Madsen, Smith power Utah to 91-82 victory over Iowa in NIT
AP
Mar 24, 2024
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) Gabe Madsen sank seven 3-pointers scored a career-high 31 points, Deivon Smith notched his fourth triple-double of the season and Utah Utes cruised to a 91-82 victory over Iowa Hawkeyes in the second round of the NIT on Sunday night.
Madsen made 9 of 19 shots, including 7 of 15 from distance, for the Utes (21-14), who will host VCU in a Wednesday quarterfinal. Smith finished with 19 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists, adding three steals. He tied a Pac-12 Conference record with his fourth triple-double of the season. Branden Carlson scored 12.
Patrick McCaffrey led the Hawkeyes (19-15) with 19 points off the bench. Josh Dix had 14 points. Owen Freeman, Ben Krikke and freshman reserve Brock Harding all scored 12. Freeman led Iowa with seven rebounds and four assists.
Madsen hit three 3-pointers and scored 19 in the first half, Smith added 10 points and Utah cruised to a 48-36 lead at halftime. The Utes shot 51.5% overall and made 7 of 14 from 3-point range in building the 12-point advantage. Owen Freeman had 11 first-half points for Iowa.
Iowa got no closer than five in the second half.
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1st Half
IOWA
Hawkeyes
36
UTAH
Utes
48
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
Owen Freeman vs. Lawson Lovering (Hawkeyes gains possession)
19:35
Payton Sandfort misses two point layup
19:33
Deivon Smith defensive rebound
19:20
Lawson Lovering misses two point dunk
19:18
Tony Perkins defensive rebound
19:18
Lawson Lovering personal foul
19:03
Ben Krikke misses two point jump shot
19:01
Cole Bajema defensive rebound
18:52
Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
18:50
Ben Krikke defensive rebound
18:30
Payton Sandfort misses two point layup
18:28
Lawson Lovering defensive rebound
18:20
Branden Carlson misses three point jump shot
18:18
Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
18:01
+2
Owen Freeman makes two point layup
2-0
17:34
Cole Bajema misses three point jump shot
17:32
Tony Perkins defensive rebound
17:14
Josh Dix misses two point jump shot
17:12
Deivon Smith defensive rebound
17:00
Gabe Madsen misses two point jump shot
16:58
Hawkeyes defensive rebound
16:44
Owen Freeman misses two point dunk
16:42
Ben Krikke offensive rebound
16:33
Tony Perkins misses two point jump shot
16:31
Payton Sandfort offensive rebound
16:25
Ben Krikke turnover (bad pass) (Deivon Smith steals)
16:25
+2
Deivon Smith makes two point layup
2-2
16:25
Tony Perkins shooting foul (Deivon Smith draws the foul)
16:25
+1
Deivon Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 1
2-3
16:01
Keba Keita blocks Payton Sandfort's two point layup
15:59
Hawkeyes offensive rebound
15:55
+3
Tony Perkins makes three point jump shot (Owen Freeman assists)
5-3
15:35
+2
Deivon Smith makes two point jump shot
5-5
15:27
+2
Owen Freeman makes two point layup (Payton Sandfort assists)
7-5
15:13
+3
Hunter Erickson makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)
7-8
15:06
Ben Krikke misses two point jump shot
15:04
Keba Keita defensive rebound
14:53
+2
Gabe Madsen makes two point layup
7-10
14:38
+2
Owen Freeman makes two point dunk (Payton Sandfort assists)
9-10
14:19
+2
Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Deivon Smith assists)
9-12
13:57
Branden Carlson blocks Owen Freeman's two point layup
13:55
Keba Keita defensive rebound
13:48
Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass)
13:48
TV timeout
13:32
Ladji Dembele turnover (lost ball) (Deivon Smith steals)
13:15
Keba Keita misses two point layup
13:13
Ben Carlson offensive rebound
13:03
+2
Ben Carlson makes two point layup
9-14
12:51
+2
Josh Dix makes two point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)
11-14
12:32
Keba Keita turnover (3-second violation)
12:18
Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
12:16
Hunter Erickson defensive rebound
12:08
Brock Harding personal foul
11:58
Lawson Lovering misses two point jump shot
11:56
Utes offensive rebound
11:55
TV timeout
11:37
Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot
11:35
Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
11:30
Payton Sandfort turnover (lost ball) (Deivon Smith steals)
11:18
Payton Sandfort personal foul
11:07
+3
Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)
11-17
10:42
Payton Sandfort misses two point jump shot
10:40
Deivon Smith defensive rebound
10:35
+2
Deivon Smith makes two point layup
11-19
10:10
Branden Carlson shooting foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul)
10:10
Owen Freeman misses regular free throw 1 of 2
10:10
+1
Owen Freeman makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-19
10:02
+3
Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Ben Carlson assists)
12-22
9:41
+2
