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Minnesota led by 17 points, 63-46, with just over six minutes to play in the second half before Iowa started to eat away at the lead. The lead was still 11 points when there was a lengthy delay for an injured cheerleader with 2:42 to play. From there, the Hawkeyes cut the deficit to three before the Gophers sealed the win at the free-throw line.
Iowa is playing a dangerous game, in which the volume of the broader program narrative will only get louder should it continue down this path.
Femi Odukale had his best game in a Gophers uniform with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Garcia finished with a team-high 20 points as Minnesota held Iowa's explosive offense to an abysmal 3-21 (14.3%) mark from the three-point line.
Linder becomes the fourth commitment in Iowa's 2026 recruiting class. He joins another offensive lineman, 4-star Carson Nielsen of Waterloo West. The Hawkeyes also have a verbal pledge from quarterback Cash Herrera. Marcello Vitti currently stands as Iowa's lone commitment on the defensive side of the ball in the 2026 recruiting class.
The Iowa Hawkeyes lost once again on Tuesday night against the Minnesota Golden Gophers by a final score of 72-67. It was yet another frustrating loss amid the team's major struggles of late. With the loss,
The Iowa men's basketball team held on for a one-point win over Penn State to break its three-game losing streak on Friday night.
Iowa changed that against Penn State. The Hawkeyes led for more than 13 minutes in the first half, taking a five-point advantage into the break. It was Iowa’s most sustained stretch of quality play over the last few games.
Iowa had just lost its third consecutive game, a 72-67 defeat to Minnesota on Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, but Sandfort wasn’t about to give up on the Hawkeyes.
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
The Iowa cheerleader who was taken off the court in a stretcher during the Gophers men's basketball team's game against the Hawkeyes Tuesday night appears to be OK and was later seen giving a thumbs up in a social media post.
There was a scary situation in Carver-Hawkeye Arena Tuesday night when a male cheerleader for the Hawkeyes had to be carted off the court on a stretcher after a stunt gone wrong during Iowa's game against Minnesota.