A week ago, Iowa basketball’s sky seemed to be falling thanks to a pair of losses and an injury to CJ Fredrick.
Now, two games removed from that stretch, and that pessimism is all but a distant memory.
What a week for the Hawkeyes.
Before Iowa’s win over No. 12 Maryland this season, the Hawkeyes’ season-high for field-goal defense came against San Diego State, when the Aztecs shot 40.4 percent from the floor.
The Hawkeyes held the Terrapins to just 49 points on 37.7 percent shooting. It was the best scoring defense from Iowa so far this season (even Kennesaw State scored more than 50 points on Iowa).