Ben Patterson Sports

The painful season for Hawkeye basketball fans is officially o-v-e-r and done with. Michigan "knocked off" the Hawks 55-47 in the First Round of the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis. And is there a more suitable way for this team to go out than suffering through a 16 minute and 57 second field-goal drought in the second half?

Yes, you read that right. SIXTEEN MINUTES AND FIFTY-SEVEN SECONDS WITHOUT ONE SINGLE FIELD GOAL. Not one!

Seth Gorney hit a jumper with 18:10 remaining in the game to pull the Hawks within ten, 29-39. Ten free throws and nearly seventeen minutes later, Jake Kelly hit a jumper to end the famine.

Coach Lickliter, welcome to Iowa. One year ago you were making a run in the tournament and now you've piled up 19 losses in Iowa City. 19 losses, the most in Iowa history and the team can't even score 50 stinkin' points in March.