Sandfort leads Iowa with 24 points in 95-88 win over Utah
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) Payton Sandfort scored 24 points, Owen Freeman scored 16 points and Iowa beat Utah 95-88 on Saturday.
Josh Dix scored 15 points shooting 7 of 10, Drew Thelwell 15 and Brock Harding 12 for Iowa (9-3) which has won two straight games after dropping back-to-back games.
Iowa (9-3) finished shooting 53.1% (34 of 64). Utah was right behind at 51.5% (35 of 68).
Tied at 75, Sandfort made consecutive layups followed by one from Dix and Iowa led 81-78 with 5:49 left and the Hawkeyes never trailed for the remainder. Harding sank two free throws, Dix added a jump shot and Harding made a 3 with 3:03 left for an 88-80 advantage. Utah never got closer than six points on a pair of layups by Lawson Lovering 21 seconds apart.
Lovering scored a career-high 25 points, shooting 11 of 14, and Mason Madsen scored 24 for the Utes (8-3).
It was Iowa's first win over Utah which entered having won the two previous matchups between the two teams.
Utah starts Big 12 Conference play traveling to Baylor on New Year's Eve. Iowa hosts New Hampshire on Dec. 30.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Mason Madsen vs. Owen Freeman (Hawkeyes gains possession) | Â | |
19:43 | Â | Brock Harding misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:41 | Â | Mason Madsen defensive rebound | Â | |
19:25 | Â | Mason Madsen misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:23 | Â | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
19:05 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup | 0-2 | |
18:32 | Â | Mason Madsen misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Josh Dix defensive rebound | Â | |
18:24 | +2 | Josh Dix makes two point layup | 0-4 | |
18:24 | Â | Mason Madsen shooting foul (Josh Dix draws the foul) | Â | |
18:24 | +1 | Josh Dix makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0-5 | |
17:52 | Â | Utes turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
17:39 | Â | Payton Sandfort turnover | Â | |
17:23 | Â | Owen Freeman blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup | Â | |
17:21 | Â | Payton Sandfort defensive rebound | Â | |
17:21 | Â | Owen Freeman personal foul | Â | |
17:16 | Â | Ezra Ausar misses two point layup | Â | |
17:14 | Â | Hawkeyes defensive rebound | Â | |
17:06 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists) | 0-7 | |
16:41 | Â | Mason Madsen misses two point layup | Â | |
16:39 | Â | Ezra Ausar offensive rebound | Â | |
16:21 | Â | Owen Freeman blocks Ezra Ausar's two point layup | Â | |
16:19 | Â | Ezra Ausar offensive rebound | Â | |
16:16 | +2 | Ezra Ausar makes two point layup | 2-7 | |
15:59 | Â | Josh Dix misses two point jump shot | Â | |
15:57 | Â | Mason Madsen defensive rebound | Â | |
15:41 | Â | Josh Dix blocks Ezra Ausar's two point jump shot | Â | |
15:41 | Â | Hawkeyes defensive rebound | Â | |
15:41 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:17 | Â | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:15 | Â | Payton Sandfort offensive rebound | Â | |
15:10 | Â | Payton Sandfort misses two point layup | Â | |
15:08 | Â | Miro Little defensive rebound | Â | |
14:59 | Â | Gabe Madsen misses two point layup | Â | |
14:57 | Â | Payton Sandfort defensive rebound | Â | |
14:54 | Â | Brock Harding misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:52 | Â | Owen Freeman offensive rebound | Â | |
14:48 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup | 2-9 | |
14:26 | Â | Miro Little misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:24 | Â | Utes offensive rebound | Â | |
14:22 | Â | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:20 | Â | Miro Little offensive rebound | Â | |
14:19 | Â | Gabe Madsen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:17 | Â | Payton Sandfort defensive rebound | Â | |
14:09 | Â | Ladji Dembele misses two point jump shot | Â | |
14:07 | Â | Caleb Lohner defensive rebound | Â | |
13:47 | Â | Ladji Dembele personal foul | Â | |
13:34 | +2 | Caleb Lohner makes two point layup (Zach Keller assists) | 4-9 | |
13:24 | Â | Drew Thelwell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:22 | Â | Ladji Dembele offensive rebound | Â | |
13:13 | +3 | Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists) | 4-12 | |
12:51 | Â | Payton Sandfort personal foul | Â | |
12:40 | +2 | Mike Sharavjamts makes two point layup | 6-12 | |
12:33 | +2 | Drew Thelwell makes two point layup | 6-14 | |
12:14 | Â | Gabe Madsen turnover (Drew Thelwell steals) | Â | |
12:08 | Â | Josh Dix turnover (Mike Sharavjamts steals) | Â | |
12:04 | +2 | Gabe Madsen makes two point dunk (Mike Sharavjamts assists) | 8-14 | |
11:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:40 | +2 | Pryce Sandfort makes two point layup (Payton Sandfort assists) | 8-16 | |
11:20 | Â | Ladji Dembele blocks Caleb Lohner's two point layup | Â | |
11:18 | Â | Hawkeyes defensive rebound | Â | |
11:18 | Â | Pryce Sandfort personal foul | Â | |
