IOWA CITY - Cyrus Tate took Todd Lickliter's challenge to heart.

After University of Northern Iowa center Jordan Eglseder worked free for several easy buckets in the first half Tuesday, the Iowa basketball coach approached Tate at halftime about his defense on Eglseder.

"I realized after the first half, we've got to get Jordan stopped," Tate said. "We can't let him dictate how the game is run."

In fact, Iowa completely handcuffed UNI's interior in the second half during a 65-46 rout at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Eglseder and Adam Koch, who combined for the team's first 12 points Tuesday, managed only one shot attempt in the first 13 1/2 minutes of the second half as the Hawkeyes turned a one-point halftime lead into a 13-point cushion.

"I was a little more active against (Jordan) in the second half," Tate said. "I tried to trick him a little, sometimes standing behind him and sometimes standing in front.

"We wanted to keep him guessing where I'd come from."

While UNI's inside tandem was stymied, the perimeter shots failed to fall.

The Panthers (5-4) were 5 of 21 (24 percent) from the 3-point line, including a combined 3 of 14 from Ali Farokhmanesh and Johnny Moran.

"We weren't disciplined enough with what worked in the first half," Farokhmanesh said. "It falls on us players to stay disciplined, stay calm and stick to the game plan."

The 19-point win was Iowa's most lopsided in the series since 2000, a 74-42 whipping.

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