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Ware, backup Leal help Indiana hold off Iowa after squandering 17-point lead for 74-68 win

AP
Jan 30, 2024

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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1st Half
IOWA
Hawkeyes
28
IND
Hoosiers
39

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Owen Freeman vs. Kel'el Ware (Xavier Johnson gains possession)
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		Malik Reneau blocks Josh Dix's two point driving layup
18:48		Josh Dix offensive rebound
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		Ben Krikke misses two point driving layup
17:57		Hoosiers defensive rebound
17:44	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point driving layup	5-10
17:44		Tony Perkins shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
17:44	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 1	5-11
17:30		Ben Krikke misses two point pullup jump shot
17:28		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
17:03		Payton Sandfort personal foul (Trey Galloway draws the foul)
17:01		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
16:59		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
16:49	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point pullup jump shot	7-11
16:44		Xavier Johnson turnover (double dribble)
16:28		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
16:26		Ben Krikke offensive rebound
16:10		Tony Perkins turnover (bad pass) (Trey Galloway steals)
16:06	+2	Xavier Johnson makes two point running layup (Trey Galloway assists)	7-13
16:03		Payton Sandfort turnover (bad pass) (Xavier Johnson steals)
16:03		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
16:03		TV timeout
15:42		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
15:40		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
15:38	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point putback dunk	7-15
15:24		Kel'el Ware blocks Ben Krikke's two point pullup jump shot
15:22		Ben Krikke offensive rebound
15:09		Josh Dix misses two point stepback jump shot
15:07		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
14:50		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
14:48		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
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		Owen Freeman blocks Mackenzie Mgbako's two point driving layup
13:27		Owen Freeman defensive rebound
13:21		Josh Dix misses three point running jump shot
13:19		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
13:17	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point running layup (Mackenzie Mgbako assists)	12-19
13:11		Anthony Walker personal foul (Ben Krikke draws the foul)
13:08	+3	Payton Sandfort makes three point jump shot (Josh Dix assists)	15-19
12:44		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
12:41		Hawkeyes defensive rebound
12:22		Anthony Leal blocks Tony Perkins's two point layup
12:20		Anthony Leal defensive rebound
12:14		Trey Galloway misses three point running jump shot
12:12		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
11:52		Ladji Dembele misses three point jump shot
11:50		Xavier Johnson defensive rebound
11:40		Xavier Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Ladji Dembele steals)
11:32		Tony Perkins misses three point running jump shot
11:28		Hoosiers defensive rebound
11:28		TV timeout
11:04	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point cutting dunk (Anthony Walker assists)	15-21
10:38		Ladji Dembele misses two point turnaround jump shot
10:36		Anthony Walker defensive rebound
10:26	+3	Kel'el Ware makes three point bank jump shot (Anthony Walker assists)	15-24
10:06		Ladji Dembele misses three point jump shot
10:04		Gabe Cupps defensive rebound
9:57		Trey Galloway misses two point driving layup
9:55		Ladji Dembele defensive rebound
9:31		Josh Dix misses three point stepback jump shot
9:29		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
9:07	+3	Anthony Leal makes three point jump shot (Gabe Cupps assists)	15-27
8:36		Dasonte Bowen misses two point fadeaway jump shot
8:34		Owen Freeman offensive rebound
8:32		Anthony Walker blocks Owen Freeman's two point putback layup
8:30		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
8:04	+3	Anthony Leal makes three point jump shot (Kel'el Ware assists)	15-30
8:03		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
8:03		TV timeout
7:36		Kel'el Ware blocks Ben Krikke's two point turnaround jump shot
7:34		Anthony Leal defensive rebound
7:10		Anthony Walker misses three point jump shot
7:07		Hoosiers offensive rebound
7:02		Owen Freeman shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
7:02	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	15-31
7:02		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:02		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
6:48		Payton Sandfort misses three point pullup jump shot
6:46		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
6:22		Anthony Leal turnover (bad pass) (Owen Freeman steals)
6:11		Gabe Cupps shooting foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
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		Xavier Johnson misses two point pullup jump shot
5:45		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
5:19	+2	Ben Krikke makes two point turnaround jump shot (Brock Harding assists)	19-31
4:59		Anthony Walker turnover (lost ball) (Brock Harding steals)
4:51		Patrick McCaffery misses two point driving layup
4:49		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
4:26	+2	Anthony Walker makes two point turnaround jump shot	19-33
4:03		Payton Sparks blocks Brock Harding's two point driving layup
4:02		Hawkeyes offensive rebound
4:00		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
3:58		Payton Sparks defensive rebound
3:47		TV timeout
3:32		CJ Gunn misses three point jump shot
3:30		Brock Harding defensive rebound
3:14		Ben Krikke misses two point turnaround jump shot
3:12		CJ Gunn defensive rebound
2:52		Xavier Johnson misses two point driving reverse layup
2:50		Anthony Walker offensive rebound
2:48	+2	Anthony Walker makes two point putback dunk	19-35
2:39		Trey Galloway shooting foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
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		Ben Krikke misses two point pullup jump shot
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		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Pryce Sandfort steals)
0:55	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point running layup	27-39
0:55		Mackenzie Mgbako shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
0:55	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-39
0:36		Trey Galloway turnover (out of bounds)
0:17		Gabe Cupps personal foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
0:10		Anthony Leal personal foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
0:01		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
0:00		Hawkeyes offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
IOWA
Hawkeyes
40
IND
Hoosiers
35

