Sandfort's 30 lead Iowa past Kansas State 91-82 in NIT
AP
Mar 20, 2024
Iowa Hawkeyes CITY, Iowa (AP) Payton Sandfort scored 30 points and made seven 3-pointers to lead Iowa over Kansas State Wildcats 91-82 on Tuesday night in the NIT.
Sandfort added 12 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (19-14). Ben Krikke scored 24 points while going 9 of 15 and 5 of 8 from the free-throw line and added 11 rebounds and three steals. Owen Freeman had 10 points and shot 3 of 6 from the field and 4 of 5 from the free-throw line.
Dai Dai Ames finished with 16 points and five assists for the Wildcats (19-15). William McNair added 15 points and seven rebounds for Kansas State. Cam Carter had 13 points and three steals.
Iowa took the lead with 19:01 remaining in the first half and did not relinquish it. Sandfort led his team in scoring with 22 points in the first half to help put them ahead 50-39 at the break. Iowa used a 9-0 run in the second half to build a 13-point lead at 69-56 with 13:28 left in the half.
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1st Half
KSU
Wildcats
39
IOWA
Hawkeyes
50
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Jerrell Colbert vs. Owen Freeman (Tony Perkins gains possession)
19:38
+3
Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Ben Krikke assists)
0-3
19:15
+3
Arthur Kaluma makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists)
3-3
19:01
+3
Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Ben Krikke assists)
3-6
18:41
Dai Dai Ames turnover (bad pass) (Ben Krikke steals)
18:31
Ben Krikke misses two point jump shot
18:29
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
18:21
Arthur Kaluma turnover (bad pass) (Tony Perkins steals)
18:13
Josh Dix misses three point jump shot
18:11
Dai Dai Ames defensive rebound
18:05
Cam Carter turnover (bad pass)
18:03
Tony Perkins turnover (bad pass) (R.J. Jones steals)
17:53
Arthur Kaluma turnover (bad pass) (Ben Krikke steals)
17:53
Jerrell Colbert blocks Owen Freeman's two point layup
17:51
Jerrell Colbert defensive rebound
17:45
Owen Freeman blocks Jerrell Colbert's two point layup
17:43
Tony Perkins defensive rebound
17:38
Arthur Kaluma shooting foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul)
17:38
+1
Owen Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2
3-7
17:38
+1
Owen Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2
3-8
17:25
R.J. Jones misses three point jump shot
17:23
Tylor Perry offensive rebound
17:20
+3
Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot
6-8
17:01
Ben Krikke turnover (bad pass)
16:50
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
16:48
Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
16:44
+3
Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)
6-11
16:31
Owen Freeman blocks Arthur Kaluma's three point jump shot
16:29
Owen Freeman defensive rebound
16:23
Tony Perkins turnover (bad pass) (Arthur Kaluma steals)
16:09
+2
Will McNair Jr. makes two point layup (Arthur Kaluma assists)
8-11
15:56
R.J. Jones shooting foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
15:56
TV timeout
15:56
+1
Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 3
8-12
15:56
+1
Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 3
8-13
15:56
Payton Sandfort misses regular free throw 3 of 3
15:56
Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
15:44
Arthur Kaluma turnover (bad pass) (Owen Freeman steals)
15:41
Will McNair Jr. shooting foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul)
15:41
+1
Owen Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2
8-14
15:41
Owen Freeman misses regular free throw 2 of 2
15:41
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
15:13
+2
David N'Guessan makes two point hook shot
10-14
14:46
Tony Perkins misses three point jump shot
14:44
Owen Freeman offensive rebound
14:40
Owen Freeman turnover (lost ball) (R.J. Jones steals)
14:32
David N'Guessan misses two point jump shot
14:30
Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
14:15
+2
Tony Perkins makes two point layup (Josh Dix assists)
10-16
13:57
Cam Carter misses two point layup
13:55
Cam Carter offensive rebound
13:53
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
13:51
Josh Dix defensive rebound
13:44
Owen Freeman offensive foul (R.J. Jones draws the foul)
13:44
Owen Freeman turnover (offensive foul)
13:28
Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
13:26
Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
13:06
+2
Payton Sandfort makes two point jump shot
10-18
13:06
Cam Carter shooting foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
13:06
+1
Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 1
10-19
12:44
+2
Arthur Kaluma makes two point layup
12-19
12:36
+3
Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Brock Harding assists)
12-22
12:11
Payton Sandfort shooting foul (Cam Carter draws the foul)
