IOWA CITY, Iowa-- The Hawkeyes are in a bounce-back situation against UCLA. After dropping a game against USC, Iowa is looking to split the California road trip before returning back home.

Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball hosted Minnesota in a Big Ten contest at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday. Here's how it went.

The UCLA Bruins men's basketball program broke a four-game losing streak with an offensive breakout in a blowout win over the Iowa Hawkeyes, 94-70 on January 17. They followed that up with another impressive offensive performance in a hard fought 85-83 win over the No.

Despite ongoing California wildfires, the Iowa men's basketball team remains scheduled to face USC and UCLA in Los Angeles. Head coach Fran McCaffery discussed the logistics of the trip on Monday.

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery provided an update on the status of Payton Sandfort for Tuesday's contest against Minnesota.

After a solid offensive performance in a loss to USC on Tuesday, Iowa basketball (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten) leaves the city of Los Angeles with a whimper following a blowout 94-70 defeat vs. UCLA (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten) from Pauley Pavillion on Friday night.

The UCLA men’s basketball team ended a tough stretch in style Friday night, routing Iowa 94-70 at Pauley Pavilion. With an electric first-half performance, the

IOWA CITY — Payton Sandfort is expected to be available for Iowa basketball’s Tuesday matchup with Minnesota, according to the Big Ten availability report. Sandfort got banged up multiple times in the first half of Iowa’s contest against UCLA on Friday and sat out the majority of the game.

After experiencing some significant issues on defense, Iowa is now seeking to fix its struggling offense Friday when Penn State visits Iowa City.

Owen Freeman, Brock Harding and Fran McCaffery pointed the finger at defensive failings after dropping back-to-back games against USC and UCLA last week. Iowa faces Minnesota's worst-in-the-conference offense next.

In an intriguing Big Ten matchup between Iowa and UCLA, a head-to-head showdown between promising wing prospects is worth monitoring. Iowa’s Payton Sandfort and

Percentages: FG .447, FT .760. 3-Point Goals: 9-24, .375 (Dix 5-7, Harding 2-6, Dembele 1-1, Thelwell 1-2, Kingsbury 0-1, Pa.Sandfort 0-1, Traore 0-2, Pr.Sandfort 0-4).