The Iowa Hawkeyes hit the road for the first time this season, showing well for themselves inside the CHI Health Center in Omaha, Neb.
While No. 7 Creighton (3-0) came away with a 92-84 win over Iowa (2-1), Hawkeye fans felt largely encouraged by what they saw against the Bluejays.
Four different Hawkeyes finished in double figures and Iowa looked in the first half like maybe they were on their way to delivering an early-season stunner.
Instead, Creighton flexed its muscles with a big run to start the second half as is expected from a great team at home. Still, Iowa had one final flurry to make things interesting late.
“We did some really good things tonight. We did some things that have to be corrected. But I am not going to focus on any one particular thing that makes me angry or makes me happy. I wanted to get ten guys playing time and was able to do that. The young guys were able to get some quality minutes and execute,” Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery said afterwards.
All in all, it was a nice showing from an Iowa team that was picked to finish ninth in the preseason Big Ten media basketball poll.
Let’s dive into five takeaways from the 92-84 loss at No. 7 Creighton.