Josh Dix scores 23 to lead 5 Iowa players in double figures, Hawkeyes beat South Dakota
Payton Sandfort hits the 3 vs. South Dakota Coyotes
Payton Sandfort hits the 3 vs. South Dakota Coyotes
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- — Josh Dix made 5 of 6 from 3-point range and finished with 23 points on 8-of-10 shooting to lead five Iowa players scoring in double figures Tuesday night and helped the Hawkeyes beat South Dakota 96-77.
Seydou Traore and Payton Sandfort scored 12 points apiece for Iowa (3-0). Ladji Dembele and Drew Thelwell each added 11.
Dix hit from behind the arc to make it 3-2 with 19:20 left in the first half and the Hawkeyes led the rest of the way. They made 13 3-pointers and shot 54% (37 of 68) overall, including 22 of 35 (65%) from the field in the second half.
Kaleb Stewart led South Dakota (3-1) with 26 points on 11-of-19 shooting, 4 of 10 from behind the arc. Isaac Bruns scored 11.
Dix sandwiched a pair of 3-pointers around a jumper by Dembele before Sandfort added a 3 and Riley Mulvey threw down a dunk to cap a 13-0 run that gave Iowa a 59-41 lead with 15:26 to play and the Coyotes trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Michael Irving
- Earl Walton
- Scott Brown
2024-25 Summit League Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
South Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
South Dakota | 0-0 | - | 3-1 |
Kansas City | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Omaha | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
St. Thomas-Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
North Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
North Dakota | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |
Denver | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
Oral Roberts | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Illinois | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Iowa | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Maryland | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Oregon | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Penn State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Purdue | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
USC | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
Indiana | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
UCLA | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Washington | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
Michigan | 0-0 | - | 1-1 |