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In their combined tournament games, Iowa shot 25/45 on free throws. That’s 55%… well below their season average of 69%. The Hawkeyes shot 6/42 on 3-pointers. That’s 14%. Their season average was 36%. The Hawkeyes played some outstanding basketball all season long… but they simply did not look like themselves over these last 3 games of the season. But many of these sophomores will be defined by what happens next. Caitlin Clark lost in the second round during her sophomore season, and bounced back to lead her team to 2 straight NCAA championship games. Are any of these players as good as CC? Not by any stretch. Are the Hawkeyes about to go to two straight Final Fours? Unlikely. But there’s so much room for growth in these underclassmen; they’ve got a chance to make some deep runs and compete for Big Ten titles the next two years.