John Beilein is a coach of many talents. Managing fouls has been one of the few occasional critiques.
He’s the seventh-quickest coach in the county to pull a player with two fouls. At Iowa Friday night, that strategy backfired.
He sat Jon Teske after two fouls over just two minutes of play. Without the big man, the Hawkeyes raced to 74-59 victory over fifth-ranked Michigan at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The officials called a tight first 20 minutes, putting Iowa in the bonus after just 10 minutes. The hosts took advantage with a 21-2 run to enter halftime up 42-29.