PARIS, France – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team flew past the Paris All-Stars, 123-77, to open its foreign tour.
All 11 Hawkeyes scored en route to the victory, led by fifth-year Ben Krikke and junior Payton Sandfort, who each scored 22 points. Krikke earned a double-double with 10 rebounds, while freshman Owen Freeman came off the bench with 10 points and 15 rebounds. Senior Tony Perkins stuffed the stat sheet with 19 points, five assists, four steals and three rebounds.
𝐇𝐚𝐰𝐤𝐬 𝐖𝐢𝐧 in Paris!
🗣️ Head Coach Fran McCaffery #Hawkeyes 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/6swccWWvPA
— Iowa Men’s Basketball (@IowaHoops) August 8, 2023
Freshmen Pryce Sandfort and Brock Harding also got into double figure scoring with 13 and 10 points, respectively.
𝗢𝗳𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗼𝘄!@hardingbrock2 with the dish to @_OwenFreeman ‼️#Hawkeyes pic.twitter.com/6c79U6GLqr
— Iowa Men’s Basketball (@IowaHoops) August 8, 2023
As a team, the Hawkeyes shot 50.6% from the field and buried 16 three-pointers. The Sandfort brothers accounted for seven of the 16 made three-pointers, with Harding, Perkins, and sophomores Josh Dix and Dasonte Bowen knocked down two apiece. Redshirt sophomore Carter Kingsbury added to the tally with one three-pointer. Iowa had 27 assists on 41 made shots. Defensively, the Hawkeyes had 15 steals.
.@Saucy___T made it look easy 😤#Hawkeyes 🇫🇷 pic.twitter.com/IZ1vuz34EU
— Iowa Men’s Basketball (@IowaHoops) August 8, 2023
Games are not scheduled to be streamed, but fans can stay updated via hawkeyesports.com and @IowaHoops social media channels for updates.
Upcoming Games
Aug. 11 – Valencia All-Stars – Noon (CT)
Aug. 14 – Barcelona All-Stars – Noon (CT)