12:11
+1
Cam Carter makes regular free throw 1 of 2
13-22
12:11
+1
Cam Carter makes regular free throw 2 of 2
14-22
11:59
+2
Tony Perkins makes two point jump shot
14-24
11:45
Dai Dai Ames misses two point jump shot
11:43
Dai Dai Ames offensive rebound
11:39
Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
11:37
Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
11:36
TV timeout
11:24
Brock Harding turnover (bad pass) (Tylor Perry steals)
11:13
Arthur Kaluma misses two point layup
11:11
Will McNair Jr. offensive rebound
11:05
+2
Cam Carter makes two point layup (Arthur Kaluma assists)
16-24
10:58
+3
Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Brock Harding assists)
16-27
10:42
+3
Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Tylor Perry assists)
19-27
10:17
Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
10:15
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
9:56
+2
Will McNair Jr. makes two point layup (Dai Dai Ames assists)
21-27
9:38
Cam Carter shooting foul (Ladji Dembele draws the foul)
9:38
Ladji Dembele misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:38
+1
Ladji Dembele makes regular free throw 2 of 2
21-28
9:31
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
9:29
Wildcats offensive rebound
9:18
Dai Dai Ames turnover (traveling)
8:50
+2
Owen Freeman makes two point jump shot
21-30
8:36
+2
Will McNair Jr. makes two point layup (R.J. Jones assists)
23-30
8:27
Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
8:25
Payton Sandfort offensive rebound
8:25
Tylor Perry personal foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
8:15
Ben Krikke misses three point jump shot
8:13
Owen Freeman offensive rebound
8:10
+2
Owen Freeman makes two point layup
23-32
7:57
Will McNair Jr. misses two point hook shot
7:55
Ben Krikke defensive rebound
7:45
Tony Perkins misses three point jump shot
7:43
Payton Sandfort offensive rebound
7:37
+2
Ben Krikke makes two point layup (Tony Perkins assists)
23-34
7:12
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
7:10
Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
7:09
TV timeout
6:44
Owen Freeman turnover (traveling)
6:32
R.J. Jones misses three point jump shot
6:30
David N'Guessan offensive rebound
6:30
Owen Freeman personal foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
6:19
R.J. Jones misses three point jump shot
6:17
Macaleab Rich offensive rebound
6:15
+2
Macaleab Rich makes two point layup
25-34
6:15
Patrick McCaffery shooting foul (Macaleab Rich draws the foul)
6:15
+1
Macaleab Rich makes regular free throw 1 of 1
26-34
5:58
David N'Guessan personal foul (Ben Krikke draws the foul)
5:58
Ben Krikke misses regular free throw 1 of 1
5:58
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
5:38
Dai Dai Ames misses three point jump shot
5:36
Ben Krikke defensive rebound
5:22
David N'Guessan personal foul (Ben Krikke draws the foul)
5:22
+1
Ben Krikke makes regular free throw 1 of 2
26-35
5:22
Ben Krikke misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:22
Jerrell Colbert defensive rebound
5:03
Ben Krikke blocks Tylor Perry's two point layup
5:01
Ben Krikke defensive rebound
4:56
Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
4:54
Jerrell Colbert defensive rebound
4:46
+2
Macaleab Rich makes two point layup
28-35
4:38
+3
Tony Perkins makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists)
28-38
4:18
Ben Krikke personal foul (Jerrell Colbert draws the foul)
4:11
R.J. Jones turnover (bad pass) (Josh Dix steals)
4:05
R.J. Jones personal foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul)
4:05
+1
Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-39
4:05
Patrick McCaffery misses regular free throw 2 of 2
4:05
Macaleab Rich defensive rebound
3:53
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
3:51
Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
3:42
Patrick McCaffery misses two point layup
3:40
Macaleab Rich defensive rebound
3:33
Macaleab Rich misses three point jump shot
3:31
Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
3:30
Dorian Finister personal foul (Josh Dix draws the foul)
3:30
TV timeout
3:30
+1
Josh Dix makes regular free throw 1 of 2
28-40
3:30
+1
Josh Dix makes regular free throw 2 of 2
28-41
3:30
Dorian Finister turnover (out of bounds)
3:25
Josh Dix misses two point jump shot
3:23
Macaleab Rich defensive rebound
3:11
+2
Dorian Finister makes two point layup
30-41
2:53
Ben Krikke misses two point jump shot
2:51
Payton Sandfort offensive rebound
2:50
Payton Sandfort misses two point layup
2:48
Macaleab Rich defensive rebound
2:42
+2
Dai Dai Ames makes two point jump shot
32-41
2:33
Tony Perkins misses two point jump shot
2:31
Payton Sandfort offensive rebound
2:31
Dorian Finister shooting foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
2:31
+1
Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2
