The Hawkeyes couldn’t overcome poor shooting and a hot Auburn team in the second half. Auburn’s overly aggressive defense seemed to bother Iowa on the offensive end. Both teams combined for 1-18 from three in the first half, and both teams hit 7 threes in the second half. The Hawks trailed by 17 after a flurry of threes by Auburn and cut the lead to four, but they couldn’t quite get over the hump.