Time		Play	Score
19:35	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point stepback jump shot	30-39
19:09		Owen Freeman personal foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
19:09		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 1 of 2
19:09	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-40
18:59		Tony Perkins misses two point pullup jump shot
18:57		Anthony Walker defensive rebound
18:27		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point driving layup
18:25		Hoosiers offensive rebound
18:24	+2	Mackenzie Mgbako makes two point cutting layup	30-42
18:10		Xavier Johnson shooting foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
18:10	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 1 of 2	31-42
18:10	+1	Payton Sandfort makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-42
18:04		Tony Perkins blocks Anthony Walker's two point running layup
18:03		Hoosiers offensive rebound
17:54		Payton Sandfort shooting foul (Mackenzie Mgbako draws the foul)
17:54	+1	Mackenzie Mgbako makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-43
17:54		Mackenzie Mgbako misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:54		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
17:41		Anthony Walker blocks Tony Perkins's two point pullup jump shot
17:40		Hawkeyes offensive rebound
17:30		Patrick McCaffery misses two point turnaround jump shot
17:28		Mackenzie Mgbako defensive rebound
17:10		Owen Freeman personal foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
17:04		Ladji Dembele shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
17:04	+1	Xavier Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-44
17:04		Xavier Johnson misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:04		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
16:56	+3	Payton Sandfort makes three point pullup jump shot (Tony Perkins assists)	35-44
16:25		Kel'el Ware misses two point turnaround jump shot
16:23		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
16:14		Tony Perkins misses two point driving layup
16:12		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
15:59		Jump ball. Xavier Johnson vs. Payton Sandfort (Xavier Johnson gains possession)
15:59		TV timeout
15:57		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point pullup jump shot
15:55		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
15:45	+3	Payton Sandfort makes three point pullup jump shot	38-44
15:27		Trey Galloway misses three point jump shot
15:25		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
15:19		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
15:17		Ladji Dembele defensive rebound
15:02		Ben Krikke misses two point pullup jump shot
15:00		Ladji Dembele offensive rebound
14:58		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
14:56		Hoosiers defensive rebound
14:37		Anthony Walker misses two point driving floating jump shot
14:35		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
14:28	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point driving layup	40-44
14:28		Trey Galloway shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
14:28	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	41-44
14:02		Anthony Walker turnover (bad pass) (Tony Perkins steals)
13:44		Tony Perkins misses two point pullup jump shot
13:42		Ben Krikke offensive rebound
13:23		Payton Sandfort misses three point pullup jump shot
13:21		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
13:07	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point driving floating jump shot	41-46
12:50		Ben Krikke misses two point pullup jump shot
12:48		Anthony Walker defensive rebound
12:38	+3	Xavier Johnson makes three point jump shot (Anthony Leal assists)	41-49
12:28	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point driving layup	43-49
12:13		Kel'el Ware turnover (bad pass) (Tony Perkins steals)
12:11		Xavier Johnson personal foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
12:11		TV timeout
11:56	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point cutting layup (Brock Harding assists)	45-49
11:28		Xavier Johnson misses three point jump shot
11:26		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
11:19	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point pullup jump shot	47-49
11:03		Ladji Dembele personal foul (Anthony Leal draws the foul)
10:44		Xavier Johnson misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:42		Ladji Dembele defensive rebound
10:37	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point running layup	49-49
10:37		Trey Galloway shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
10:37		Tony Perkins misses regular free throw 1 of 1
10:37		Anthony Leal defensive rebound
10:23	+2	Trey Galloway makes two point driving layup	49-51
10:09		Kel'el Ware blocks Tony Perkins's two point driving layup
10:08		Hawkeyes offensive rebound
10:01		Payton Sandfort misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:59		Payton Sandfort offensive rebound
9:59		Kel'el Ware personal foul (Payton Sandfort draws the foul)
9:53	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point pullup jump shot	51-51
9:32		Brock Harding personal foul (Anthony Leal draws the foul)
9:17	+2	Anthony Leal makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Gabe Cupps assists)	51-53
8:58		Ladji Dembele misses two point pullup jump shot
8:56		Anthony Leal defensive rebound
8:48		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Payton Sandfort steals)
8:43	+2	Josh Dix makes two point running layup (Payton Sandfort assists)	53-53
