Indiana men’s basketball’s 85-60 blowout loss to Iowa Saturday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena was already determined. But as the Hawkeyes corralled four consecutive offensive rebounds with less than four minutes remaining — ultimately leading to a bucket for Iowa senior forward Payton Sandfort — the Hoosiers looked lost and lifeless.
Woodson’s team rode a five-game winning streak into Iowa’s home court, seeking to prove its recent successes were no fluke. But in the first of 11 straight Quad 1 matchups, Indiana floundered. Each of those Hawkeye rebounds served as a reminder that the Hoosiers aren’t where they should be and perhaps even further away than anticipated.