It wasn’t easy for the Iowa Hawkeyes (12-8, 4-5) in their quest to get back over .500 in conference against a meandering Michigan Wolverines squad (7-13, 2-7). They used a surge around halftime (8-2 before the break, 10-0 out of it) to pull ahead and never look back in an 88-78 win. Payton Sandfort tied a career high with 26 points on 10/14 shooting including 6/8 from deep and six boards. Tony Perkins continued his great run of play with 24 points on 9/12 shooting, five assists, and three steals.
Defensively, Iowa shored up in the second half, holding the Wolverines to 34 points on 28% shooting.