Mike Hlas

Iowa cut a 17-point deficit to 3, but got no closer in final seconds IOWA CITY — The Iowa men's basketball team lost for the third time in eight days, falling 72-67 to Minnesota Tuesday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa's third straight loss was a bad one, at home against Minnesota. Attendance remains down, while apathy is going up.

Lewis, a 6-foot-7 forward, had decommitted from hometown USF team. He announced his choice of Iowa Thursday.

Hawkeyes will try to halt 3-game skid and climb over Penn State in the Big Ten standings

At 3-5 in the Big Ten with three straight losses, Iowa badly needs a win. It faces a Penn State team that, like the Hawkeyes, likes to get up and go, and score.

Iowa ends 3-game losing streak after sweating out the finish in which the Nittany Lions scored the last seven points

Hawkeyes and Buckeyes are coming off tight wins. Iowa is in need of a couple road victories between now and the Big Ten tourney.

The Buckeyes haven't had the home court success of most Big Ten teams, and the Hawkeyes haven't had any conference road successes this season

Iowa remains winless in Big Ten road games, drops to 4-6 in the Big Ten.

The bottom three of the 18 teams won't advance to Indianapolis for the league tourney, and the Hawkeyes have work to do to be one of the 15 that do