Many would understandably expect the No. 23 Iowa Hawkeyes to be in a foul mood after sustaining a 74-67 loss to the visiting Indiana Hoosiers on Sunday afternoon, their third-straight Big Ten loss in a span of two weeks.
It was a game in which the Hawkeyes played from behind, as they never led nor tied the game at any point. The Hawkeyes shot a meager 33 percent from the field, 31 percent from the 3-point line, turned the ball over 14 times and couldn’t sustain a run.
On the opposite side, the Hoosiers shot 49 percent from the field, 41 percent from beyond the arc and were a perfect 12-for-12 at the foul line. They had three players—Yarden Garzon, Chloe Moore-McNeil and Sydney Parrish—score in double figures. Garzon scored a game-high 21 points, shot 7-for-8 from the field, grabbed five rebounds and exuded perfection at the 3-point line, going 5-for-5. Moore-McNeil finished with 18 points, while Parrish came away with 15 points, including three 3-pointers.
The Hawkeyes managed to find a few moments where they would come back and cut into the Hoosiers’ double-digit lead, but they couldn’t contain the visitors at the 3-point line. As a result, the Hawkeyes now find themselves in a difficult bind.
However, in spite of all the evident struggles in a competitive…
