Playing on the road without Drew Thelwell and Owen Freeman in a season that has been going down the drain, the Hawkeyes showed perseverance. It was a team effort as Iowa outscored Rutgers by 20 in the second half to earn the victory.

Down by nine points heading into the second half, Iowa men’s basketball’s numbers looked worse than than the digits on the scoreboard. The losers of three straight, the Hawkeyes still led the Big Ten in three-point percentage,

The Hawkeyes picked up their sixth win in a row against Rutgers. Takeaways as Iowa women's basketball stays hot at the right time of the year.

Riding a five-game winning streak heading into Thursday night's matchup, Iowa women's basketball (18-7, 8-6) won 55-43 against Rutgers (10-15, 2-12 Big Ten) from Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Rutgers basketball gave itself a major lift in their Big Ten Tournament hopes by beating Washington 89-85 on the road in overtime in the first ever meeting between the two squads! It wasn’t all pretty for the Scarlet Knights who struggled to put up solid resistance in the paint and on screens.

It was the kind of play a captain makes, and with Rutgers basketball’s back to the wall at Washington Wednesday, Jeremiah Williams made it. With the Scarlet Knights trailing by one, the senior guard stole an inbounds pass,