Rider Broncs at Iowa Hawkeyes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Iowa jumps out early and beats Rider 83-58 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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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 58 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 58 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Riley Mulvey Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:04 | Andre Young missed Three Point Jumper. | 58 - 83 |
| 2nd 0:31 | Ruben Rodriguez Defensive Rebound. | 58 - 83 |
Statistics
 RID |
 IOWA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 23-54 | FG | 30-64 |
| 42.6 | Field Goal % | 46.9 |
| 1-16 | 3PT | 8-22 |
| 6.3 | Three Point % | 36.4 |
| 11-13 | FT | 15-21 |
| 84.6 | Free Throw % | 71.4 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 27 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 11 | Assists | 18 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 2 | Blocks | 5 |
| 20 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 3 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 20 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 4 | Points Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 3 | Fast Break Points | 19 |
| 36 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fouls | 14 |
| 0 | Largest Lead | 27 |
Game Information
Location: Iowa City, IA
Attendance: 7,851 | Capacity:
2025-26 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iona | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Manhattan | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Marist | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Niagara | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Siena | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Canisius | 0-0 | - | 2-2 |
| Fairfield | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Mount St. Mary's | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Quinnipiac | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Sacred Heart | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Saint Peter's | 0-0 | - | 1-2 |
| Rider | 0-0 | - | 0-2 |
| Merrimack | 0-0 | - | 0-3 |
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Illinois | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Indiana | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Nebraska | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Northwestern | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Ohio State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Oregon | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Penn State | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| UCLA | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Wisconsin | 0-0 | - | 3-0 |
| Iowa | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Michigan | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Michigan State | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Purdue | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Rutgers | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| USC | 0-0 | - | 2-0 |
| Maryland | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Minnesota | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |
| Washington | 0-0 | - | 2-1 |