North Dakota Fighting Hawks at Iowa Hawkeyes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Sandfort scores 21 points to lead balanced Iowa attack past North Dakota 110-68
Ben Krikke scored 18, reserve Owen Freeman scored 14 points, Dasonte Bowen had 12 and Patrick McCaffery 11 for Iowa. The Hawkeyes shot 12 for 24 from 3-point range and 53.3% overall (40 for 75). Freeman, a freshman, made 7 of 8.
Iowa never trailed. The Hawkeyes built a 21-9 lead when Sandfort made a 3 with 14:28 before halftime. He had 10 points within the game's first five minutes, and Iowa led 56-32 at halftime.
B.J. Omot scored 24 points for North Dakota.
Iowa moved its record to 8-0 all-time against North Dakota.
Entering the season, Iowa added eight newcomers to the roster — including Krikke, a Valparaiso transfer — and returned two starters and eight letterwinners from a team that won 19 games, finished fifth in the Big Ten and advanced to its fourth straight NCAA Tournament.
Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery is 10 wins from becoming the winningest coach in program history. Tom Davis has 271 victories as a Hawkeyes coach.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 68 - 110 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 68 - 110 |
| 2nd 0:19 | Carter Kingsbury Defensive Rebound. | 68 - 110 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Amar Kuljuhovic missed Free Throw. | 68 - 110 |
| 2nd 0:20 | Foul on Pryce Sandfort. | 68 - 110 |
Statistics
 UND |
 IOWA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 27-67 | FG | 40-75 |
| 40 | Field Goal % | 53 |
| 4-25 | 3PT | 12-24 |
| 16 | Three Point % | 50 |
| 10-17 | FT | 18-20 |
| 59 | Free Throw % | 90 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 9 | Assists | 23 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 3 | Blocks | 2 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 19 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 6 | Points Off Turnovers | 31 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 27 |
| 44 | Points in Paint | 50 |
| 19 | Fouls | 18 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 44 |
Game Information
Location: Iowa City, IA
Attendance: 7,653 | Capacity:
2025-26 Summit League Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 10-3 |
| St. Thomas-Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 9-4 |
| South Dakota State | 0-0 | - | 7-6 |
| South Dakota | 0-0 | - | 6-6 |
| Denver | 0-0 | - | 6-7 |
| Omaha | 0-0 | - | 6-7 |
| Oral Roberts | 0-0 | - | 5-8 |
| North Dakota | 0-0 | - | 4-9 |
| Kansas City | 0-0 | - | 2-10 |
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 | - | 7-3 |
| USC | 1-1 | 1 | 10-1 |
| 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 | 7-3 |
| Wisconsin | 1-1 | 1 | 7-3 |
| 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 | 5-5 |
| Rutgers | 0-2 | 2 | 5-6 |