The Iowa men’s basketball team defeated South Dakota 96-77 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City on Tuesday.

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Payton Sandfort (20) drives the ball towards the net with pressure from South Dakota Coyotes guard Max Burchill (3) in the second half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Seydou Traore (7) goes for a layup in the second half of the game against South Dakota at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Riley Mulvey (44) goes for a layup in the second half of the game against South Dakota at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Josh Dix (4) drives through several South Dakota players as he looks to shoot in the first half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Seydou Traore (7) dunks the ball in the second half of the game against South Dakota at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Ladji Dembele (13) shoots the ball in the first half of the game against South Dakota at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Riley Mulvey (44) reacts after Iowa Hawkeyes forward Cooper Koch (8) gets a basket for the Hawkeyes in the second half of the game against South Dakota at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Payton Sandfort (20) goes for a layup with pressure from South Dakota Coyotes guard Isaac Bruns (12) in the first half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Riley Mulvey (44) dunks the ball in the second half of the game against South Dakota at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

South Dakota Coyotes guard Kaleb Stewart (1) gets possession of the ball from Iowa Hawkeyes guard Brock Harding (2) in the first half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Pryce Sandfort (24) shoots a three-pointer with pressure from South Dakota Coyotes guard Kaleb Stewart (1) in the first half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Brock Harding (2) tries to get the ball away from South Dakota Coyotes guard Isaac Bruns (12) in the first half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Payton Sandfort (20) drives the ball towards the basket with pressure from South Dakota Coyotes guard Kaleb Stewart (1) in the first half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

South Dakota Coyotes center Cameron Fens (54) fouls on Iowa Hawkeyes forward Cooper Koch (8) as he goes for a layup in the first half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Drew Thelwell (3) drives the ball towards the basket with pressure from South Dakota Coyotes guard Paul Bruns (23) in the first half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Brock Harding (2) reaches up to block South Dakota Coyotes guard Chase Forte (9) as he shoots the ball in the first half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Pryce Sandfort (24) shoots the ball with pressure from South Dakota Coyotes center Cameron Fens (54) in the second half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Josh Dix (4) dribbles the ball with pressure from South Dakota Coyotes guard Shey Eberwein (2) in the second half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Seydou Traore (7) shoots the ball with pressure from South Dakota Coyotes guard Kaleb Stewart (1) in the second half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

South Dakota Coyotes guard Dre Bullock (11) fouls on Iowa Hawkeyes forward Pryce Sandfort (24) as he drives towards the basket in the second half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Drew Thelwell (3) dunks the ball with pressure from South Dakota Coyotes guard Shey Eberwein (2) in the second half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Seydou Traore (7) drives the ball towards the net with pressure from South Dakota Coyotes guard Kaleb Stewart (1) in the second half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

South Dakota Coyotes guard Isaac Bruns (12) fouls on Iowa Hawkeyes forward Cooper Koch (8) as he drives towards the basket in the second half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Payton Sandfort (20) shoots the ball with pressure from South Dakota Coyotes guard Max Burchill (3) in the first half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes guard Josh Dix (4) guards South Dakota Coyotes guard Kaleb Stewart (1) as he dribbles the ball in the second half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Payton Sandfort (20) reacts after getting a foul called on him in the second half of the game against South Dakota at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Ladji Dembele (13) and South Dakota Coyotes center Cameron Fens (54) reach up for the jump ball in the first half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Payton Sandfort (20) reaches up to block South Dakota Coyotes guard Shey Eberwein (2) as he shoots the ball in the first half of the game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)