UMBC Retrievers at Iowa Hawkeyes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Tony Perkins has 23, 7 assists, 6 rebounds as Iowa beats UMBC 103-81
Sandfort was 7-of-12 shooting and had six assists. Ben Krikke, who made 8 of 11 from the field, added 17 points and 12 boards, Patrick McCaffery scored 14 points and Brock Harding finished with 10 points, 12 assists and four steals for Iowa (7-5).
Khydarius Smith scored seven points in a 9-2 run as the Hawkeyes went three minutes without a made field goal and UMBC (5-9) led 26-21 with eight minutes left in the first half. After Perkins made two free throws, McCaffery threw down a dunk to end the drought and Iowa scored 27 of the final 37 first-half points to take a 50-36 advantage into halftime. The Retrievers trailed by double figures the rest of the way.
Dion Brown made 5 of 6 from 3-point range and scored 23 points to lead UMBC and Smith finished with 20 points.
UMBC, which has lost four games in a row and five of its last six, shot 46% (32 of 69) from the field and made 13 of 25 (52%) from 3-point range but had a minus-11 turnover margin as Iowa scored 23 points off 15 Retrievers turnovers.
Iowa, which went into the game averaging 10.5 turnovers per game (No. 48 nationally), committed a season-low four.
UMBC plays host to American on Dec. 29. Iowa wraps up a four-game home stand against Northern Illinois on Dec. 29.
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| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 81 - 103 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 81 - 103 |
| 2nd 0:14 | Marlon Short made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Khydarius Smith. | 81 - 103 |
| 2nd 0:29 | Ashton Reese Offensive Rebound. | 78 - 103 |
| 2nd 0:33 | Marcus Banks Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. | 78 - 103 |
Statistics
 UMBC |
 IOWA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-69 | FG | 42-84 |
| 46 | Field Goal % | 50 |
| 13-25 | 3PT | 6-23 |
| 52 | Three Point % | 26 |
| 4-9 | FT | 13-16 |
| 44 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 47 |
| 11 | Offensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 25 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 16 | Assists | 33 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 8 | Blocks | 1 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 4 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 7 | Points Off Turnovers | 23 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 28 |
| 34 | Points in Paint | 66 |
| 17 | Fouls | 10 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Iowa City, IA
Attendance: 8,357 | Capacity:
2025-26 America East Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont | 0-0 | - | 8-5 |
| UMBC | 0-0 | - | 6-5 |
| UMass Lowell | 0-0 | - | 5-8 |
| New Hampshire | 0-0 | - | 4-7 |
| NJIT | 0-0 | - | 4-8 |
| UAlbany | 0-0 | - | 4-9 |
| Binghamton | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
| Bryant | 0-0 | - | 3-9 |
| Maine | 0-0 | - | 1-12 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 2-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Michigan | 2-0 | - | 10-0 |
| Michigan State | 2-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Purdue | 2-0 | - | 10-1 |
| UCLA | 2-0 | - | 9-3 |
| USC | 1-1 | 1 | 11-1 |
| Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 9-2 |
| Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 8-2 |
| Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 8-3 |
| Washington | 1-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Wisconsin | 1-1 | 1 | 7-4 |
| Minnesota | 1-1 | 1 | 6-5 |
| Penn State | 0-2 | 2 | 8-3 |
| Northwestern | 0-2 | 2 | 7-4 |
| Maryland | 0-2 | 2 | 6-5 |
| Oregon | 0-2 | 2 | 6-5 |
| Rutgers | 0-2 | 2 | 5-6 |