Wow. What a comeback.
In a tale of two halves, the Iowa Hawkeyes roared to erase a 20-point deficit in the second half en route to a 90-85 triumph over Minnesota (15-8, 6-6 Big Ten).
Redshirt senior forward Patrick McCaffery scored 14 second-half points, while senior guard Tony Perkins and junior forward Payton Sandfort added 12.
For the game, McCaffery and Sandfort led the way with 21 points apiece. Perkins added 18 and and freshman forward Owen Freeman grabbed another double-double with 17 points and 14 rebounds.
After surrendering 51 points and 54.5% shooting to Minnesota in the first half, including 66.7% marksmanship from beyond the 3-point line, Iowa buckled down defensively in the second half. The Hawkeyes limited the Gophers to 38.7% field goal shooting and just 28.6% from beyond the arc.
In the process, Iowa (14-10, 6-7 Big Ten) collected a win it really needed to find a way to corral.
Hawkeye social media was thrilled with the rally.