Hawkeyes look to even score against Nebraska

Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsIt was almost exactly a month ago from today when the #17 Iowa Hawkeyes (16-7, 7-5) lost to the Nebraska Cornhuskers (7-15, 2-9), 76-70. The game highlighted all of the issues we’ve seen from past Hawkeye squads: inexplicably cold shooting, Random Guy (or Guys) X going off from deep, a general malaise on the effort front.

But after what has felt like rock bottom for the season - and at 1-3, it certainly was an ugly start to conference play - the Hawkeyes have bounced back well. They blew out Maryland to jumpstart a five-game winning streak. They got CJ Fredrick back to provide necessary offense. They’ve shown an unusual grittiness during much of their 6-2…