Minnesota, with three straight losses, faces another tough challenge Sunday, when Indiana visits Williams Arena.

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The Iowa Hawkeyes women's basketball team went to Minnesota and handled business. Takeaways from the Big Ten victory.

Despite travel-related issues caused by the winter ice storms that impacted the Midwest recently, Iowa women's basketball (16-7, 6-6 Big Ten) escaped victoriously at Minnesota (18-6, 6-6) by a score of 68-60 on Thursday night from Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minn., for their fourth consecutive victory.

After another game had gotten away, Gophers women’s basketball coach Dawn Plitzuweit talked about discipline and toughness. Specifically, about needing more of both. In a 68-60 loss to Iowa on Thursday at Williams Arena — the Gophers' third consecutive loss this season and 11th in row in regular-season play to Iowa — Minnesota lacked toughness to start,

The Iowa women’s basketball team continued its winning ways with a gritty 68-60 road victory at Minnesota on Thursday. With the win, the Hawkeyes improved to 16-7 overall and 6-6 in Big Ten play and have now won four straight games.

Whether it be Sunday's emotional upset unproductively lingering in the rearview or Wednesday's travel mess creating an unplanned distraction, the mental hurdles were there to trip up Iowa women's basketball Thursday night.

Iowa women's basketball picked up a key road win at Minnesota. Five next-morning thoughts on the Hawkeyes' big victory.