The Iowa Hawkeyes (9-6, 1-3) travelled to New Jersey yesterday for some matinee basketball tomorrow against the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (11-4, 3-1). Geo Baker and Ron Harper, Jr. are plying their trade elsewhere, but Steve Pikiell has them playing the best basketball of his tenure in Piscataway behind a breakout season from center Clifford Omoruyi.
On the season, Rutgers has had a couple stinkers - a neutral site loss to Temple & 45-43 (yuck!) home loss to Seton Hall - but have gone on a five-game winning streak since the December 11th loss to the Pirates.