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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Peter's | 8-1 | - | 11-6 |
| Merrimack | 8-2 | 0.5 | 12-9 |
| Quinnipiac | 7-3 | 1.5 | 14-7 |
| Siena | 7-3 | 1.5 | 14-7 |
| Marist | 6-4 | 2.5 | 12-7 |
| Iona | 5-5 | 3.5 | 13-8 |
| Fairfield | 4-6 | 4.5 | 12-9 |
| Sacred Heart | 4-6 | 4.5 | 8-13 |
| Manhattan | 4-6 | 4.5 | 8-13 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 4-6 | 4.5 | 8-13 |
| Canisius | 3-6 | 5 | 8-12 |
| Niagara | 2-7 | 6 | 5-14 |
| Rider | 1-8 | 7 | 2-16 |
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 8-0 | - | 19-0 |
| Michigan | 8-1 | 0.5 | 18-1 |
| Michigan State | 7-1 | 1 | 17-2 |
| Purdue | 7-1 | 1 | 17-2 |
| Illinois | 7-1 | 1 | 16-3 |
| Wisconsin | 6-2 | 2 | 14-5 |
| UCLA | 5-3 | 3 | 13-6 |
| Ohio State | 5-4 | 3.5 | 13-6 |
| Iowa | 4-4 | 4 | 14-5 |
| Indiana | 4-5 | 4.5 | 13-7 |
| USC | 3-5 | 5 | 14-5 |
| Minnesota | 3-5 | 5 | 10-9 |
| Washington | 2-6 | 6 | 10-9 |
| Rutgers | 2-7 | 6.5 | 9-11 |
| Northwestern | 1-7 | 7 | 9-10 |
| Oregon | 1-7 | 7 | 8-11 |
| Maryland | 1-7 | 7 | 8-11 |
| Penn State | 0-8 | 8 | 9-10 |
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