The last few losses could be justified in one way or another. Ohio State beating the Iowa basketball team at home could be attributed to the fact that road games are never easy in the Big Ten, and there were a few unnecessary distractions caused by the Iowa athletic department.
Rutgers coming in and beating the Hawks could be chalked up to not having Fran there and the fact that Rutgers just has the size to match up really well with the Hawks. Even Thursday night’s pathetic performance against Wisconsin wasn’t expected to be a great opportunity for the Hawks to win.