UCLA men’s basketball loses to Iowa 74-61 despite strong second-half effort

Too little, too late. Despite a miraculous second-half effort – which saw the Bruins cut the deficit from 24 to as little as four with 3:13 remaining in the contest – UCLA men’s basketball (10-4, 2-1 Big Ten) flatlined 74-61 to No. 25 Iowa (12-2, 2-1) Saturday afternoon at Hawkeye-Carver Arena in Iowa City, Iowa. UCLA’s lackluster first-half performance could have been due to an 11-game absence from the hardwood, since the team last played on Dec. 23 against UC Riverside prior to the Jan. 3 contest, while Iowa played just five days earlier at home. After shooting 37.5% from the field and committing more...