When the buzzer sounded, Dylan Harper stood motionless in the paint and gritted his teeth as he looked toward the Jersey Mike’s Arena rafters. His running mate, Ace Bailey, made a beeline to the handshake line as if he could make this night — and maybe his entire college experience — end a little faster.

After a three-game losing streak and winless on the road so far, Iowa basketball (14-10, 5-8 Big Ten) halted their skid with a 84-73 victory on Wednesday night vs. Rutgers (12-13, 5-9) from Jersey Mike's Arena in Piscataway,