The cheerleader was carried off in a stretcher after falling on his neck during a TV timeout Tuesday night. The Iowa cheerleader who was taken off the court in a stretcher during the Gophers men's basketball team's game against the Hawkeyes Tuesday night appears to be OK and was later seen giving a thumbs up in a social media post.

It’s Iowa vs Minnesota in Big Ten Conference men's basketball Tuesday. Follow for live score updates, game highlights from Iowa City.

Femi Odukale had his best game in a Gophers uniform with 18 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists. Garcia finished with a team-high 20 points as Minnesota held Iowa's explosive offense to an abysmal 3-21 (14.3%) mark from the three-point line.

An Iowa Hawkeyes male cheerleader was injured and had to be carted off the court at Carver-Hawkeye Arena during the Iowa game against Minnesota at Carver-Hawkeye Arena Tuesday night.

During a timeout in the Iowa Hawkeyes men's basketball game against Minnesota, a University of Iowa cheerleader sustained a neck injury after a tumbling routine went wrong. The unsettling incident brought the game to a temporary halt as medical staff provided immediate assistance.

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.

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Iowa men’s basketball is in a free fall. The Hawkeyes reached a low point with their loss to Minnesota Tuesday night, losing their third straight to fall to 13th in the Big Ten standings.

Iowa had just lost its third consecutive game, a 72-67 defeat to Minnesota on Tuesday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, but Sandfort wasn’t about to give up on the Hawkeyes.

A University of Iowa cheerleader was injured during a timeout of the men's basketball game against Minnesota on Tuesday.

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