IOWA CITY, Iowa — Sophomore forward Pryce Sandfort had career highs with six 3-pointers and 22 points to lead Iowa to an 89-74 victory over Southern on Thursday night.
Payton Sandfort, Pryce's older brother, scored 17 points to go with eight rebounds and seven assists for Iowa (2-0). Sophomore forward Owen Freeman added 15 points, junior guard Josh Dix had 14 and graduate student guard Drew Thelwell finished with 12.
Payton Sandfort, a senior forward, made four 3-pointers against the Jaguars and has 20 career games hitting at least four from deep.
The Sandfort brothers combined to make 10 3-point field goals, and they now have 17 in their past two games.
Iowa shot 32 of 60 (53%) from the floor and made 18 of 40 (45%) from long range. Seven Hawkeyes made at least one 3.
AJ Barnes scored 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting to lead Southern (0-2). DaMariee Jones and Brentay Noel added 10 points apiece.
The Hawkeyes took the lead for good about three minutes in and built a 48-37 halftime advantage as they led Southern the entire game. Pryce Sandfort scored 11 first-half points and Josh Dix added nine.
Southern pulled within 53-42 early in the second half but didn't get closer. Iowa had its largest lead, 85-64, when Payton Sandfort made a 3-pointer with 3:15 remaining.
Iowa has a 3-0 lead in the series and is 21-0 against the Southwestern Athletic Conference.