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 | 11-2 | - | 15-9 |
| Siena | 10-3 | 1 | 17-7 |
| Saint Peter's | 10-3 | 1 | 13-8 |
| Marist | 10-4 | 1.5 | 16-7 |
| Quinnipiac | 9-5 | 2.5 | 16-9 |
| Fairfield | 7-7 | 4.5 | 15-10 |
| Iona | 6-7 | 5 | 14-10 |
| Sacred Heart | 6-8 | 5.5 | 10-15 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 6-8 | 5.5 | 10-15 |
| Manhattan | 5-9 | 6.5 | 9-16 |
| Niagara | 3-10 | 8 | 6-17 |
| Canisius | 3-11 | 8.5 | 8-17 |
| Rider | 2-11 | 9 | 3-19 |
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 11-1 | - | 21-1 |
| Illinois | 11-1 | - | 20-3 |
| Nebraska | 9-2 | 1.5 | 20-2 |
| Michigan State | 9-3 | 2 | 19-4 |
| Purdue | 8-3 | 2.5 | 18-4 |
| Wisconsin | 8-3 | 2.5 | 16-6 |
| UCLA | 8-4 | 3 | 16-7 |
| Iowa | 7-4 | 3.5 | 17-5 |
| Ohio State | 7-5 | 4 | 15-7 |
| USC | 6-6 | 5 | 17-6 |
| Indiana | 6-6 | 5 | 15-8 |
| Washington | 4-8 | 7 | 12-11 |
| Minnesota | 4-8 | 7 | 11-12 |
| Northwestern | 2-10 | 9 | 10-13 |
| Rutgers | 2-10 | 9 | 9-14 |
| Oregon | 1-10 | 9.5 | 8-14 |
| Maryland | 1-10 | 9.5 | 8-14 |
| Penn State | 1-11 | 10 | 10-13 |
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