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Sandfort’s Historic Night Leads Hawkeyes over Nittany Lions
The University of Iowa men’s basketball team defeated Penn State, 90-81, on Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes advance to 17-12 on the season and 9-9 in Big Ten conference play.
Junior Payton Sandfort had an historic night, becoming the first Iowa men’s basketball player to record a triple-double. Sandfort finished with 26 points, 10 assists, and 10 rebounds. Sandfort tied his career high in points and set a new career high in assists. Sandfort also set new career bests for free throw attempts and makes, shooting 18-of-19 from the free throw line.
Sophomore Josh Dix started the game 7-of-7 from the field including 2-of-2 from three. Dix finished the game with 20 points, just one shy of his career high. Freshman Owen Freeman scored 11 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Freeman shot 5-of-9 (55.5%) from the field.
Senior Tony Perkins finished the game with 10 points despite having to sit the first half in foul trouble. Perkins pulled in five rebounds, dished out five assists, blocked a shot, and had two steals.
The Hawkeyes return to action Saturday, traveling to Evanston to face Northwestern at 4:30 p.m. (CT) at Welsh-Ryan Arena.
