IOWA CITY – Iowa (5-5, 0-2 Big Ten) was dropped by Michigan (5-5, 1-1 Big Ten) in a Bog Ten opening game tonight.
Michigan used a 27-5 run over the first eight minutes of the second half to turn a two-point deficit into a 20 point lead (62-42).
The game featured 10 ties and nine lead changes.
Graduate Ben Krikke paced the team with 24 points, making 8-of-15 field goals, to go along with a team-high eight rebounds.
It is Krikke’s team-leading fourth 20-point game this season and the 28th of his career.
Krikke has scored in double figures in nine of 10 games this season and has led/tied for the team in scoring five times.
Krikke attempted 11 free throws, tying a season high.
Senior Tony Perkins scored 19 points on 5-of-11 shooting, senior Patrick McCaffery scored 10 and junior Payton Sandfort had 10.
Perkins and Sandfort have been in double figures eight times this season, McCaffery seven.
Perkins has scored 16+ points in three games.
The loss is the first this season with Iowa attempting at least 20 free throws.
The defeat is Iowa’s first in Carver-Hawkeye Arena this season, falling to 4-1.
Freshman Owen Freeman made his first career start. It is the second straight game Iowa has altered its starting lineup and it is the third different starting five this season.
Up Next
The Hawkeyes return to action Saturday, facing Florida A&M in the HyVee Hawkeye Showcase at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m. (CT).