Geronimo throws down big dunk late in Indiana's big upset of No. 4 Iowa (0:22)
2021 Schedule
2021 Schedule
12-3, 2nd in Big Ten
Indiana shuts down No. 4 Iowa for 81-69 road upset
— Trayce Jackson-Davis scored 23 points despite second-half foul trouble and Indiana’s defense shut down No. 4 Iowa in an 81-69 comeback victory Thursday night.
Courtside: Chris Holtmann previews Ohio State's showdown against Purdue. Plus, the guys share their thoughts on Baylor's Kim Mulkey
Seth Greenberg and Dan Dakich tip off the podcast discussing Kim Mulkey’s comments about playing college basketball during a pandemic, if there’s a home court advantage this season, not panicking over Michigan’s loss, Auburn’s Sharife Cooper bursting onto the scene, Gonzaga Watch and Iowa’s roster construction. Then, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann joins the show to talk about Kyle Young’s throwback style, an update on Seth Towns, Dakich wanting to take a bullet for Holtmann, Jae’Sean Tate making an impact with the Rockets and the happiest he’s ever seen his team. Later, quick hitters on Baylor, Texas, Alabama, Tennessee and Texas Tech.
College Basketball Power Rankings: A two-team race for No. 1
Gonzaga and Baylor are in their own tiers atop men's college basketball. Everyone else, it seems, is fighting for No. 3.
Garza scores 17, No. 5 Iowa routs Northwestern 96-73
— Luka Garza had 17 points and 10 rebounds in just 24 minutes, and No. 5 Iowa rolled to a 96-73 victory over Northwestern on Sunday.
Garza drains contested step-back (0:18)
Iowa St. positive tests put halt to No. 6 KU game
No. 6 Kansas and Iowa State have postponed their game scheduled for Saturday because of positive COVID-19 tests and contract tracing in the Cyclones' program.
Ranking the top 25 players in men's college basketball for the 2020-21 season, version 2.0
Four Gonzaga starters make the updated rankings, but Iowa's Luka Garza still leads the way.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Unbeaten Michigan continues moving up, Pac-12 gets closer
Juwan Howard and the Wolverines are carrying the banner for the rugged Big Ten, while USC and UCLA had big weeks out west.
Garza scores 33, No. 5 Iowa beats No. 16 Minnesota 86-71
— Luka Garza scored 33 points and Joe Wieskamp added 20 as No. 5 Iowa defeated No. 16 Minnesota 86-71 on Sunday.
McCaffery threads nice bounce pass to Wieskamp for layup (0:25)
Bohannon and Garza in sync early (0:17)
College basketball picks: Can Texas keep rolling at West Virginia?
ESPN.com's college basketball experts make predictions for Texas-West Virginia and other top games of the weekend.
Garza scores 24 to help No. 5 Iowa coast past Maryland 89-67
— Luka Garza scored 17 of his 24 points in the decisive first half, and No. 5 Iowa roared back from an early deficit by keeping Maryland scoreless for nearly eight minutes in an 89-67 victory Thursday night.
Garza dishes sick pass to Murray (0:16)
Nunge nice to Murray ends in dunk (0:20)
Biggest surprises and disappointments of the 2020-21 college basketball season
In a college basketball season like no other, these are the teams, players and coaches causing eyebrows to raise throughout the sport.
Texas leaps to No. 4; Gonzaga still tops in poll
Texas enters the top five for the first time since 2011, but Gonzaga maintains a tight hold on the No. 1 spot in the AP poll.
College Basketball Power Rankings: Where Saturday's blowout leaves Texas, Kansas
Texas handed Kansas a historic loss at Allen Fieldhouse on Saturday. What kind of leap does the Longhorns' blowout merit?
No. 10 Iowa wins 77-75 as free throws cost No. 14 Rutgers
— Luka Garza had 25 points, 15 in the second half, as No. 10 Iowa defeated No. 14 Rutgers 77-75 thanks to the Scarlet Knights' free throw struggles.
Iowa survives after Young's shot at the buzzer falls short (0:29)
Harper rocks the rim after free throw miss (0:17)
Hawkeyes' Garza shows off footwork for and-1 (0:19)
Rutgers turnover leads to a nice Murray and-1 (0:28)
Iowa's Nunge stuffs Johnson's dunk (0:23)
2020-21 Big Ten Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 8-1 | - | 13-1 |
| Iowa | 6-2 | 1.5 | 12-3 |
| Wisconsin | 6-3 | 2 | 12-4 |
| Illinois | 6-3 | 2 | 10-5 |
| Ohio State | 6-4 | 2.5 | 12-4 |
| Purdue | 6-4 | 2.5 | 11-6 |
| Minnesota | 4-5 | 4 | 11-5 |
| Indiana | 4-5 | 4 | 9-7 |
| Rutgers | 4-6 | 4.5 | 8-6 |
| Maryland | 3-6 | 5 | 9-7 |
| Michigan State | 2-4 | 4.5 | 8-4 |
| Northwestern | 3-7 | 5.5 | 6-8 |
| Penn State | 2-5 | 5 | 5-6 |
| Nebraska | 0-5 | 6 | 4-8 |
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Top Performers 2020-21
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Team Stats
Points Per Game90.73rd
Rebounds Per Game41.8Tied-16th
Assists Per Game20.91st
Points Allowed73.7
2021 Polls & Rankings
| AP | COACHES |
|---|---|
| 4 | 4 |
2021 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Payton Sandfort | PF | Signed | 79 |
Tournament History
| Final Fours | 3 |
| Tournament Record | 30-28 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 26 |