The 24th ranked Iowa Hawkeyes open the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis this (Thursday) afternoon. The Hawkeyes are the fifth seed and open against the winner of tonight’s game between Northwestern and Nebraska. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery.

McCaffery feels the tournament is wide open.

Iowa is 22-9 and has played its best basketball in the last month.

That’s sophomore forward Keegan Murray who says defense was a big part of the turnaround.

Listen for the action on KJAN, beginning with the pre-game show at Noon.