Takeaways from Iowa’s 110-68 win over North Dakota

Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY SportsThe Iowa Hawkeyes played well in their debut against the North Dakota Fighting Hawks. They ran away with it for the 110-68 victory. Payton Sandfort led the way for Iowa with 21 points and had a team-high 9 boards.

Here are some takeaways:

Starters did what they needed to

Behind Payton Sandfort’s hot start (11 points in five-plus minutes) the Hawkeyes amassed a 21-9 lead and never looked back. Tony Perkins and Ben Krikke took awhile to get on the board, though active defense by both, raised the floor on their respective first halves.

There were also two other important stretches of basketball from this group: first in the lead-up to halftime, North Dakota had cut…