In the midst of a crazy college football championship weekend, Iowa basketball lost their fourth straight game. Not to an opponent that will earn them a bye at the end of the season, rather against the Omaha Mavericks, marking this as one of the worst losses of Fran McCaffery‘s career.
Iowa dropped their fourth straight game, 98-89. Omaha outscored the Hawkeyes in both halves, and four players scored in double-digits for the Mavericks.
The Hawkeyes defensive struggles continued, as well, especially in the paint. Forwards Tre’Shawn Thurman and Mitchell Hahn combined for 32 points and 14 rebounds.