After playing their way into NCAA Tournament contention the Iowa Hawkeyes squandered it with a dreadful performance at Penn State. The Hawks fell behind by 11 at the outset and lost 74-72 as the Nittany Lions snapped a 13 game losing streak and won their first game since January third. Iowa drops to 8-6 in the Big Ten.
Iowa state jumped out to a big early lead and won at Nebraska 69-63.ISU Coach Greg McDermott says the start of the was as well as they’ve played on both ends of the floor and probably as well as they’ve played on the road all year. The Cyclones improve to 6-9 in the Big 12 and 15-15 overall.