UCLA coach Mick Cronin made headlines this week talking about the Big Ten being overly physical for his team. Iowa made things easy for the Bruins.

The Iowa basketball team will be looking to rebound after their most disappointing effort of the season, giving up 116 points in a loss at Wisconsin on Friday night. Hawkeye head coach Fran McCaffery isn’t focused on looking back.

Illinois is getting better as the weeks pass. Its most recent statement was a 32-point win over a top-10 Oregon team. Wisconsin lost to Illinois, 86-80, on Dec. 10 and hasn’t defeated the Fighting Illini since 2019 (nine straight losses). Given that context, 47.2% feels a bit optimistic.

Iowa basketball can still salvage its West Coast trip with a win over UCLA on Friday, but the Hawkeyes will need to fix their road struggles to do it.

As Iowa enters its fourth Big Ten road game winless in similar matches this season, head coach Fran McCaffery said he sees one area in particular needing improvement.

IOWA CITY, Iowa-- Ten days ago, the Hawkeye had one of their worst defensive performances in the Fran McCaffery era.Wisconsin piled on 116 points and hit 21 three-pointers in a 31-point rout ...

It’s increasingly difficult to take Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball seriously if it continues to be a punching bag for opposing offenses.

The Trojans (11-6, 3-3 Big Ten) never trailed, shot 37-of-57 (67%) from the field, 10-of-15 (60%) from 3-point range and outrebounded the Hawkeyes (12-5, 3-3 Big Ten) 37-20 in the win.

There is plenty of time for Iowa to get its season back on track. There is also plenty of time for it to get much worse.

Iowa’s Friday night date at UCLA ended before it started. The Bruins routed Iowa inside Pauley Pavilion, 94-70. In the win, UCLA used a first-half eruption to bury the Hawkeyes. UCLA shot 65.7%, knocked down six 3-pointers and used 12 Iowa turnovers in the first half to quickly turn Friday night into a laugher.

The Iowa men's basketball team got off to a slow start and dropped its fourth consecutive road game to UCLA on Friday night.

The Iowa Hawkeyes did not know where they would play just over 24 hours before facing a talented but struggling UCLA squad on Friday.