The Hoosiers turned the ball over 16 times and allowed Iowa to shoot 11 for 24 from 3-point range as coach Mike Woodson remains winless at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
While Bloomington is covered in snow and ice, Indiana men’s basketball is aiming to keep its hot streak rolling forward. The Hoosiers (13-3, 4-1 Big Ten) have won five consecutive games entering their 8 p.m. tipoff Saturday against Iowa (11-4, 2-2 Big Ten) at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa.
The defeat marked Indiana’s largest in a true road game since Jan. 19, 2018, in a 28-point loss at Michigan State. It was the Hoosiers’ second-largest margin in a loss this season, and each of their four defeats have come by 16 or more points.
Iowa can earn a Quad 2 win with a victory over Indiana and 7-foot star center Oumar Ballo on Saturday. The Hoosiers beat the Hawkeyes in one meeting last season.
Indiana women's basketball won on the road at Iowa for only the second time in the last 30 years on Sunday afternoon:
Indiana hosts the Illinois Fighting Illini after Yarden Garzon scored 21 points in Indiana's 74-67 victory against the Iowa Hawkeyes.
Indiana basketball went to Iowa looking to prove it belonged back in the conversation as a Big Ten contender amidst its longest regular-season win streak in two years. The Hoosiers created a fresh-round of doubts instead.
Mackenzie Holmes, Caitlin Clark and other stars for Indiana and Iowa have moved on, but this game is still important in the Big Ten race.
So let Indiana’s horses run free. Players like Myles Rice, Mackenzie Mgbako, Trey Galloway and Luke Goode, among others, can play this way. Let them, and we’ll see whether Indiana can beat Iowa at its own game.
This was only IU's second win on the road against the Hawkeyes in 30 years. The other victory in Iowa City since ... Niziolek is the Indiana beat reporter for The Bloomington Herald-Times.
Iowa basketball sophomore forward Owen Freeman had something he needed to get off his chest after a 85-60 win over IU on Saturday night.
For Iowa, a win over the Hoosiers (NET 56) would be a Quad 2 win. The Hawkeyes are currently 4-0 in Quad 2 games with their wins over Nebraska, Northwestern, Washington State and Utah. For Indiana ...