Ware, backup Leal help Indiana hold off Iowa after squandering 17-point lead for 74-68 win
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) Kel'el Ware scored 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds,reserve Anthony Leal scored a career-high 13 points, and Indiana withstood Iowa's second-half rally and held on to beat the Hawkeyes 74-68 on Tuesday night to end a three-game losing streak.
Indiana entered having lost three of four. Indiana hadn't beaten Iowa since Feb. 7, 2021, in a 67-65 contest. It was Indiana coach Mike Woodson's first victory over Iowa. Northwestern remains the lone Big Ten team a Woodson-led squad hasn't beaten.
Ware finished shooting 8 for 10 and 6 for 11 from the foul line. A former Mr. Basketball in high school from Bloomington, Indiana, Leal entered averaging 1.8 points per game and had only scored 14 points this season and just 16 points over the last two seasons. MacKenzie Mgbako added 11 points for Indiana.
Payton Sandfort had 26 points, Tony Perkins scored 22 and Josh Dix 10 for Iowa.
Gabe Cupps' 3-pointer with 1:26 left gave Indiana (13-8, 5-5) the lead for good at 69-68 with 1:26 left.
Sandfort's off-balance, catch-and-shoot jumper off a cross-court inbound pass from Owen Freeman gave Iowa its last lead at 68-66.
With 2:12 remaining, and trailing 66-64, Indiana's Xavier Johnson drove the lane, tried to throw down a dunk but got fouled by Ladji Dembele at the rim. In the contact, Johnson's feet came out from under him and he appeared to land on his left hand and stayed on the floor clearly writhing in pain before leaving for the locker room.
Trey Galloway made the two foul shots in place of Jackson to tie it.
Sandfort's 3-pointer with 13:08 left before halftime brought Iowa within 19-15 following Indiana's 15-7 outburst within the first five minutes. But the Hawkeyes went scoreless for seven minutes and Indiana scored 12 to build a 31-15 lead until Sandfort made a pair of foul shots with 6:11 remaining before the break. Indiana led 39-28 at intermission.
The Hawkeyes (12-9, 4-6) - losers of three of four - host Ohio State on Friday. Indiana hosts Penn State on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | Â | Owen Freeman vs. Kel'el Ware (Xavier Johnson gains possession) | Â |
| 19:41 | | +2 | Malik Reneau makes two point cutting layup (Xavier Johnson assists) | 0-2 |
| 19:26 |  | +3 | Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Owen Freeman assists) | 3-2 |
| 19:07 | | +3 | Mackenzie Mgbako makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists) | 3-5 |
| 18:50 | | Â | Malik Reneau blocks Josh Dix's two point driving layup | Â |
| 18:48 | | Â | Josh Dix offensive rebound | Â |
| 18:39 | | +2 | Josh Dix makes two point driving layup | 5-5 |
| 18:27 | | +3 | Mackenzie Mgbako makes three point pullup jump shot (Malik Reneau assists) | 5-8 |
| 17:59 | | Â | Ben Krikke misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 17:57 | | Â | Hoosiers defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:44 | | +2 | Xavier Johnson makes two point driving layup | 5-10 |
| 17:44 | | Â | Tony Perkins shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:44 | | +1 | Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 5-11 |
| 17:30 | | Â | Ben Krikke misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 17:28 | | Â | Trey Galloway defensive rebound | Â |
| 17:03 | | Â | Payton Sandfort personal foul (Trey Galloway draws the foul) | Â |
| 17:01 | | Â | Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:59 | | Â | Payton Sandfort defensive rebound | Â |
| 16:49 | | +2 | Tony Perkins makes two point pullup jump shot | 7-11 |
| 16:44 | | Â | Xavier Johnson turnover (double dribble) | Â |
| 16:28 | | Â | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 16:26 | | Â | Ben Krikke offensive rebound | Â |
| 16:10 | | Â | Tony Perkins turnover (bad pass) (Trey Galloway steals) | Â |
| 16:06 | | +2 | Xavier Johnson makes two point running layup (Trey Galloway assists) | 7-13 |
| 16:03 | | Â | Payton Sandfort turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Johnson steals) | Â |
| 16:03 | | Â | Hoosiers 30 second timeout | Â |
| 16:03 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 15:42 | | Â | Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 15:40 | | Â | Kel'el Ware offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:38 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point putback dunk | 7-15 |
| 15:24 | | Â | Kel'el Ware blocks Ben Krikke's two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 15:22 | | Â | Ben Krikke offensive rebound | Â |
| 15:09 | | Â | Josh Dix misses two point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 15:07 | | Â | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:50 | | Â | Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 14:48 | | Â | Tony Perkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 14:43 | | +3 | Josh Dix makes three point jump shot (Tony Perkins assists) | 10-15 |
| 14:18 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point cutting layup (Anthony Walker assists) | 10-17 |
| 13:58 | | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point driving reverse layup | 12-17 |
| 13:29 | | Â | Owen Freeman blocks Mackenzie Mgbako's two point driving layup | Â |
| 13:27 | | Â | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:21 | | Â | Josh Dix misses three point running jump shot | Â |
| 13:19 | | Â | Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound | Â |
| 13:17 | | +2 | Trey Galloway makes two point running layup (Mackenzie Mgbako assists) | 12-19 |
| 13:11 | | Â | Anthony Walker personal foul (Ben Krikke draws the foul) | Â |
| 13:08 | | +3 | Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists) | 15-19 |
