IOWA CITY – The Iowa Hawkeyes manhandled the lowly Wilcats of New Hampshire, 112-70, Monday evening in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Iowa eclipsed the 100-point mark for a third time this season, finishing with 112 points — tied for the second-most points in the Fran McCaffery era.
The Hawkeyes made 45 field goals in the game, the most under McCaffery.
Iowa scored 62 points in the first half – the most by a Big Ten team since 2022.
The Hawkeyes have scored 50 or more points in three of their last six halves.
Six players reached double figures and 12 players scored: Payton Sandfort 15, Cooper Koch 14, Seydou Traore 14, Ladji Dembele 12, Josh Dix 11, Pryce Sandfort 11.
The Hawkeyes shot 60.6 percent (45-of-74). It is the third time this season the team has shot better than 60 percent from the field.
Koch (14) and Dembele (12) registered career highs, while Traore’s 14 points were his high as a Hawkeye.
Traore also had a team-high six assists and three blocks, while grabbing three rebounds. He finished 6-of-10 from the field.
Koch made 4-of-7 field goals, including a career-high three 3-pointers. It was the first time he has landed in double digits.
Sophomore Owen Freeman did not play.
Iowa’s reserves scored 57 points and the team scored 64 points in the paint.
The Hawkeyes made 10 3-pointers for the seventh time this season and had 27 assists (against nine turnovers).
Iowa has 20+ assists in six games. The 27assists are one off tying a season high.
The Hawkeyes have had 10 or fewer turnovers in seven games.
UP NEXT
Iowa returns to action Friday, traveling to Madison to face Wisconsin at 6 p.m. (CT) at the Kohl Center. The game will be televised on FS1.
