Playing on the road without Drew Thelwell and Owen Freeman in a season that has been going down the drain, the Hawkeyes showed perseverance. It was a team effort as Iowa outscored Rutgers by 20 in the second half to earn the victory.

With the game approaching halftime, it looked like another Iowa contest that was headed in the other direction. Rutgers had built its biggest lead of the night at 11 points with a