Mike Hlas

Iowa cut a 17-point deficit to 3, but got no closer in final seconds.

Gophers are 1-6 in the Big Ten, but have won 1 in a row. Iowa has lost its last two, but hasn’t dropped a conference game in Carver.

Ohio State football usually gets what it wants, which is all the more reason to hope it is denied happiness in Monday’s national-title game against the Irish

Iowa senior forward’s status is unclear for team’s home game against Minnesota Tuesday

McNamara was injury-plagued his two years at Iowa after ballyhooed transfer from Michigan.

For the second-straight game in L.A., Iowa’s opponent shot over 62 percent and had lots of easy baskets. The Bruins made their first nine shots and cruised to a 33-point halftime lead.

Cyclones bring 12-game winning streak to WVU in a game pitting the Big 12’s two top individual scorers

Coming off a 99-89 loss at USC, Hawkeyes try to salvage a split in Los Angeles when it plays the Bruins tonight.

Hawkeyes do what they’ve never done before: Face a UCLA team that is on a 4-game losing streak.

No. 2 Cyclones challenged virtually everything and sent ninth-ranked Jayhawks out of Hilton Coliseum with a 74-57 loss

Trojans shot 64.9 percent from the field. Iowa drops to 3-3 in the Big Ten, with all three defeats on the road.

It’s your garden-variety game pitting rivals who are both in the Top Ten. Things could get a little heated in Ames.

Finally, the Hawkeyes have returned to Los Angeles! Iowa hasn’t been to L.A. in 37 years, and hasn’t played USC since 1983.

Iowa, after two Big Ten home wins last week, play USC at USC Tuesday, and at UCLA somewhere on Friday

Cyclones are No. 2 for the first time, trail only Auburn in latest Associated Press rankings.