Basketball Preview: We’re Talking Iowa

Ah yes, the annual Cy-Hawk Hardwood Showdown. The two teams took their frustrations out on lesser opponents on Monday and took some time to tune up for their in-state rivals.

Monte Morris and Matt Thomas are looking to put the finishing touches on a perfect career record against Iowa, while Nazareth Mitrou-Long looks to move to 4-1 against the Hawks in his victory lap (see feature image above). If you missed last season’s historic comeback in Ames, we’ve got you fully covered with both a game and Twitter recap of the events.

Monday night served as a “get right” game for the Cyclones as they cashed in 15 threes in a dominant win over Omaha. Meanwhile, off to the east, the Hawkeyes were finding…