Rider Broncs @ Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa jumps out early and beats Rider 83-58 to move to 5-0
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- — Payton Sandfort scored 22 points, Owen Freeman added 19 and Iowa beat Rider 83-58 on Tuesday night to move to 5-0.
Payton Sandfort made 9 of 16 from the floor and Freeman shot 7 of 11. It was Payton Sandfort's 20th career 20-point game.
Seydou Traore added 12 points and Pryce Sandfort chipped in 11 for Iowa (5-0), which shot 30 of 64 (47%) from the floor and scored 20 points off 20 Rider turnovers.
The Sandforts combined for five of the Hawkeyes' eight 3-pointers. The pair are second (Payton) and fourth (Pryce) in the Big Ten Conference in 3-point field goals.
Iowa never trailed and built a 40-26 halftime lead. Freeman scored 12 first-half points and Payton Sandfort added 11 first-half points.
Ife West-Ingram scored 14 points and Jay Alvarez added 13 for Rider (3-2), which ended its three-game win streak.
Iowa, which has won each of its five games by double digits, faces Utah State in Kansas City, Missouri, on Friday.
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Game Information
Iowa City, IA
Referee:Mike Reed
Referee:Robert Riley
Referee:Deldre Carr
2025-26 Standings
| Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrimack | 14-2 | - | 18-9 |
| Saint Peter's | 12-4 | 2 | 15-9 |
| Siena | 11-5 | 3 | 18-9 |
| Quinnipiac | 11-6 | 3.5 | 18-10 |
| Marist | 10-7 | 4.5 | 16-10 |
| Fairfield | 8-8 | 6 | 16-11 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 8-8 | 6 | 12-15 |
| Manhattan | 8-9 | 6.5 | 12-16 |
| Sacred Heart | 8-9 | 6.5 | 12-16 |
| Iona | 7-9 | 7 | 15-12 |
| Niagara | 4-12 | 10 | 7-19 |
| Canisius | 3-13 | 11 | 8-19 |
| Rider | 2-14 | 12 | 3-22 |
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 15-1 | - | 25-1 |
| Illinois | 12-3 | 2.5 | 21-5 |
| Nebraska | 11-4 | 3.5 | 22-4 |
| Purdue | 11-4 | 3.5 | 21-5 |
| Michigan State | 11-4 | 3.5 | 21-5 |
| Wisconsin | 10-5 | 4.5 | 18-8 |
| Iowa | 9-6 | 5.5 | 19-7 |
| Ohio State | 9-6 | 5.5 | 17-9 |
| UCLA | 9-6 | 5.5 | 17-9 |
| Indiana | 8-7 | 6.5 | 17-9 |
| USC | 7-7 | 7 | 18-7 |
| Washington | 5-10 | 9.5 | 13-13 |
| Minnesota | 5-10 | 9.5 | 12-14 |
| Rutgers | 3-11 | 11 | 10-15 |
| Maryland | 3-11 | 11 | 10-15 |
| Penn State | 2-13 | 12.5 | 11-15 |
| Northwestern | 2-13 | 12.5 | 10-16 |
| Oregon | 2-13 | 12.5 | 9-17 |
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