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Freeman's double-double leads Iowa past Washington State 76-66
MOLINE, ILL. (AP) Owen Freeman scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, finishing one-point shy of his career-high, and Iowa pulled away late to beat Washington State 76-66 on Friday night.
Payton Sandfort scored 18 points for the Hawkeyes (4-0). Iowa started 5-0 in the 2022-23 season, 7-0 the year before and 6-0 in 2020-21.
Nate Calmese scored 27 points for Washington State (3-1). LeJaun Watts had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Iowa's Drew Thelwell wrapped a pair of 3-pointers around one from the Cougars' Ethan Price to give the Hawkeyes a 63-62 lead and they pulled away from there. Payton Sandfort and Pryce Sandfort each made four free throws and Freeman made a pair all in the last 1:12 of play while Washington State missed its last seven shot attempts.
Washington State led 36-33 at halftime.
Both teams struggled from 3-point range with Iowa shooting 8 of 25 and Washington State 5 of 28.
It was only the second time the two teams have ever played with Iowa beating Washington State 74-66 on Dec. 30, 1963 in Pullman, Washington.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20:00 |  | (Hawkeyes gains possession) | ||
| 19:50 | | +2 | Brock Harding makes two point jump shot | 0-2 |
| 19:19 |  | +2 | LeJuan Watts makes two point layup | 2-2 |
| 19:02 | | Brock Harding turnover (Dane Erikstrup steals) | ||
| 18:47 | | Owen Freeman personal foul | ||
| 18:32 | | Cedric Coward misses three point jump shot | ||
| 18:30 | | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | ||
| 18:09 | | +2 | Payton Sandfort makes two point layup | 2-4 |
| 17:49 | | Nate Calmese misses two point layup | ||
| 17:47 | | LeJuan Watts offensive rebound | ||
| 17:43 | | LeJuan Watts misses two point layup | ||
| 17:41 | | Nate Calmese offensive rebound | ||
| 17:36 | | +2 | Nate Calmese makes two point layup | 4-4 |
| 17:29 | | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists) | 4-6 |
| 17:06 | | Ethan Price turnover (Payton Sandfort steals) | ||
| 16:55 | | Owen Freeman misses three point jump shot | ||
| 16:53 | | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | ||
| 16:33 | | +3 | Dane Erikstrup makes three point jump shot (LeJuan Watts assists) | 7-6 |
| 16:11 | | Ladji Dembele misses two point jump shot | ||
| 16:09 | | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | ||
| 16:02 | | Cedric Coward turnover | ||
| 15:42 | | Brock Harding misses two point layup | ||
| 15:40 | | Cedric Coward defensive rebound | ||
| 15:32 | | +2 | Nate Calmese makes two point jump shot (Cedric Coward assists) | 9-6 |
| 15:14 | | +3 | Ladji Dembele makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists) | 9-9 |
| 15:04 | | Isaiah Watts misses three point jump shot | ||
| 15:02 | | Brock Harding defensive rebound | ||
| 15:02 | | Nate Calmese personal foul | ||
| 15:02 | | TV timeout | ||
| 14:46 | | Payton Sandfort misses two point jump shot | ||
| 14:44 | | Marcus Wilson defensive rebound | ||
| 14:38 | | Josh Dix blocks Marcus Wilson's two point layup | ||
| 14:36 | | Josh Dix defensive rebound | ||
| 14:31 | | ND Okafor blocks Seydou Traore's two point layup | ||
| 14:29 | | Ethan Price defensive rebound | ||
| 14:23 | | ND Okafor misses two point layup | ||
| 14:21 | | Isaiah Watts offensive rebound | ||
| 14:14 | | +2 | LeJuan Watts makes two point layup (Ethan Price assists) | 11-9 |
| 14:03 | | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 14:01 | | ND Okafor defensive rebound | ||
| 13:40 | | Ethan Price misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:38 | | Payton Sandfort defensive rebound | ||
| 13:25 | | Ladji Dembele misses three point jump shot | ||
| 13:23 | | Cougars defensive rebound | ||
| 13:12 | | +2 | LeJuan Watts makes two point layup (Isaiah Watts assists) | 13-9 |
| 13:01 | | Seydou Traore turnover (Isaiah Watts steals) | ||
| 12:54 | | Drew Thelwell personal foul | ||
| 12:42 | | Cedric Coward misses three point jump shot | ||
| 12:40 | | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | ||
| 12:29 | | Josh Dix misses two point jump shot | ||
| 12:27 | | Cedric Coward defensive rebound | ||
| 12:18 | | Ethan Price turnover (Owen Freeman steals) | ||
| 12:11 | | Owen Freeman turnover (Ethan Price steals) | ||
| 12:01 | | +2 | Ethan Price makes two point layup | 15-9 |
| 11:46 | | Josh Dix turnover (Nate Calmese steals) | ||
| 11:38 | | Seydou Traore blocks Nate Calmese's two point layup | ||
| 11:36 | | Drew Thelwell defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Ethan Price personal foul | ||
| 11:30 | | TV timeout | ||
| 11:29 | | Dane Erikstrup shooting foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul) | ||
| 11:29 | | +1 | Owen Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-10 |
| 11:29 | | Owen Freeman misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:29 | | Isaiah Watts defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | Dane Erikstrup misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Hawkeyes defensive rebound | ||
| 10:57 | | Kase Wynott personal foul | ||
| 10:55 | | +3 | Cooper Koch makes three point jump shot (Drew Thelwell assists) | 15-13 |
| 10:29 | | Cedric Coward misses two point layup | ||
| 10:27 | | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup | 15-15 |
| 10:00 | | +2 | Nate Calmese makes two point jump shot | 17-15 |
| 9:38 | | Seydou Traore misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Nate Calmese defensive rebound | ||
| 9:20 | | LeJuan Watts misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:18 | | Cooper Koch defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Nate Calmese personal foul | ||
