The Iowa Hawkeyes (18-12, 10-9) took down the Northwestern Wildcats (20-9, 11-7) 87-80 in the ‘cats first home loss of the Big Ten season. The Hawkeyes continue to play their best basketball at the right time, with Josh Dix leading the way with 24 points on 9/13 shooting and Payton Sandfort adding 23 on 7/14.
The Hawkeyes were money down the stretch, as they made 8 of their last 9 shots to maintain distance over Northwestern. Neither team missed a shot in the final 3:27, as they combined for 10/10 shooting alongside 3 Sandfort FTs.