The Indiana basketball team is on a five-game winning streak as it enters a Big Ten matchup against Iowa on Saturday night. IU sits at 13-3 overall and 4-1 in conference play. Iowa is 11-4 overall and 2-2 in the Big Ten.

Indiana’s reserves brought the team back from a 23-13 deficit midway through the first half. The Hoosiers even took a brief lead after Bryson Tucker threw down a fastbreak dunk with 8:03 to go in the half that punctuated a 13-0 run.

Although early in the conference slate, Iowa women’s basketball (12-5, 2-4 Big Ten) has appeared to have hit a wall. Following their 74-67 home loss vs. Indiana (12-4, 4-1 Big Ten) on Sunday, the Hawkeyes have dropped three consecutive games for the first time since 2018.

Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball hosted the Indiana Hoosiers in a Big Ten clash on Saturday. Here's how it went.

As redshirt sophomore guard Myles Rice turned to an official and called timeout, Indiana men’s basketball’s huddle reflected the somberness fit for a 19-point second-half deficit. Across the halfcourt line, Iowa’s huddle appeared rejuvenated, instilled with life by a noisy, two-thirds full crowd.

Not including postseason, it was IU's fourth Big Ten loss by 20 points or more during Mike Woodson's tenure and the 12th loss of 15 points or more.

This was supposed to be the productive trip home Iowa women's basketball needed to get right, a chance to stabilize things amid a rare skid in a place those in gold love to shine. It was anything but.