Don’t look now, but all the pieces of the Ohio State basketball team might be starting to come together. Just a game removed from knocking of a top-15 Purdue team on the road, the Buckeyes returned to Value City Arena on Monday night and handled the Iowa Hawkeyes rather handily. The final score wasn’t even indicative of how comfortably OSU won, with the margin when the clock hit zero being 82-65.
The first half stayed fairly competitive, with Iowa cutting into a modest lead the Buckeyes held throughout the first half, with OSU heading into halftime up by a thin 30-28 margin.
The second half saw Ohio State run away with it and never look back. The Buckeyes extended the lead to as much as 25 points in the second half by dominating in the paint. The Buckeyes outrebounded Iowa 45-31, and had a 42-32 advantage in points inside the key. The Hawkeyes never got closer than 15-points from the 12:38 mark on as OSU cruised to victory.
It was a pretty balanced attack from Ohio State. Micah Parrish continued his hot play, leading the Buckeyes in scoring with 18 points, but Bruce Thornton (15), Devin Royal (12), and John Mobley Jr. (12) also finished in double figures.
Took care of business ✅#Team126 | #GoBucks pic.twitter.com/lanuJMODWd
— Ohio State Hoops (@OhioStateHoops) January 28, 2025
The win improves OSU’s overall record to 12-8, and its Big Ten record to 4-5 as Ohio State looks to climb the standings heading into the midway point of the conference slate. The Buckeyes will next be in action against Penn State on the road Thursday in a quick turnaround.
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