8:43		Gabe Cupps shooting foul (Josh Dix draws the foul)
8:43	+1	Josh Dix makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-53
8:35		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Owen Freeman steals)
8:21		Tony Perkins misses two point pullup jump shot
8:19		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
8:12		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
8:10		Xavier Johnson offensive rebound
8:02		Trey Galloway turnover (bad pass) (Tony Perkins steals)
7:56		Xavier Johnson personal foul (Brock Harding draws the foul)
7:56		TV timeout
7:56	+1	Brock Harding makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-53
7:56	+1	Brock Harding makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-53
7:40	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point cutting dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	56-55
7:40		Owen Freeman shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
7:40	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 1	56-56
7:18	+2	Brock Harding makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	58-56
6:59	+3	Anthony Leal makes three point jump shot (Xavier Johnson assists)	58-59
6:34		Brock Harding misses three point jump shot
6:31		Hoosiers defensive rebound
6:11		Anthony Leal misses three point jump shot
6:08		Mackenzie Mgbako personal foul (Josh Dix draws the foul)
6:08		Josh Dix misses regular free throw 1 of 1
6:08		Kel'el Ware defensive rebound
5:45		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
5:43		Ben Krikke personal foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
5:43		Hoosiers 30 second timeout
5:43		TV timeout
5:43	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-60
5:43		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:43		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
5:37		Mackenzie Mgbako personal foul (Josh Dix draws the foul)
5:37	+1	Josh Dix makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-60
5:37	+1	Josh Dix makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-60
5:13		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point jump shot
5:11		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
5:08	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point putback layup	60-62
4:58		Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot
4:56		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
4:37		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point turnaround jump shot
4:35		Mackenzie Mgbako offensive rebound
4:34		Mackenzie Mgbako misses two point driving layup
4:32		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
4:32		Ben Krikke shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-63
4:32	+1	Kel'el Ware makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-64
4:18		Payton Sandfort misses two point stepback jump shot
4:16		Trey Galloway defensive rebound
3:47		Kel'el Ware misses two point floating jump shot
3:45		Payton Sandfort defensive rebound
3:41	+2	Owen Freeman makes two point running layup (Tony Perkins assists)	62-64
3:41		TV timeout
3:17		Trey Galloway misses two point driving layup
3:15		Kel'el Ware offensive rebound
3:15		Ladji Dembele shooting foul (Kel'el Ware draws the foul)
3:15		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:15		Kel'el Ware misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:15		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
3:06		Xavier Johnson shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
3:06		Tony Perkins misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:06	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-64
2:38		Tony Perkins blocks Mackenzie Mgbako's two point turnaround jump shot
2:36		Anthony Leal offensive rebound
2:35		Anthony Leal misses two point fadeaway jump shot
2:34		Hawkeyes defensive rebound
2:20	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point turnaround jump shot	65-64
2:20		Anthony Leal shooting foul (Tony Perkins draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Tony Perkins makes regular free throw 1 of 1	66-64
2:12		Ladji Dembele shooting foul (Xavier Johnson draws the foul)
2:12	+1	Trey Galloway makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-65
2:12	+1	Trey Galloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-66
1:45		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
1:42	+2	Payton Sandfort makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Owen Freeman assists)	68-66
1:27	+3	Gabe Cupps makes three point jump shot (Trey Galloway assists)	68-69
1:12		Tony Perkins turnover (bad pass) (Trey Galloway steals)
1:11		Payton Sandfort personal foul (Trey Galloway draws the foul)
1:11		Trey Galloway misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:11	+1	Trey Galloway makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-70
1:00		Payton Sandfort misses three point pullup jump shot
0:58		Hoosiers defensive rebound
0:31		Mackenzie Mgbako misses three point jump shot
0:29		Trey Galloway offensive rebound
0:27	+2	Kel'el Ware makes two point cutting dunk (Trey Galloway assists)	68-72
0:26		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
0:16		Josh Dix misses three point jump shot
0:14		Anthony Leal defensive rebound
0:12		Patrick McCaffery personal foul (Anthony Leal draws the foul)
0:12	+1	Anthony Leal makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-73
0:12	+1	Anthony Leal makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-74
0:06		Tony Perkins misses three point pullup jump shot
0:04		Anthony Leal defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

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