IOWA CITY, Iowa | TJ Madlock led three players in double figures but it wasn't enough as Iowa pulled away in the second half for a 98-67 victory at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Friday night.
 
Madlock led Alabama State (0-2) with 23 points on 9-of-22 shooting, while CJ Hines scored 11 of his 15 points in the first half for the Hornets. Jasteven Walker scored a career-high 13 points off the bench on 5-of-8 shooting and added nine rebounds.
 
Alabama State shot 35.4 (23-of-65) percent from the floor and 27.3 (6-of-22) percent from beyond the arc. They also shot 75.0 (15-of-20) percent from the free throw line, while grabbing 46 rebounds.
 
Meanwhile, Patrick McCaffrey led Iowa (2-0) with 22 points, while Payton Sandfort recorded a double-double with 17 points and 12 rebounds. Ben Krikke added 13 and Tony Perkins 12 for the Hawkeyes who finished the night shooting 45.8 (33-of-72) percent from the floor. They also shot 31.0 (9-of-28) percent from beyond the arc and 65.7 (23-of-35) percent from the free throw line.
 
How It Happened

• Iowa jumped out to an early lead before Alabama State was able to tie the game, and then take its only lead of the game with 8:39 to play at 25-24.
• The Hawkeyes went on a 10-2 run over the next two minutes to take a 34-27 lead before Alabama State closed to 35-32 on a three-pointer from Sean Smith with 4:49 to play. However, Iowa closed the half on a 14-5 run to take a 49-37 lead at the intermission.
• Iowa was able to build on that in the second half building the lead to 18 just six minutes into the half.
• Alabama State scored 26 points off the bench in the loss, while Iowa scored 32 off the bench – most late in the game.

Alabama State Notes

• Iowa has won all five meetings between the two schools, with all five being played in the state of Iowa.
• The game featured a pair of ties and lead changes.
• The 22 field goals attempted by Madlock set a new career-high, topping the mark of 20 set last year at Pittsburgh (11/20/22).
• Walker set a new career-high with his 13 points off the bench after scoring nine in the season-opener at Ole Miss (11/6/23).
• Hines scored 11 of his 15 points in the first half for the Hornets, finishing the night a perfect 7-of-7 from the free throw line.
• The Hornets grabbed 16 offensive rebounds including four by Ubong Okon who finished with eight total rebounds off the bench.

Up Next
Alabama State returns home on Tuesday, Nov. 14, to host Oglethorpe at 6 p.m. at the Dunn-Oliver Acadome. Admission is free.
 
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