UCLA absolutely crushed Iowa 94-70 at Pauley Pavilion to get back on track and snap a four-game losing streak of its own while Iowa picked up its second consecutive loss. However, the blowout defeat may not be the worst news from the game if you're an Iowa fan.

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.

For the second-straight game in L.A., Iowa’s opponent shot over 62 percent and had lots of easy baskets. The Bruins made their first nine shots and cruised to a 33-point halftime lead.

The Iowa Hawkeyes (12-5, 3-3 Big Ten) travel to Los Angeles to tussle with the UCLA Bruins (11-6, 2-4) in Friday Big Ten action. Tip time at Pauley Pavilion will be 9 p.m. ET (FS1). Let's analyze

The Hawkeyes, who lost 99-89 at USC on Tuesday, have been in Los Angeles since Sunday. They have been staying at their downtown hotel, close to USC’s campus, and practiced at USC all week.

Los Angeles; Friday, 9 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Bruins -6.5; over/under is 153 BOTTOM LINE: Iowa faces UCLA after Owen Freeman scored 23 points in Iowa's 99-89 loss to the USC Trojans. The Bruins are 8-1 in home games.

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

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

Eric Dailey Jr. scores a career-high 23 points as UCLA builds up a massive lead in the first half to defeat Iowa 94-70 and end a four-game losing streak.

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