Thanks to a game-high 24 points from Big Ten scoring leader Luka Garza, the Hawkeyes (19-8, 10-6) were relentless on both offense and defense, keeping the Buckeyes at bay in an 85-76 win over Ohio State (17-9, 7-8) Thursday night in Iowa City. The Buckeyes got a career-high 17 points from freshman EJ Liddell, who proved to be the team’s most consistent offensive threat on the night.
COLUMBUS — This one may forever be known as “The Justin Ahrens Game.” Ohio State’s freshman shooting guard lived up to his high school billing and then went well beyond as he led all scorers with a career-high 29 points on the night, 25 of which came in the second half of a 90-70 win for Ohio State (18-10, 8-9) over No. 22 Iowa…
The Ohio State Buckeyes (17-10, 7-9) host the No. 22 Iowa Hawkeyes (21-6, 10-6) for a 7:00 pm tip-off Tuesday evening on BTN. The Buckeyes come into this game following a 72-62 loss at No. 24 Maryland. Iowa, meanwhile, was last on the court Friday at home against Indiana, which saw the Hawkeyes come away with a 76-70 win in overtime.
As road games go, this one went poorly. No. 16 Ohio State (12-4, 2-3) went into Iowa City on Saturday and turned the ball over 21 times, collapsing down the stretch for a 72-62 loss to the Hawkeyes (14-3, 3-3). The Buckeyes actually held a 26-24 lead at the half, but their defense faded as Iowa was able to score 48 points in the second half.
The No. 16 Ohio State Buckeyes (12-3, 2-2) travel to Iowa City to take on the Hawkeyes (13-3, 2-3) for a 2:37 pm tip-off Saturday afternoon. The Buckeyes come into this game following a 64-61 loss at Rutgers. Iowa, meanwhile, last played on Wednesday, securing a 73-63 win at Northwestern. The Hawkeyes’ only losses…
Following Ohio State’s 82-64 win over Iowa on Saturday, Buckeye head coach Chris Holtmann began his press conference with some words on fallen Westerville police officers Eric Joering and Anthony Morelli, who were killed in the line of duty earlier in the day. “Before I get into basketball stuff, I think all of us were…
Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann spoke with the media following an 82-64 win for No. 14 Ohio State (22-5, 13-1) over Iowa (12-15, 3-11). He began his press conference with comments on fallen Westerville police officers Anthony Morelli and Eric Joering, who were killed in the line of duty earlier in the day.
The No. 14 Ohio State men’s basketball team (21-5, 12-1) hosts the Iowa Hawkeyes (12-14, 3-10) Saturday evening at Value City Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 6:07 pm and the game will be televised on BTN. The Buckeyes are coming off of a 64-63 win at Purdue this past Wednesday. Iowa last played on Tuesday, losing…
Ohio State basketball coach Chris Holtmann spoke with the media on Friday. He previewed the Buckeyes’ upcoming game at home Saturday against Iowa. He also looked back a bit at Wednesday’s win at No. 3 Purdue. Holtmann provided some personnel updates as well, including the current state of Kam Williams’ indefinite suspension.
Junior forward Keita Bates-Diop was one of five Buckeyes in double figures, as he led Ohio State with 27 points in Thursday night’s 92-81 win over Iowa in Iowa City. The win moved the Buckeyes to 3-0 in conference play and 12-4 overall. Iowa falls to 9-8 overall and 0-4 in Big Ten play.
