The 15th-seeded Hawkeyes open Big Ten Tournament play against 10th-seeded Ohio State on Wednesday in Indianapolis. It is the third straight year the two teams have squared off in the tournament.
Iowa earned the final spot in the tournament field with an 83-68 road win at Nebraska on March 9. The Hawkeyes swept the season series over the Huskers for the first time since 2014-15.
Senior Payton Sandfort surpassed 1,500 career points against Washington on Feb. 22 and is currently 13th in career scoring (1,572) and third in career 3-pointers (261). He is one 3-pointer behind Jeff Horner for second place on Iowa’s all-time list.
Sandfort is the second Hawkeye all-time with 1,500+ points, 500+ rebounds and 250+ 3-pointers. In the 10 games without injured forward Owen Freeman, Payton Sandfort (16.7) and Dix (15.9) are combining to average 32.6 points and 11.1 rebounds per game.
Sophomore Pryce Sandfort is Iowa’s third-leading scorer during the stretch, averaging 10 points per contest. Sandfort posted his first career double-double (16 points, 11 rebounds) in the road win at Nebraska on March 9.
Payton Sandfort and Dix combined for 50 points against No. 7 Purdue on Feb. 4, 46 points in the Feb. 12 road win at Rutgers, 44 points in the two-point loss to Oregon on Feb. 19 and 42 points in the win over Washington.
Iowa is second in the Big Ten and 16th nationally, averaging 82.3 points per game. The Hawkeyes have the second-best field goal (.486) and effective field goal percentage (.563) in the league. The team has averaged 80+ points in five consecutive seasons — the longest stretch in program history.
The Hawkeyes have made at least eight 3-point field goals in 26 games, including 10+ in 14 contests — the most in a season since 2021-22. Iowa is second in the Big Ten (33rd nationally), averaging 9.7 per game. Iowa is 11-3 when making 10+ 3s.
Iowa is leading the Big Ten in assists (18.3, 4th in NCAA) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.85, 2nd in NCAA). The team has had 20+ assists in nine games. The Hawkeyes have had fewer than 10 turnovers in six of their last nine games.
The Hawkeyes closed out the regular season with an 83-68 road victory at Nebraska on March 9 in a play-in game for the 2025 Big Ten Tournament. Iowa shot 53.8 percent from the field and made 11 3-pointers in the game. Four Hawkeyes reached double figures with Payton Sandfort leading the way with 22 points, while Pryce Sandfort recorded his first career double-double, finishing with 16 points and 11 rebounds.
