COLUMBUS, Ohio — Iowa’s 90-70 men’s basketball loss to Ohio State at Value City Arena wasn’t a profile in defensive presence, nor was it a portrait of behavioral poise. From the Buckeyes’ side, freshman forward Justin Ahrens was scarlet hot, sinking six second-half 3-pointers in seven tries and scoring 25 points in the half. He finished with 29, which was 27 more than his season average. From the Hawkeyes’ side, player Connor McCaffery and head coach Fran McCaffery picked up technical fouls within 58 seconds of each other late in the game. As he was heading to the his team’s dressing room after leaving the main arena with his team at game’s end, Fran McCaffery had some pointed words for one of the officials in a hallway. Kyle Rowland of the Toledo Blade witnessed McCaffery berating the official, saying McCaffery angrily told the official “You cheating mother (expletive)! You’re a…
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