It’s been a tale of locations for the Iowa basketball team in conference play. When Iowa is at home their defense has been solid. but when they hit the road, anywhere on the road, they have struggled to stop opposing teams.

Iowa is back home from the West Coast after dropping back-to-back games against Southern California and UCLA. But the Hawkeyes (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten) remain supremely confident in their abilities

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery provided an update on the status of Payton Sandfort for Tuesday's contest against Minnesota.

Owen Freeman, Brock Harding and Fran McCaffery pointed the finger at defensive failings after dropping back-to-back games against USC and UCLA last week. Iowa faces Minnesota's worst-in-the-conference offense next.

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.

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After a dominating 25-point victory against Indiana on Jan. 11, hope was in the air for the Iowa men’s basketball team. They owned a solid 12-4 overall, 3-2 conference mark, and had a ripe opportunity to steal at least one,

The senior forward suffered a shoulder injury in the first half of the Hawkeyes’ 94-70 loss at UCLA last Friday in Los Angeles and sat out the second half. Monday, Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery was noncommittal on Sandfort’s status for the game against the Gophers.

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

Losing Sandfort, who averages 16.2 points per game, isn’t what the Hawkeyes (12-6 overall, 3-4 Big Ten, 55 NET) need right now. They’re coming off back-to-back losses to USC and UCLA, and they can’t afford too many more defeats, especially as they head into a five-game stretch that includes four home games.

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.

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.