IOWA CITY — Iowa nearly pulled an upset, building leads of 10-7 and 13-10, but came up short 20-15 to No. 11 Indiana on Saturday.

The Hawkeyes (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) took a 13-10 lead with 12:58 remaining in the contest, but surrendered 10 unanswered points to the Hoosiers (5-0, 2-0 Big Ten).

Here are five takeaways from the blown upset bid.

The Iowa formula still works, but Indiana still stole the win

Iowa played exactly how it needed to to create “Kinnick Magic” and pull an upset of the Hoosiers. The Hawkeyes controlled the clock with 30:38 time of possession to Indiana’s 22:55 and dominated field position with an average starting field position of its own 33-yard line compared to Indiana at its own 27.

Throw in a late, game-changing interception from Zach Lutmer, and you have the exact

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