:43	+2	Brock Harding makes two point layup	42-40
15:19	+2	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes two point layup (DJ Davis assists)	44-40
15:19		Riley Mulvey shooting foul
15:19		TV timeout
15:19	+1	Wilhelm Breidenbach makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-40
15:05		Mekhi Mason blocks Payton Sandfort's two point layup
15:03		Pryce Sandfort offensive rebound
14:56	+2	Riley Mulvey makes two point dunk (Payton Sandfort assists)	45-42
14:42	+3	DJ Davis makes three point jump shot (Mekhi Mason assists)	48-42
14:26	+3	Brock Harding makes three point jump shot (Pryce Sandfort assists)	48-45
14:05		Wilhelm Breidenbach turnover (out of bounds)
13:44		Riley Mulvey misses two point layup
13:42		Brock Harding offensive rebound
13:18	+3	Brock Harding makes three point jump shot	48-48
12:52		Carter Kingsbury shooting foul
12:52	+1	Great Osobor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-48
12:52	+1	Great Osobor makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-48
12:34		Payton Sandfort misses two point jump shot
12:32		Tyler Harris defensive rebound
12:20		Zoom Diallo misses two point jump shot
12:18		Franck Kepnang offensive rebound
12:14	+2	Franck Kepnang makes two point layup	52-48
11:59		Carter Kingsbury misses three point jump shot
11:57		Zoom Diallo defensive rebound
11:34		Zoom Diallo offensive foul
11:34		Zoom Diallo turnover (offensive foul)
11:34		TV timeout
11:21	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point jump shot	52-50
11:01		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
10:59		Franck Kepnang offensive rebound
10:56	+2	Franck Kepnang makes two point layup	54-50
10:42		Payton Sandfort turnover (Franck Kepnang steals)
10:33		Zoom Diallo misses two point jump shot
10:31		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
10:21	+3	Josh Dix makes three point jump shot	54-53
9:47	+2	Zoom Diallo makes two point jump shot	56-53
9:21		Payton Sandfort misses two point jump shot
9:19		Carter Kingsbury offensive rebound
9:14	+3	Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Carter Kingsbury assists)	56-56
8:58		Great Osobor misses two point jump shot
8:56		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
8:51		Tyler Harris shooting foul
8:51	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 3	56-57
8:51	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 3	56-58
8:51	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 3 of 3	56-59
8:33	+2	Franck Kepnang makes two point dunk (Tyler Harris assists)	58-59
8:12	+3	Josh Dix makes three point jump shot	58-62
8:05		Huskies 60 second timeout
7:49		Carter Kingsbury shooting foul
7:49		TV timeout
7:49	+1	Great Osobor makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-62
7:49		Great Osobor misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:49		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
7:29	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point jump shot	59-64
7:01	+2	Mekhi Mason makes two point layup	61-64
6:51		Franck Kepnang shooting foul
6:51	+1	Riley Mulvey makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-65
6:51	+1	Riley Mulvey makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-66
6:35	+3	Mekhi Mason makes three point jump shot (DJ Davis assists)	64-66
6:06		Brock Harding misses three point jump shot
6:04		Franck Kepnang defensive rebound
5:57		Brock Harding personal foul
5:57	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-66
5:57	+1	Mekhi Mason makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-66
5:44		Tyler Harris blocks Josh Dix's two point jump shot
5:42		Mekhi Mason defensive rebound
5:36		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
5:34		Hawkeyes defensive rebound
5:16	+2	Riley Mulvey makes two point layup (Payton Sandfort assists)	66-68
4:57		Payton Sandfort personal foul
4:57		Tyler Harris misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:57		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
4:50		Payton Sandfort misses two point jump shot
4:48		Ladji Dembele offensive rebound
4:36		Great Osobor shooting foul
4:36	+1	Ladji Dembele makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-69
4:36	+1	Ladji Dembele makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-70
4:09		Tyler Harris misses two point layup
4:07		Franck Kepnang offensive rebound
4:02		Franck Kepnang misses two point layup
4:00		Ladji Dembele defensive rebound
3:39		Riley Mulvey misses two point jump shot
3:37		Great Osobor defensive rebound
3:29		Payton Sandfort personal foul
3:29		TV timeout
3:29	+1	Tyler Harris makes regular free throw 1 of 2	67-70
3:29	+1	Tyler Harris makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-70
3:11		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
3:00	+2	Josh Dix makes two point jump shot	68-72
2:36		Great Osobor misses two point layup
2:34		Ladji Dembele defensive rebound
2:12	+2	Riley Mulvey makes two point layup (Josh Dix assists)	68-74
2:04		Huskies 30 second timeout
1:50	+3	DJ Davis makes three point jump shot	71-74
1:22		Franck Kepnang blocks Josh Dix's two point layup
1:20		Ladji Dembele offensive rebound
1:18		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
1:16	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point jump shot (Brock Harding assists)	71-76
0:58		Tyler Harris misses three point jump shot
0:56		Riley Mulvey defensive rebound
0:49		Great Osobor personal foul
0:49	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	71-77
0:49	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-78
0:35	+2	DJ Davis makes two point jump shot	73-78
0:35		Huskies 60 second timeout
0:33		Tyler Harris personal foul
0:33	+1	Pryce Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-79
0:33	+1	Pryce Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-80
0:26		Mekhi Mason misses three point jump shot
0:24		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
0:23		DJ Davis personal foul
0:23	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	73-81
0:23	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-82
0:18	+3	DJ Davis makes three point jump shot	76-82
0:15		Mekhi Mason personal foul
0:15	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-83
0:15	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	76-84
0:10	+3	DJ Davis makes three point jump shot	79-84
0:09		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
0:09		Carter Kingsbury turnover (Great Osobor steals)
0:04		DJ Davis misses three point jump shot
0:02		Josh Dix defensive rebound
0:01		Great Osobor personal foul
0:01		Josh Dix misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:01	+1	Josh Dix makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-85
0:00		End of period

+ 1

Josh Dix makes regular free throw 2 of 2