The 15th-seeded Iowa Hawkeyes saw their Big Ten Tournament run end Thursday night with a second-round loss vs. seventh-seeded and No. 25 Illinois (21-11, 12-8) in a 106-94 loss from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.

Was this the end for Payton Sandfort and Fran McCaffery? The biggest takeaways from Iowa's loss vs. No. 25 Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament.

Iowa men's basketball faced off against Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday. Here's how it went down for the Hawkeyes and Fran McCaffery.

Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery was ejected in the second half of the Hawkeyes' game at the Big Ten tournament on Thursday vs. Illinois. Here's more:

Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery got the heave-ho during the Hawkeyes' battle vs. Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament.

The No. 24 Illinois Fighting Illini face the Iowa Hawkeyes in the Big Ten Tournament. The teams meet Thursday for the second time this season.

As Iowa basketball's Big Ten Tournament run came to an end on Thursday, uncertainty loomed over the future of the program.

After back-to-back solid performances, the Iowa Hawkeyes returned to their ways on Thursday night in what could be a fitting end to the Fran McCaffery era in Iowa City. In their prior to games, the Hawkeyes showed consistent effort on both the defensive end and on the glass.