IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Payton Sandfort scored 27 points and made 12 of 13 free throws to lead Iowa's 85-79 come-from-behind victory over Washington on Saturday.
Washington scored the first eight points of the second half and Iowa scored the next seven, leaving the Huskies ahead 42-40 with a little under 16 minutes remaining. Payton Sandfort’s 3-pointer tied it at 56 with nine minutes left and his three-point trip to the free-throw line on the next Iowa possession gave the Hawkeyes their first lead of the game, 59-56.
Mekhi Mason hit a 3-pointer and added two free throws on the Huskies' next possession, tying the score at 66 with six minutes remaining.