The Iowa Hawkeyes have officially rebounded from their earlier struggles with CJ Fredrick out of the lineup. Fredrick is now back, and despite some early issues against Penn State, the Hawkeyes continued to cruise as Luka Garza because Iowa’s all-time leading scorer.
But now the Hawkeyes turn from an effort to regain their footing to a stretch of games that will determine their Big Ten Tournament fate and their NCAA Tournament seed. That starts on Thursday night as Iowa travels to Big Ten leading Michigan. As noted in our breakdown of potential seeding scenarios, a win by the Hawkeyes takes the cracked window of opportunity for a regular season conference title and pushes it open.