The Iowa Hawkeyes called a timeout with under two seconds remaining in the first half with hopes of taking a lead going into the half. Senior Luke Loewe intercepted the pass at halfcourt and heaved a shot at the buzzer that banked in and gave Minnesota a four-point lead going into the half.

The Gophers had a solid hold on the game throughout the first half. Behind a strong three-point shooting half, Minnesota went into the half up 38-34. The second half was a different story as the Gophers offense stalled, while the Hawkeyes ended the game on a 26-5 stretch over the final 12 minutes to win 71-59.

Loewe scored a team-high 19 points while shooting 7-9 from the field and 4-5 from deep. Sophomore Jamison Battle had a game he’s probably going to want to forget, putting up just two points on 1-12 shooting.

Minnesota’s second-half fallout allowed the Hawkeyes to outscore them by 16. After posting a 48.4% from the field and 55.6% from deep in the first, the Gophers shot at a sub-30% rate in both metrics in the second half.

Turnovers from Minnesota have been one of its strong suits this season, but Sunday, the Gophers turned the ball over 12 times which Iowa turned into 21 points.

Minnesota stays on the road for its next contest when they travel to Nebraska on Wednesday to face the Cornhuskers as the Gophers look for their third win.