11:18 | +1 | Zach Keller makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 9-16 | |
11:18 | +1 | Zach Keller makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-16 | |
11:02 | Â | Owen Freeman misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:00 | Â | Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound | Â | |
10:36 | +2 | Mike Sharavjamts makes two point jump shot | 12-16 | |
10:07 | +2 | Payton Sandfort makes two point layup (Owen Freeman assists) | 12-18 | |
9:47 | +2 | Lawson Lovering makes two point jump shot | 14-18 | |
9:40 | +3 | Drew Thelwell makes three point jump shot | 14-21 | |
9:24 | +2 | Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Mike Sharavjamts assists) | 16-21 | |
9:08 | Â | Owen Freeman misses two point layup | Â | |
9:06 | Â | Mason Madsen defensive rebound | Â | |
9:00 | +3 | Mason Madsen makes three point jump shot (Lawson Lovering assists) | 19-21 | |
8:52 | +3 | Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Drew Thelwell assists) | 19-24 | |
8:33 | +3 | Mason Madsen makes three point jump shot (Hunter Erickson assists) | 22-24 | |
8:23 | Â | Mike Sharavjamts blocks Drew Thelwell's two point jump shot | Â | |
8:21 | Â | Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound | Â | |
8:16 | +3 | Mason Madsen makes three point jump shot (Caleb Lohner assists) | 25-24 | |
7:56 | Â | Cooper Koch turnover (Hunter Erickson steals) | Â | |
7:50 | Â | Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:48 | Â | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
7:42 | Â | Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:40 | Â | Mason Madsen defensive rebound | Â | |
7:21 | Â | Hunter Erickson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:19 | Â | Drew Thelwell defensive rebound | Â | |
7:12 | Â | Cooper Koch misses three point jump shot | Â | |
7:10 | Â | Hunter Erickson defensive rebound | Â | |
7:00 | +2 | Lawson Lovering makes two point layup (Hunter Erickson assists) | 27-24 | |
6:30 | +3 | Drew Thelwell makes three point jump shot (Pryce Sandfort assists) | 27-27 | |
6:13 | +2 | Mason Madsen makes two point layup (Hunter Erickson assists) | 29-27 | |
5:53 | +3 | Pryce Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Owen Freeman assists) | 29-30 | |
5:33 | +2 | Mike Sharavjamts makes two point jump shot | 31-30 | |
5:27 | Â | Mike Sharavjamts personal foul | Â | |
5:27 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
5:10 | Â | Mason Madsen blocks Owen Freeman's two point jump shot | Â | |
5:08 | Â | Jake Wahlin defensive rebound | Â | |
4:52 | Â | Mason Madsen misses two point layup | Â | |
4:50 | Â | Carter Kingsbury defensive rebound | Â | |
4:45 | Â | Pryce Sandfort misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:43 | Â | Owen Freeman offensive rebound | Â | |
4:40 | Â | Owen Freeman turnover (Miro Little steals) | Â | |
4:36 | +2 | Gabe Madsen makes two point layup | 33-30 | |
4:27 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point dunk (Brock Harding assists) | 33-32 | |
3:59 | Â | Miro Little misses two point jump shot | Â | |
3:57 | Â | Gabe Madsen offensive rebound | Â | |
3:51 | +3 | Mason Madsen makes three point jump shot (Miro Little assists) | 36-32 | |
3:32 | Â | Brock Harding misses two point layup | Â | |
3:30 | Â | Zach Keller defensive rebound | Â | |
3:24 | Â | Mason Madsen misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:22 | Â | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
3:16 | Â | Pryce Sandfort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:14 | Â | Miro Little defensive rebound | Â | |
3:00 | Â | Jake Wahlin offensive foul | Â | |
3:00 | Â | Jake Wahlin turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
3:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:35 | +2 | Josh Dix makes two point layup | 36-34 | |
2:12 | Â | Ezra Ausar misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:10 | Â | Hawkeyes defensive rebound | Â | |
2:02 | Â | Josh Dix misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:00 | Â | Ezra Ausar defensive rebound | Â | |
1:39 | +2 | Lawson Lovering makes two point layup | 38-34 | |
1:16 | Â | Payton Sandfort misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:14 | Â | Lawson Lovering defensive rebound | Â | |
1:09 | Â | Miro Little misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:07 | Â | Ezra Ausar offensive rebound | Â | |
1:05 | Â | Payton Sandfort personal foul | Â | |
0:55 | Â | Mason Madsen turnover (Brock Harding steals) | Â | |
0:50 | Â | Brock Harding misses two point layup | Â | |
0:48 | Â | Mike Sharavjamts defensive rebound | Â | |
0:39 | Â | Mike Sharavjamts turnover (Brock Harding steals) | Â | |
0:22 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup | 38-36 | |
0:19 | Â | Hawkeyes 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:03 | +2 | Lawson Lovering makes two point dunk (Mason Madsen assists) | 40-36 | |
0:01 | Â | Brock Harding misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Utes defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |