The Iowa Hawkeyes (10-6, 2-3) used a strong start in a “sleepy” Jersey Mike’s Arena RAC to get a huge road victory against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11-5, 3-2), 76-65. Payton Sandfort led the way with 22 points on 6/8 shooting and 6/7 from the line as the Hawkeyes shot 12/27 from behind the arc.
Iowa dispelled a lot of the bad demons of the past three games by racing out to an 8-0 lead in front of an underwhelming-to-start crowd. Throughout the first half, the Hawkeyes were able to counter every little spurt the Scarlet Knights had on offense and regularly confounded them with their zone offense.