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.

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,

The Iowa basketball team hits the road on Sunday afternoon for a Monday game at Ohio State. Fran McCaffery met with the media on Sunday morning and he hopes that the Hawkeyes can snap their current road conference losing skid.

Prior to Iowa basketball's clash vs. Ohio State, head coach Fran McCaffery discussed forward Riley Mulvey's impact off the Hawkeyes’ bench.

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.