After posting their most impressive win of the season over UCLA the 19th ranked Iowa men head out on the road in Big Ten play for a Tuesday night game at Minnesota. The Hawkeyes are 12-2 overall and 2-1 in conference play and coach Ben McCollum says his team will need another great effort.

Iowa’s first Big Ten road game in early December resulted in a 19-point drubbing at hands of Michigan State.

After stumbling out of the gate, the Gophers have won four straight and are also 2-1 in conference play after beating Northwestern on the road.

McCollum says the Gophers have made strides on defense.

The game will match two former Drake coaches. Minnesota’s Niko Medved led the Bulldogs to a 17-17 record before leaving for Colorado State in 2018. McCollum led Drake to a school record 31 wins and the second round of the NCAA tournament this past season before taking the Iowa job.