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 men's basketball team got off to a slow start and dropped its fourth consecutive road game to UCLA on Friday night.
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.
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.
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.
Lew Alcindor, Bill Walton, and John Wooden haven’t played or coached for UCLA inside Pauley Pavilion since the late 1960s and early 1970s, but the Iowa men’s basketball team allowed the 2024-25 rendition of the Bruins to look just like those famous squads on Friday evening in Los Angeles.
Oumar Ballo has played some of his best basketball in an Indiana uniform as of late, and Saturday’s trip to Iowa presents a contrasting matchup. Under coach Fran McCaffery, Iowa is known for a fast-paced,
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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.
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.
The Bruins started the game making nine consecutive field goals and built an early 21-9 lead. The Hawkeyes were unable to slow down the UCLA offensive attack in the first half, as the Bruins expanded on their lead. At the half, Iowa trailed, 57-24.