| 12:44 | | Â | Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 12:41 | | Â | Hawkeyes defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:22 | | Â | Anthony Leal blocks Tony Perkins's two point layup | Â |
| 12:20 | | Â | Anthony Leal defensive rebound | Â |
| 12:14 | | Â | Trey Galloway misses three point running jump shot | Â |
| 12:12 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:52 | | Â | Ladji Dembele misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 11:50 | | Â | Xavier Johnson defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:40 | | Â | Xavier Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Ladji Dembele steals) | Â |
| 11:32 | | Â | Tony Perkins misses three point running jump shot | Â |
| 11:28 | | Â | Hoosiers defensive rebound | Â |
| 11:28 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 11:04 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point cutting dunk (Anthony Walker assists) | 15-21 |
| 10:38 | | Â | Ladji Dembele misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â |
| 10:36 | | Â | Anthony Walker defensive rebound | Â |
| 10:26 | | +3 | Kel'el Ware makes three point bank jump shot (Anthony Walker assists) | 15-24 |
| 10:06 | | Â | Ladji Dembele misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 10:04 | | Â | Gabe Cupps defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:57 | | Â | Trey Galloway misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 9:55 | | Â | Ladji Dembele defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:31 | | Â | Josh Dix misses three point stepback jump shot | Â |
| 9:29 | | Â | Trey Galloway defensive rebound | Â |
| 9:07 | | +3 | Anthony Leal makes three point jump shot (Gabe Cupps assists) | 15-27 |
| 8:36 | | Â | Dasonte Bowen misses two point fadeaway jump shot | Â |
| 8:34 | | Â | Owen Freeman offensive rebound | Â |
| 8:32 | | Â | Anthony Walker blocks Owen Freeman's two point putback layup | Â |
| 8:30 | | Â | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | Â |
| 8:04 | | +3 | Anthony Leal makes three point jump shot (Kel'el Ware assists) | 15-30 |
| 8:03 | | Â | Hawkeyes 30 second timeout | Â |
| 8:03 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 7:36 | | Â | Kel'el Ware blocks Ben Krikke's two point turnaround jump shot | Â |
| 7:34 | | Â | Anthony Leal defensive rebound | Â |
| 7:10 | | Â | Anthony Walker misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 7:07 | | Â | Hoosiers offensive rebound | Â |
| 7:02 | | Â | Owen Freeman shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul) | Â |
| 7:02 | | +1 | Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-31 |
| 7:02 | | Â | Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â |
| 7:02 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:48 | | Â | Payton Sandfort misses three point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 6:46 | | Â | Kel'el Ware defensive rebound | Â |
| 6:22 | | Â | Anthony Leal turnover (bad pass) (Owen Freeman steals) | Â |
| 6:11 | | Â | Gabe Cupps shooting foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul) | Â |
| 6:11 | | +1 | Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 16-31 |
| 6:11 | | +1 | Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 17-31 |
| 5:47 | | Â | Xavier Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 5:45 | | Â | Tony Perkins defensive rebound | Â |
| 5:19 | | +2 | Ben Krikke makes two point turnaround jump shot (Brock Harding assists) | 19-31 |
| 4:59 | | Â | Anthony Walker turnover (lost ball) (Brock Harding steals) | Â |
| 4:51 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses two point driving layup | Â |
| 4:49 | | Â | CJ Gunn defensive rebound | Â |
| 4:26 | | +2 | Anthony Walker makes two point turnaround jump shot | 19-33 |
| 4:03 | | Â | Payton Sparks blocks Brock Harding's two point driving layup | Â |
| 4:02 | | Â | Hawkeyes offensive rebound | Â |
| 4:00 | | Â | Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:58 | | Â | Payton Sparks defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:47 | | Â | TV timeout | Â |
| 3:32 | | Â | CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 3:30 | | Â | Brock Harding defensive rebound | Â |
| 3:14 | | Â | Ben Krikke misses two point turnaround jump shot | Â |
| 3:12 | | Â | CJ Gunn defensive rebound | Â |
| 2:52 | | Â | Xavier Johnson misses two point driving reverse layup | Â |
| 2:50 | | Â | Anthony Walker offensive rebound | Â |
| 2:48 | | +2 | Anthony Walker makes two point putback dunk | 19-35 |
| 2:39 | | Â | Trey Galloway shooting foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul) | Â |
| 2:39 | | +1 | Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 3 | 20-35 |
| 2:39 | | +1 | Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 3 | 21-35 |
| 2:39 | | +1 | Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 3 of 3 | 22-35 |
| 2:14 | | +2 | Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point pullup jump shot (Kel'el Ware assists) | 22-37 |
| 1:50 | | Â | Ben Krikke misses two point pullup jump shot | Â |
| 1:29 | | +2 | Kel'el Ware makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Mackenzie Mgbako assists) | 22-39 |
| 1:16 | | +3 | Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Ben Krikke assists) | 25-39 |
| 1:00 | | Â | Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Pryce Sandfort steals) | Â |
| 0:55 | | +2 | Tony Perkins makes two point running layup | 27-39 |
| 0:55 | | Â | Mackenzie Mgbako shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:55 | | +1 | Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-39 |
| 0:36 | | Â | Trey Galloway turnover (out of bounds) | Â |
| 0:17 | | Â | Gabe Cupps personal foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:10 | | Â | Anthony Leal personal foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul) | Â |
| 0:01 | | Â | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | Hawkeyes offensive rebound | Â |
| 0:00 | | Â | End of period | Â |