Patrick McCaffery makes two point dunk
14-22
9:26
Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
9:24
Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
9:18
Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot
9:16
Cole Bajema defensive rebound
9:04
Ben Carlson misses three point jump shot
9:02
Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
8:45
Cole Bajema personal foul
8:37
Gabe Madsen personal foul
8:30
+2
Pryce Sandfort makes two point jump shot
16-22
8:09
+3
Deivon Smith makes three point jump shot (Branden Carlson assists)
16-25
8:00
TV timeout
7:46
Ladji Dembele misses three point jump shot
7:44
Utes defensive rebound
7:30
Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
7:28
Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound
7:21
+3
Brock Harding makes three point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists)
19-25
7:00
Pryce Sandfort personal foul
6:49
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point jump shot (Gabe Madsen assists)
19-27
6:30
+2
Ben Krikke makes two point jump shot (Brock Harding assists)
21-27
6:12
Branden Carlson misses two point jump shot
6:10
Tony Perkins defensive rebound
6:01
+2
Owen Freeman makes two point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)
23-27
5:38
+3
Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists)
23-30
5:20
+2
Owen Freeman makes two point dunk (Payton Sandfort assists)
25-30
4:56
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point layup (Lawson Lovering assists)
25-32
4:41
+2
Payton Sandfort makes two point layup (Ben Krikke assists)
27-32
4:20
+3
Gabe Madsen makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)
27-35
4:08
Brock Harding turnover (out of bounds)
3:56
Josh Dix shooting foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
3:56
TV timeout
3:56
+1
Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 3
27-36
3:56
+1
Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 3
27-37
3:56
+1
Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 3 of 3
27-38
3:38
Tony Perkins misses three point jump shot
3:36
Deivon Smith defensive rebound
3:29
Payton Sandfort shooting foul (Gabe Madsen draws the foul)
3:29
+1
Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 1 of 3
27-39
3:29
+1
Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 2 of 3
27-40
3:29
+1
Gabe Madsen makes regular free throw 3 of 3
27-41
3:15
Ben Krikke misses two point jump shot
3:13
Deivon Smith defensive rebound
3:01
+2
Keba Keita makes two point dunk (Deivon Smith assists)
27-43
2:55
Tony Perkins turnover (bad pass) (Gabe Madsen steals)
2:46
+2
Gabe Madsen makes two point dunk
27-45
2:41
+2
Josh Dix makes two point jump shot
29-45
2:16
Owen Freeman blocks Keba Keita's two point layup
2:14
Hunter Erickson offensive rebound
2:06
Owen Freeman blocks Ben Carlson's two point layup
2:06
Utes offensive rebound
2:06
Utes turnover (shot clock violation)
1:48
Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
1:46
Ben Krikke offensive rebound
1:38
+3
Patrick McCaffery makes three point jump shot
32-45
1:20
Deivon Smith turnover (bad pass) (Josh Dix steals)
1:14
+2
Josh Dix makes two point layup
34-45
1:07
Utes 30 second timeout
0:56
+3
Cole Bajema makes three point jump shot (Deivon Smith assists)
34-48
0:38
Owen Freeman misses two point layup
0:36
Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
0:09
Deivon Smith misses three point jump shot
0:07
Ben Carlson offensive rebound
0:02
Owen Freeman blocks Ben Carlson's two point layup
0:01
Ben Krikke defensive rebound
0:01
+2
Brock Harding makes two point layup
36-48
0:00
End of period
2nd Half
IOWA
Hawkeyes
46
UTAH
Utes
43
Time
Team
Play
Score
19:44
Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot
19:42
Tony Perkins defensive rebound
19:35
Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
19:33
Cole Bajema defensive rebound
19:20
+2
Deivon Smith makes two point layup (Cole Bajema assists)
36-50
18:53
Ben Krikke misses three point jump shot
18:51
Owen Freeman offensive rebound
18:41
+2
Ben Krikke makes two point layup (Owen Freeman assists)
38-50
18:25
Cole Bajema misses two point jump shot
18:23
Ben Krikke defensive rebound
18:08
Josh Dix misses two point jump shot
18:06
Gabe Madsen defensive rebound
18:01
+2
Branden Carlson makes two point dunk (Deivon Smith assists)
38-52
17:50
Branden Carlson blocks Owen Freeman's two point layup
17:48
Utes defensive rebound
17:27
Deivon Smith misses two point layup
17:25
Owen Freeman defensive rebound
17:23
Cole Bajema shooting foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul)
17:23
+1
Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 1 of 2
39-52
17:23
+1
Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 2 of 2
40-52
17:06
+2
Lawson Lovering makes two point dunk (Gabe Madsen assists)
40-54
16:54
+2
Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup (Owen Freeman assists)
