Big Ten Tournament champions one year, eliminated by a double-digit seed the next. So it goes in the emotional month of March — and Iowa basketball isn’t off to a great start this year.
After Sunday’s home loss to Nebraska forced the Hawkeyes to play Thursday, Iowa sputtered against 13th-seeded Ohio State and will head home from Chicago early. With Selection Sunday just days away, Fran McCaffery’s squad has little time to re-discover its productive side before the NCAA Tournament begins. Chad Leistikow and Kennington Smith break things down from the United Center.

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