Iowa Hawkeyes at Penn State Nittany Lions
· NCAA Men's BasketballAce Baldwin Jr.'s hot finish sends Penn State over Iowa 89-79 for third straight win
Baldwin hit a 3-pointer to give Penn State (12-11, 6-6 Big Ten) its final lead. Qudus Wahab followed with a bucket then Baldwin scored the next eight points, capping his run with a 3-pointer for an 11-point lead — the largest of the game — with 43 seconds remaining.
Baldwin scored 18 second-half points and finished with three 3-pointers and six assists. He was 9 for 9 at the foul line. Wahab had 14 points and seven rebounds. Zach Hicks made a trio of 3-pointers and scored 14. D'Marco Dunn added 12 points. Penn State shot 52%, hit 12 of 23 from the arc and 25 of 31 free throws.
Ben Krikke, averaging nearly 15 points a game but with just 26 total in his previous four, hit 10 of 18 shots in scoring 22 points to lead the Hawkeyes (13-10, 5-7). Patrick McCaffery added 11 points as did Tony Perkins, who contributed eight assists but had a streak of five straight 20-point games end. Iowa shot 56% but was only 4 of 15 from 3-point range while committing 18 turnovers. The Hawkeyes shot 21 fewer free throws than Penn State, making 9 of 10.
Jameel Brown hit a pair of 3-pointers in a 19-6 run over nine minutes that put Penn State up by 10 late in the first half and the Nittany Lions led 42-34 at halftime.
Iowa is host to Minnesota and Penn State plays at Northwestern in Sunday games.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 79 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 79 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:18 | D'Marco Dunn Steal. | 79 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:18 | Patrick McCaffery Turnover. | 79 - 89 |
| 2nd 0:26 | Kanye Clary made Free Throw. | 79 - 89 |
Statistics
IOWA |
PSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 33-59 | FG | 26-50 |
| 56 | Field Goal % | 52 |
| 4-15 | 3PT | 12-23 |
| 27 | Three Point % | 52 |
| 9-10 | FT | 25-31 |
| 90 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 28 | Rebounds | 26 |
| 9 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Defensive Rebounds | 18 |
| 15 | Assists | 18 |
| 9 | Steals | 11 |
| 1 | Blocks | 1 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 18 | Total Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 15 | Points Off Turnovers | 14 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 3 |
| 46 | Points in Paint | 26 |
| 22 | Fouls | 14 |
| 7 | Largest Lead | 11 |
Game Information
Location: University Park, PA
Attendance: 8,140 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nebraska | 2-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Michigan | 2-0 | - | 11-0 |
| Michigan State | 2-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Purdue | 2-0 | - | 11-1 |
| UCLA | 2-0 | - | 10-3 |
| USC | 1-1 | 1 | 12-1 |
| Iowa | 1-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Indiana | 1-1 | 1 | 10-3 |
| Illinois | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Ohio State | 1-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Washington | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Wisconsin | 1-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Minnesota | 1-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Penn State | 0-2 | 2 | 8-4 |
| Northwestern | 0-2 | 2 | 7-5 |
| Maryland | 0-2 | 2 | 6-6 |
| Oregon | 0-2 | 2 | 6-6 |
| Rutgers | 0-2 | 2 | 6-6 |


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