It has been tough sledding for Iowa in Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes have been struggling on the road and dealing with multiple injuries. On Wednesday night, Iowa found itself down double-digits to Rutgers at Jersey Mike's Arena but the team did not quit.

Iowa men's basketball coach Fran McCaffery couldn't hold back the emotion following the Hawkeyes' 84-73 win over Rutgers at Jersey Mike's Arena. It was the first true road triumph of the season for the Hawkeyes and it prompted Iowa's longtime coach to choke up.

For the first time this season, Iowa got a road victory. The Hawkeyes defeated Rutgers 84-73 in Piscataway Wednesday night, ending the drought. Afterward, during his postgame interview with Big Ten Network’s Andy Katz,

IOWA CITY — Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said Monday that star sophomore Owen Freeman would have been at risk of "permanent injury" if he had continued playing this season. Freeman will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season, the Hawkeyes announced earlier in the day. He was set to undergo finger surgery on his right hand Monday.

Iowa fans and media reacted to the win over Rutgers and Fran McCaffery's emotional response immediately after.