The Iowa Hawkeye men look to rebound from a bad loss when they close the home schedule on Thursday night against third ranked Michigan. Saturday’s 71-69 loss at Penn State could prove costly when it comes to seeding for the Big Ten Tournament.

That’s Iowa coach Ben McCollum. At 17-1 in the Big Ten, the Wolverines have already clinched the regular season title and will have a huge advantage along the front line against the undersized Hawkeyes.

The Michigan front line trio of Yaxel Lendeborg, Morez Johnson Jr. and Aday Mara is averaging better than 39 points and more than 21 and-a-half rebounds per game.

McCollum says the Hawkeyes need to get better in their half-court defense at crunch time.