CHICAGO — Nobody offered up word of blame in the aftermath, but sometimes silence provides the best answer. Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery had difficulty keeping his emotions in check in his postgame news conference Friday, about 20 minutes after the Hawkeyes lost 59-56 to Michigan State. His opening statement was measured but easy to read between [...]

Iowa had two players suffer minor injuries in Thursday’s 73-59 win against Northwestern. Sophomore guard Josh Oglesby was poked in the eye and didn’t return but he could have returned, according to Iowa officials. Sophomore forward Aaron White injured his right elbow while falling to the floor but did not leave the game. “I’ll be [...]

CHICAGO — They’ve been knocked down and punked out. They’ve slammed chairs and had turnovers slammed. Iowa’s recent history with Michigan State is full of heartbreak and backdowns. Five consecutive losses, including two straight in Big Ten Tournament play. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery infamously slammed a chair last year in East Lansing and his players infamously [...]

CHICAGO — Now it gets really big for Iowa. It’s not too hyperbolic to suggest the entire season is at stake for the sixth-seeded Hawkeyes (21-11) Friday in a battle with third-seeded Michigan State (24-7, 13-5 Big Ten) in a Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal at the United Center. A win against the No. 8 Spartans [...]

The Big Ten’s top four players will rank among the nation’s top 10 at the end of the season. Michigan guard Trey Burke, Ohio State forward Deshaun Thomas, Indiana center Cody Zeller and Indiana guard/forward Victor Oladipo all are competitive for first-team All-American honors. All four are almost assured of landing on the top two [...]

If the Big Ten tournament matches its regular season for drama, four days in Chicago could have more high-level theatrics than any basketball league tournament in, well, ever. Four Big Ten teams could rank in the top 10 this week and all four are looking for favorable NCAA tournament landing spots. Indiana could earn the [...]

IOWA CITY — There was no whiff of condescension from Michigan State coach Tom Izzo following his team’s 62-59 win against Iowa on Thursday. Like protege Indiana Coach Tom Crean, whose team beat Iowa on Dec. 31, Izzo rhetorically tipped his cap to Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. Izzo said Iowa “played hard,” and McCaffery has “done [...]

IOWA CITY — Iowa coach Fran McCaffery was short and sour. His demeanor was grim and agitated. Iowa had more chances than one could count to pull out a season-defining win against No. 22 Michigan State, yet the Hawkeyes were left to explain another loss. This one, a 62-59 defeat to the Spartans, was more difficult [...]

IOWA CITY –Anthony Clemmons’ last-second 3-point attempt sailed wide of the rim as Iowa dropped a 62-59 heartbreaker to Michigan State on Thursday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Clemmons, a freshman point guard from Lansing, had two different chances to tie the game for Iowa late. With the Hawkeyes trailing 60-57, Clemmons was fouled by Michigan State’s [...]

IOWA CITY — Iowa junior Devyn Marble is doubtful to play tonight against No. 22 Michigan State after spraining his ankle in practice earlier this week. Marble leads the Hawkeyes in scoring at 15.5 points a game. He also leads in minutes at 30.9 per game. Senior Eric May will start in Marble’s place. May, [...]