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Sandfort scores 26, Perkins 24 as Iowa topples Michigan 88-78

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Payton Sandfort scored 26 points and Tony Perkins added 24, leading Iowa to an 88-78 victory over Michigan on Saturday.

Sandfort scored 21 points in the second half. For the game, he made 6 of 8 3-pointers and added six rebounds with three assists. Perkins made 9 of 12 shots and added five assists. Owen Freeman added 15 points, nine rebounds and three blocked shots for Iowa (12-8, 4-5 Big Ten).

Iowa took the lead with an 8-0 run early in the second half and a 3-pointer from Sandfort gave the Hawkeyes a 67-60 lead with about 11 minutes to go. A 3-pointer by Terrance Williams II got the Wolverines within 67-66 before Sandfort scored eight points to help Iowa rebuild a nine-point lead.

Iowa’s lead reached 13 when Freeman hit a pair from the line near the 4-minute mark and the Hawkeyes led by double digits for the remainder of the game. The Wolverines shot 28% in the second half and missed 11 of their final 12 attempts.

Williams led Michigan (7-13, 2-7) with 16 points. Olivier Nkamhoua, Dug McDaniel and Nimari Burnett scored 13 each.

Michigan beat Iowa 90-80 in early December.

Michigan, which has lost seven of its last eight, plays at Michigan State on Tuesday. Iowa plays at Indiana on Tuesday.

Iowa 88, Michigan 78

IOWA (12-8) — Freeman 5-9 5-5 15, Krikke 2-8 3-3 7, Pa.Sandfort 10-14 0-0 26, Dix 2-5 3-3 7, Perkins 9-12 4-4 24, McCaffery 1-5 2-2 4, Dembele 1-2 0-0 2, Bowen 1-2 1-1 3, Harding 0-1 0-0 0. TOTALS 31-58 18-18 88.

MICHIGAN (7-13) — Nkamhoua 5-12 3-6 13, Reed 3-5 1-2 7, Williams 6-16 2-2 16, Burnett 4-10 2-2 13, McDaniel 4-13 4-4 13, Tschetter 3-3 0-0 7, Howard 1-3 1-2 4, Llewellyn 0-0 0-0 0, Jackson 1-1 2-2 5. TOTALS 27-63 15-20 78.

Halftime–Michigan 44-42. 3-Point Goals–Iowa 8-16 (Pa.Sandfort 6-8, Perkins 2-4, Dembele 0-1, Dix 0-1, Krikke 0-1, McCaffery 0-1), Michigan 9-26 (Burnett 3-6, Williams 2-8, Jackson 1-1, Tschetter 1-1, Howard 1-2, McDaniel 1-5, Nkamhoua 0-3). Rebounds–Iowa 27 (Freeman 9), Michigan 28 (Reed 7). Assists–Iowa 14 (Perkins 5), Michigan 18 (Burnett, McDaniel 5). Total Fouls–Iowa 18, Michigan 14. A–11,752 (12,707).

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