.The Iowa Hawkeyes are stroking their wounds coming from a sensational 20-19 competition reduction versus the Iowa Condition Cyclones.Even with shutting out the Cyclones in the 1st fifty percent and leading 13-0 at halftime, the Hawkeyes' frustrating second-half performance left observers with loads of questions.Among those was Iowa head regulation football coach Kirk Ferentz's choice to select a two-point sale shot.After Iowa State scored its own first goal of the day along with a 3-yard goal grab from elderly Jayden Higgins along with 8:48 left in the 3rd quarter, Iowa reacted with a 7-play, 79-yard drive that finished along with a 3-yard goal run from junior running back Kaleb Johnson.With the Hawkeyes leading 19-7 after Johnson's touchdown plunge as well as 4:47 continuing to be in the third one-fourth, Ferentz as well as Iowa chose to try for a two-point transformation to potentially extend the Hawkeyes' result in 21-7.The two-point try out stopped working as graduate quarterback Cade McNamara could not get in touch with freshman wide receiver Reece Vander Zee in the section of the end zone.Later on, Ferentz was inquired about his choice to pursue the two-point conversion." Yeah, I indicate, I think maybe the discussion would be is it untimely, that kind of point. That placed us at 19-7. I presumed it offered our company our best opportunity to succeed the football video game, and to me the bigger concern is us certainly not at the very least getting one goal out of those 2 field goal options. Our team possessed the ball down inside there close. That is actually undoubtedly an area our company are actually visiting must enhance," Ferentz pointed out.The reasoning for attempting the two-point sale make an effort makes good sense. Turn the two-point try out and also Iowa State will have needed a set of goals and also extra suggest match the football activity.Rather, Iowa Condition redshirt freshman twist Kyle Konrardy's 54-yard basket wound up as the game-winner instead of standing for a potential game-tying basket try if the Hawkeyes had actually elected for a PAT attempt earlier.Contact/Follow our team @HawkeyesWire on X as well as like our web page on Facebook to observe recurring coverage of Iowa headlines, notes as well as viewpoints.Adhere To Josh on X:@JoshOnREF.