Iowa forward Patrick McCaffery (22) dunks the ball as Michigan State forward Aaron Henry (0) defends during a NCAA Big Ten Conference men's basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. 210202 Mi St Iowa Mbb 028 Jpg
The Iowa Hawkeyes couldn’t have defeated Michigan State without some strong performances from key role players on Tuesday night.
It wasn’t pretty, but the No. 8 ranked Iowa basketball team (13-4) managed to hold on for an 84-78 victory over the Michigan State Spartans (8-7) on Tuesday evening at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.