32-42
2:31
+1
Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2
32-43
2:09
+2
Macaleab Rich makes two point layup
34-43
1:46
+2
Patrick McCaffery makes two point jump shot
34-45
1:37
+2
Jerrell Colbert makes two point layup (Dai Dai Ames assists)
36-45
1:19
Jerrell Colbert shooting foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul)
1:19
+1
Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 1 of 2
36-46
1:19
+1
Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 2 of 2
36-47
1:03
Josh Dix personal foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
1:03
Wildcats 30 second timeout
0:57
+3
Tylor Perry makes three point jump shot (Dai Dai Ames assists)
39-47
0:40
+3
Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Pryce Sandfort assists)
39-50
0:01
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
0:01
Hawkeyes defensive rebound
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
KSU
Wildcats
43
IOWA
Hawkeyes
41
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:55
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
19:53
Hawkeyes defensive rebound
19:27
Owen Freeman misses two point layup
19:25
Ben Krikke offensive rebound
19:24
Ben Krikke misses two point jump shot
19:22
Owen Freeman offensive rebound
19:22
Arthur Kaluma personal foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul)
19:10
+2
Ben Krikke makes two point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)
39-52
18:55
+2
Will McNair Jr. makes two point layup
41-52
18:45
Tony Perkins misses two point layup
18:43
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
18:32
+3
Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Will McNair Jr. assists)
44-52
18:18
Owen Freeman misses two point jump shot
18:16
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
18:01
Will McNair Jr. misses two point hook shot
17:59
Owen Freeman defensive rebound
17:55
Payton Sandfort turnover (lost ball) (Cam Carter steals)
17:51
+2
Cam Carter makes two point dunk
46-52
17:33
Josh Dix misses two point jump shot
17:31
Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
17:25
+3
Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Tylor Perry assists)
49-52
17:23
Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
17:04
+2
Ben Krikke makes two point layup (Josh Dix assists)
49-54
17:04
Will McNair Jr. shooting foul (Ben Krikke draws the foul)
17:04
+1
Ben Krikke makes regular free throw 1 of 1
49-55
16:39
+2
Will McNair Jr. makes two point hook shot
51-55
16:35
+2
Owen Freeman makes two point layup (Tony Perkins assists)
51-57
16:35
Will McNair Jr. shooting foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul)
16:35
+1
Owen Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 1
51-58
16:21
+2
Dai Dai Ames makes two point layup
53-58
16:21
Owen Freeman shooting foul (Dai Dai Ames draws the foul)
16:21
Dai Dai Ames misses regular free throw 1 of 1
16:21
Ben Krikke defensive rebound
16:09
+2
Tony Perkins makes two point jump shot
53-60
15:55
Ladji Dembele personal foul (Arthur Kaluma draws the foul)
15:49
Ben Krikke personal foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
15:30
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
15:28
Ben Krikke defensive rebound
15:12
Ladji Dembele misses two point hook shot
15:10
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
15:02
+3
Cam Carter makes three point jump shot (Tylor Perry assists)
56-60
14:35
+2
Ben Krikke makes two point layup
56-62
14:21
Arthur Kaluma misses three point jump shot
14:19
Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
14:19
Arthur Kaluma flagrant 1 (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
14:18
TV timeout
14:18
+1
Ben Krikke makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2
56-63
14:18
+1
Ben Krikke makes flagrant free throw 2 of 2
56-64
14:12
Tony Perkins offensive foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
14:12
Tony Perkins turnover (offensive foul)
13:59
Tylor Perry turnover (bad pass) (Ladji Dembele steals)
13:45
+2
Payton Sandfort makes two point layup (Ben Krikke assists)
56-66
13:40
Cam Carter turnover (traveling)
13:28
+3
Ladji Dembele makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)
56-69
13:09
+2
David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Cam Carter assists)
58-69
12:54
Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
12:52
R.J. Jones defensive rebound
12:44
+2
David N'Guessan makes two point layup
60-69
12:35
David N'Guessan shooting foul (Ben Krikke draws the foul)
12:35
+1
Ben Krikke makes regular free throw 1 of 2
60-70
12:35
Ben Krikke misses regular free throw 2 of 2
12:35
Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
12:18
Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
12:16
Tony Perkins defensive rebound
12:08
Patrick McCaffery turnover (bad pass)
11:53
R.J. Jones turnover (bad pass)
11:43
