The Hawkeyes have won nine of their last 12 games, but Friday's victory didn't come easy.
But that performance was lost amid Taylor's ferocious performance, which even had the pro-Hawkeyes crowd buzzing.
The Hawkeyes regained the lead with a 3-pointer by Zach McCabe and a jumper from Gesell.
Now that the presidential candidates are talking to New Hampshire voters, don't expect many references back to corn and Hawkeyes.
Senior Eric May added a key 3-pointer and Gabe Olaseni added a 3-point play to seal the game for the Hawkeyes.
Marble started where he left off Wednesday, when he led the Hawkeyes to a first-round victory over Indiana State with 24 points.
But the Hawkeyes suffered a major blow when heavyweight Bobby Telford hurt his knee during an easy win over Wisconsin's Connor Medbery.
John gave the Hawkeyes their lone national champion at 157 pounds.
College football is in the air. (Applause.) We will try to get you home in time to see the Hawkeyes and the Cyclones.
Ramos was a rare bright spot for the disappointing Hawkeyes.
As a college fan myself all this is well and good, though I wish Coach Ferentz and the Hawkeyes could attract a few more five-star recruits to the great state of Iowa.
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One more win would put Iowa in the NIT semifinals at Madison Square Garden in New York after the Hawkeyes barely missed qualifying for the NCAA tournament, which they had hoped to make for the first time since 2006.
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