| 9:01 | | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup (Payton Sandfort assists) | 17-17 |
| 8:47 | | Kase Wynott misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:45 | | Dane Erikstrup offensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | LeJuan Watts turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:27 | | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:25 | | Owen Freeman offensive rebound | ||
| 8:16 | | Dane Erikstrup blocks Owen Freeman's two point layup | ||
| 8:14 | | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | LeJuan Watts misses two point layup | ||
| 8:06 | | Cedric Coward offensive rebound | ||
| 8:02 | | Cooper Koch blocks Cedric Coward's two point layup | ||
| 8:00 | | Drew Thelwell defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | Drew Thelwell misses two point layup | ||
| 7:59 | | Owen Freeman offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point dunk | 17-19 |
| 7:59 | | Owen Freeman technical foul | ||
| 7:59 | | Owen Freeman turnover | ||
| 7:59 | | TV timeout | ||
| 7:59 | | +1 | Cedric Coward makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 18-19 |
| 7:59 | | +1 | Cedric Coward makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 19-19 |
| 7:44 | | +3 | Nate Calmese makes three point jump shot | 22-19 |
| 7:18 | | ND Okafor shooting foul (Even Brauns draws the foul) | ||
| 7:18 | | +1 | Even Brauns makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-20 |
| 7:18 | | Even Brauns misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 7:18 | | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | ||
| 7:10 | | LeJuan Watts turnover (Drew Thelwell steals) | ||
| 7:04 | | Payton Sandfort offensive foul | ||
| 7:04 | | Payton Sandfort turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 6:49 | | Isaiah Watts misses two point layup | ||
| 6:47 | | Payton Sandfort defensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | Cooper Koch misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:36 | | Isaiah Watts defensive rebound | ||
| 6:26 | | +2 | Nate Calmese makes two point layup | 24-20 |
| 6:07 | | Drew Thelwell turnover (Nate Calmese steals) | ||
| 6:00 | | +2 | Isaiah Watts makes two point layup (Nate Calmese assists) | 26-20 |
| 5:44 | | Isaiah Watts personal foul | ||
| 5:44 | | Pryce Sandfort misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 5:44 | | ND Okafor defensive rebound | ||
| 5:35 | | Ladji Dembele shooting foul (Ethan Price draws the foul) | ||
| 5:33 | | Ethan Price misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:33 | | +1 | Ethan Price makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 27-20 |
| 5:26 | | Josh Dix turnover (Isaiah Watts steals) | ||
| 5:08 | | +2 | Nate Calmese makes two point layup | 29-20 |
| 4:58 | | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:56 | | Ethan Price defensive rebound | ||
| 4:37 | | Ethan Price turnover (Brock Harding steals) | ||
| 4:30 | | +2 | Payton Sandfort makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists) | 29-22 |
| 4:12 | | Isaiah Watts turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:10 | | Brock Harding misses two point layup | ||
| 4:08 | | LeJuan Watts defensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | Isaiah Watts turnover (Josh Dix steals) | ||
| 3:44 | | Cedric Coward shooting foul | ||
| 3:44 | | TV timeout | ||
| 3:44 | | Cooper Koch misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:44 | | Cooper Koch misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:44 | | Ethan Price defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | LeJuan Watts turnover (Josh Dix steals) | ||
| 3:29 | | Cedric Coward personal foul | ||
| 3:29 | | +1 | Josh Dix makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-23 |
| 3:29 | | +1 | Josh Dix makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 29-24 |
| 3:14 | | Nate Calmese misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:12 | | Seydou Traore defensive rebound | ||
| 3:06 | | Brock Harding turnover (traveling) | ||
| 2:48 | | +2 | Kase Wynott makes two point layup (LeJuan Watts assists) | 31-24 |
| 2:35 | | +3 | Brock Harding makes three point jump shot | 31-27 |
| 2:10 | | LeJuan Watts misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:08 | | Payton Sandfort defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Dane Erikstrup personal foul | ||
| 2:04 | | Payton Sandfort misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:04 | | +1 | Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 31-28 |
| 1:59 | | Dane Erikstrup offensive foul (Brock Harding draws the foul) | ||
| 1:59 | | Dane Erikstrup turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:40 | | +2 | Seydou Traore makes two point jump shot | 31-30 |
| 1:28 | | Nate Calmese turnover (Seydou Traore steals) | ||
| 1:21 | | +2 | Payton Sandfort makes two point layup | 31-32 |
| 1:10 | | Cougars 30 second timeout | ||
| 1:00 | | +3 | LeJuan Watts makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Watts assists) | 34-32 |
| 0:53 | | Hawkeyes 30 second timeout | ||
| 0:46 | | Brock Harding misses two point layup | ||
| 0:44 | | Brock Harding offensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Ladji Dembele turnover | ||
| 0:14 | | +2 | Nate Calmese makes two point layup | 36-32 |
| 0:05 | | Ethan Price shooting foul | ||
| 0:05 | | Payton Sandfort misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:05 | | +1 | Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 36-33 |
| 0:03 | | Brock Harding personal foul | ||
| 0:01 | | Nate Calmese misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Ladji Dembele defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |