Iowa men's basketball hosted Minnesota in a Big Ten contest at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Tuesday. Here's how it went.

There was a scary situation in Carver-Hawkeye Arena Tuesday night when a male cheerleader for the Hawkeyes had to be carted off the court on a stretcher after a stunt gone wrong during Iowa's game against Minnesota.

Iowa changed that against Penn State. The Hawkeyes led for more than 13 minutes in the first half, taking a five-point advantage into the break. It was Iowa’s most sustained stretch of quality play over the last few games.

After an ugly southern California road trip, Iowa basketball (12-7, 3-5 Big Ten) extended their losing skid to three games with a 72-67 Tuesday night loss vs. Minnesota (10-9, 2-6 Big Ten) from Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

A male cheerleader from Iowa sustained a severe injury on Tuesday during a standard tumbling pass, resulting in neck injuries that necessitated the use of a stretcher during the game against Minnesota