It’s been a tale of locations for the Iowa basketball team in conference play. When Iowa is at home their defense has been solid. but when they hit the road, anywhere on the road, they have struggled to stop opposing teams.

Minnesota game on Tuesday was delayed for a scary incident that saw a Hawkeyes cheerleader need to be stretchered off the court after falling on his neck. Now, Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery has shared a passionate message to that cheerleader.

Fran McCaffery discusses Iowa's loss to Minnesota on Tuesday. Tyler Tachman. Iowa State basketball player Sydney Harris discusses BYU, UCF games

Fran McCaffery is usually very good about telling you what’s on his mind after any game. On Tuesday night the Iowa head coach said that if he told us what he was really thinking that he would end up with fine from the Big Ten.

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery previews matchup with Minnesota. Tyler Tachman. Iowa State basketball player Addy Brown talks about West Virginia loss

The Iowa Hawkeyes have had one of the best offenses in all of college basketball this season. However, as the Hawkeyes have now dropped three games in a row, head coach Fran McCaffery has seen that vaunted offense seemingly regress.

Minnesota led by 17 points, 63-46, with just over six minutes to play in the second half before Iowa started to eat away at the lead. The lead was still 11 points when there was a lengthy delay for an injured cheerleader with 2:42 to play. From there, the Hawkeyes cut the deficit to three before the Gophers sealed the win at the free-throw line.

Iowa had just lost its third consecutive game, a 72-67 defeat to Minnesota on Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, but Sandfort wasn’t about to give up on the Hawkeyes. “Teams go through these funks in the year,

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

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.

The bottom three of the 18 teams won’t advance to Indianapolis for the league tourney, and the Hawkeyes have work to do to be one of the 15 that do

Iowa men's basketball keeps trying to give an apathetic fan base reason to believe in the program again. The Hawkeyes are failing in that effort.