Oregon 95, Hawkeyes 80: A tale as old as time

Another tournament, another second round exit for the Iowa Hawkeyes (22-9).

As Ernie Johnson foreshadowed in his halftime tease, the Hawks have seen tournament runs end before the Sweet 16 in 13 of their last 14 chances, stretching back to 1989. The Oregon Ducks (21-6) ran Iowa out for the 14th time, 95-80.

Iowa was able to keep up for much of the first half, going toe-to-toe at 46-46 with 2:11 remaining. From there, the Hawks were held scoreless to finish the frame as Oregon went scored 10 straight. Particularly frustrating were the four points Iowa allowed in the last 47 seconds, where they had a two-for-one opportunity but yielded four points to the Ducks.

The Ducks were balanced in the…