Tony Perkins misses two point jump shot
11:41
Ladji Dembele offensive rebound
11:38
+2
Ben Krikke makes two point layup (Ladji Dembele assists)
60-72
11:10
Ladji Dembele shooting foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
11:10
+1
David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 1 of 2
61-72
11:10
+1
David N'Guessan makes regular free throw 2 of 2
62-72
10:49
Tony Perkins misses two point jump shot
10:47
Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
10:47
Tony Perkins personal foul (Will McNair Jr. draws the foul)
10:47
TV timeout
10:30
+2
David N'Guessan makes two point layup
64-72
10:13
Josh Dix misses three point jump shot
10:11
Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
10:02
+2
Will McNair Jr. makes two point layup (Dai Dai Ames assists)
66-72
9:33
Payton Sandfort turnover (lost ball) (Cam Carter steals)
9:25
Ladji Dembele shooting foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
9:25
David N'Guessan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
9:25
David N'Guessan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
9:25
Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
9:00
Owen Freeman turnover (lost ball) (Will McNair Jr. steals)
8:54
Payton Sandfort shooting foul (Will McNair Jr. draws the foul)
8:54
Will McNair Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:54
+1
Will McNair Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2
67-72
8:42
Ben Krikke misses two point jump shot
8:40
Arthur Kaluma defensive rebound
8:19
Will McNair Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Tony Perkins steals)
8:12
Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
8:10
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
7:52
Will McNair Jr. misses two point hook shot
7:50
Ben Krikke defensive rebound
7:41
Tony Perkins misses three point jump shot
7:39
Owen Freeman offensive rebound
7:39
David N'Guessan personal foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul)
7:39
TV timeout
7:31
+2
Ben Krikke makes two point layup
67-74
7:09
+3
Dai Dai Ames makes three point jump shot (Arthur Kaluma assists)
70-74
6:56
+2
Ben Krikke makes two point layup (Owen Freeman assists)
70-76
6:32
Arthur Kaluma turnover (lost ball) (Ben Krikke steals)
6:29
Josh Dix turnover (bad pass) (Cam Carter steals)
6:23
Cam Carter misses two point layup
6:21
Taj Manning offensive rebound
6:21
Taj Manning misses two point layup
6:19
Josh Dix defensive rebound
6:09
+3
Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)
70-79
6:01
Wildcats 30 second timeout
6:01
TV timeout
5:45
Cam Carter misses two point jump shot
5:43
Ben Krikke defensive rebound
5:37
+2
Ben Krikke makes two point layup (Tony Perkins assists)
70-81
5:01
+2
Cam Carter makes two point layup
72-81
4:38
Ben Krikke misses two point hook shot
4:36
Will McNair Jr. defensive rebound
4:23
+2
Cam Carter makes two point layup
74-81
3:49
+3
Ben Krikke makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)
74-84
3:40
+2
David N'Guessan makes two point layup (Cam Carter assists)
76-84
3:40
Owen Freeman shooting foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
3:40
TV timeout
3:40
David N'Guessan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
3:40
Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
3:30
Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
3:28
David N'Guessan defensive rebound
3:26
Ben Krikke personal foul (David N'Guessan draws the foul)
3:26
David N'Guessan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:26
David N'Guessan misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:26
Cam Carter offensive rebound
3:26
Cam Carter misses two point layup
3:24
David N'Guessan offensive rebound
3:23
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
3:21
Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
2:53
Josh Dix misses two point jump shot
2:51
Ben Krikke offensive rebound
2:45
+3
Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Ben Krikke assists)
76-87
2:34
Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
2:32
Dai Dai Ames offensive rebound
2:26
Tylor Perry misses three point jump shot
2:24
Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
2:06
Will McNair Jr. personal foul (Ladji Dembele draws the foul)
2:06
Ladji Dembele misses regular free throw 1 of 1
2:06
Ben Krikke offensive rebound
1:46
Tony Perkins misses two point jump shot
1:44
Tylor Perry defensive rebound
1:34
+2
Will McNair Jr. makes two point dunk (Tylor Perry assists)
78-87
1:33
Wildcats 30 second timeout
1:30
Cam Carter personal foul (Josh Dix draws the foul)
1:30
+1
Josh Dix makes regular free throw 1 of 2
78-88
1:30
+1
Josh Dix makes regular free throw 2 of 2
78-89
1:22
Cam Carter misses three point jump shot
1:20
Ben Krikke defensive rebound
0:51
+2
Josh Dix makes two point jump shot
78-91
0:45
Tony Perkins shooting foul (Tylor Perry draws the foul)
