Overview
- Iowa opens the NCAA Tournament at home against Fairleigh Dickinson on Saturday at 3 p.m. CT with national TV coverage on ESPN.
- Coach Jan Jensen acknowledged the heat could affect play, urging players to hydrate after initially saying to “suck it up,” and noted the topic warrants discussion.
- Fairleigh Dickinson arrives 30-4 on a 22-game winning streak with one of the nation’s stingiest defenses, allowing about 51 points per game.
- Iowa earned a No. 2 seed after a 26-6 season and a late surge following Taylor McCabe’s season-ending knee injury, with this weekend’s sessions sold out.
- Carver-Hawkeye Arena, opened in 1983 with an underground design, lacks central air conditioning in the main bowl, and the university has outlined long-term renovation plans.