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Big Ten's disastrous men's NCAA tournament continues as No. 2 Iowa gets blown out by No. 7 Oregon

Oregon's first game in the NCAA tournament was phenomenal.

The No. 7 Ducks blistered No. 2 Iowa on the way to a 95-80 upset win over the Hawkeyes in the second round of the West Region. Oregon scored 56 points in the first half and shot 56 percent from the field as Iowa was helpless to stop the Ducks' offense.

Though the game wasn’t incredibly competitive throughout most of the second half it was one of the most entertaining of the tournament so far. Unless you're an Iowa fan.

That fun should have been expected; Iowa entered the game averaging over 80 points per game and Oregon’s offense ranked No.