ing ▁Iowa . ▁Iowa ▁controlled ▁the ▁game ▁from ▁the ▁start , ▁limit ing ▁For bes ▁to ▁ 3 ▁points ▁and ▁winning ▁by ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 8 3 – 7 0 . ▁Iowa ▁led ▁by ▁as ▁many ▁as ▁ 1 9 ▁points ▁during ▁the ▁game ▁and ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁never ▁closed ▁to ▁within ▁ 1 0 ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half . ▁Iz zo ▁character ized ▁the ▁game ▁not ▁as ▁" a ▁disappoint ing ▁loss . ▁I ▁thought ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁disappoint ing ▁effort ." ▁As ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁win ▁over ▁the ▁top - rank ed ▁Spart ans , ▁Iowa ▁fans ▁storm ed ▁the ▁court ▁despite ▁having ▁ch anted ▁" over r ated " ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁game . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁closed ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁with ▁their ▁first ▁loss ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁falling ▁to ▁ 1 3 – 1 ▁and ▁ 0 – 1 ▁in ▁conference ▁play . ▁ ▁January ▁▁ ▁After ▁the ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Haw key es , ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁fle w ▁to ▁Texas ▁to ▁watch ▁the ▁Spart an ▁football ▁team ▁take ▁on ▁Alabama ▁in ▁the ▁College ▁Football ▁Play off . ▁While ▁in ▁Texas , ▁they ▁pract iced ▁in ▁fresh man ▁Matt ▁Mc Qu a id ' s ▁high ▁school ▁g ym . ▁Following ▁the ▁football ▁game , ▁they ▁fle w ▁to ▁Min ne apolis , ▁Minnesota ▁to ▁open ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁by ▁taking ▁on ▁Minnesota ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 . ▁In ▁Min ne apolis , ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁reb ounded