Two teams battling through star-crossed seasons meet on Wednesday night when Iowa visits Rutgers for a Big Ten Conference clash in Piscataway, N.J. Both are coming off weekend losses in winnable games against Top 25 opponents. The Hawkeyes dropped a 74-63 home decision Saturday against then-No. 21 Wisconsin, while the Scarlet Knights fell 90-81 Sunday at then-No. 18 Maryland. Iowa (13-10, 4-8) led 59-58 with 7 1/2 minutes left and then went cold, getting outscored 16-4 down the stretch and managing only two points in the last 4:29. "We have to play a little better towards the end," Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery said.
Rutgers, Iowa running out of time to salvage seasons
