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.

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Head coach Fran McCaffery discusses Iowa's blowout loss to UCLA on Friday.

The Hawkeyes' 85-60 rout of Indiana marked the 10th straight game of 80-plus points, most by the Iowa basketball program since the 1988-89 season.

Head coach Fran McCaffery discusses a variety of topics ahead of Iowa's matchup with USC.

I think Josh Dix is a hell of a player,” Nebraska head coach Fred Hoiberg said. “I think he’s the most underrated player in this league.”

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.

The Iowa men's basketball team finished 2-0 in a two-game homestand with a win over Indiana on Saturday. The Hawkeyes' Moline duo both reached double figures in the win.

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

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Head coach Fran McCaffery discusses a variety of topics ahead of Iowa's matchup with Indiana.

“There’s a lot of reasons for it,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said of why USC shot 65% from the field Tuesday. “We got off to a bad start. They got comfortable. They’re a driving team. I thought our defense was not what it needed to be.