It’s not unique to see a team go on the road and get “jumped”, as Fran McCaffery says from time to time. On Friday evening, Iowa got jumped by UCLA and never recovered. The Bruins build a lead in the first half based on scoring 57 points and Iowa never made any sort of run in this contest.

Following a deflating 85-62 loss vs. Ohio State (12-8, 4-5 Big Ten) from Value City Arena in Columbus, Iowa basketball (13-8, 4-6 Big Ten) head coach Fran McCaffery shared where things went wrong. When asked about what shifted in the second half that allowed the Buckeyes to pull away,

Iowa basketball was a 2-seed in the NCAA Tournament and had a star player coming off his second All-American selection. The Hawkeyes are struggling to win games and making the tournament seem nearly impossible.