Payton Sandfort scored 24 issues to steer Iowa to a come-from-behind 95-88 victory over Utah in a neutral-site nonconference sport Saturday in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Sandfort tallied 19 issues in the second one half of, when the Hawkeyes (9-3) became an 11-point deficit into their very own double-digit lead. He additionally grabbed 8 rebounds.
Lawson Lovering had a career-high 25 issues and Mason Madsen contributed 24 issues with six 3-pointers, six rebounds and 4 assists for the Utes.
This was once Iowa’s first-ever win over Utah (8-3), which beat the Hawkeyes in the second one spherical of the NIT final spring.
Owen Freeman added 16 issues, Josh Dix and Drew Thelwell each and every had 15 and Brock Harding contributed 12 issues, as all 5 Iowa starters scored in double figures within the win.
Utah, which wrapped up its nonconference slate, opened the second one half of on a 7-0 run to take a 47-36 lead.
Iowa chipped away on the Utes’ benefit, in any case catching up at 63-63 after Sandfort scored six in a row for the Hawkeyes.
The groups traded leads over the following couple of mins till Sandfort gave Iowa the lead for just right with a layup on the 6:45 mark.
That sparked a 15-5 surge for Iowa, which seized a 10-point lead, 90-80, after a Josh Dix layup with 2:15 closing.
The Hawkeyes scored the primary seven issues and held Utah scoreless for the primary 3 mins and 44 seconds.
Iowa led 21-14 when the Utes made their first transfer. Madsen hit 3 3-pointers and Lovering added a few layups in a 13-3 run that gave Utah a 27-24 lead.
Thelwell and Sandfort hit 3-pointers round a Mason Madsen layup as Iowa regained a one-point benefit.
Madsen hit his fourth 3 of the half of in a 7-2 run and the Utes took a 40-36 lead into the spoil after Madsen assisted Lovering on a last-second dunk.
–Box Degree Media
