Fran McCaffery, the head coach of the Iowa men's basketball team, has spent much of his coaching career leading the Iowa program. However, his impact goes beyond the court.

UCLA coach Mick Cronin made headlines this week talking about the Big Ten being overly physical for his team. Iowa made things easy for the Bruins.

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The Hawkeyes move to 12-6 on the season and 3-4 in Big Ten conference play. The Bruins started the game making nine consecutive field goals and built an early 21-9 lead. The Hawkeyes were unable to slow down the UCLA offensive attack in the first half,

Owen Freeman, Brock Harding and Fran McCaffery pointed the finger at defensive failings after dropping back-to-back games against USC and UCLA last week. Iowa faces Minnesota's worst-in-the-conference offense next.

In spite of the struggles, UCLA remains a high-caliber team worthy of its previous ranking, Hawkeyes head coach Fran McCaffery said. “I have watched them quite a bit now,” McCaffery said.