The cheerleader was carried off in a stretcher after falling on his neck during a TV timeout Tuesday night. The Iowa cheerleader who was taken off the court in a stretcher during the Gophers men's basketball team's game against the Hawkeyes Tuesday night appears to be OK and was later seen giving a thumbs up in a social media post.

A cheerleader losing his footing and landing on his head and neck on the Carver-Hawkeye Arena floor made for a scary moment at Tuesday's night's Iowa Men's Bask

A male cheerleader from Iowa sustained a severe injury on Tuesday during a standard tumbling pass, resulting in neck injuries that necessitated the use of a stretcher during the game against Minnesota

Dawson Garcia scored 20 points, Femi Odukale added 18 and Minnesota held off Iowa for a 72-67 victory on Tuesday night. Minnesota led by double digits for most of the second half until Owen Freeman scored six points during Iowa's 13-3 run to cut the deficit to 70-67 with 30 seconds left.

Minnesota wins in Iowa City for first time since 2015