Iowa Hawkeyes force 5 lead changes against the Ohio State Buckeyes as perimeter makes meet paint pressure

The the Iowa Hawkeyes entered the Big Ten Conference Tournaments at 69-72 on 3-12, while the the Ohio State Buckeyes moved on at 72-69. The game was played at 12:00 PM EDT with a national television broadcast on BTN, and it finished with 5 lead changes and 1 tie.

First half

The the Iowa Hawkeyes scored 30 in the first half while shooting 50 percent from the field and 48 percent from 3-point range on 21 attempts. The the Ohio State Buckeyes took a 34-30 halftime edge behind 55 percent field-goal shooting and 36 points in the paint for the game. The Hawkeyes logged 16 assists against 10 turnovers for a 2.0 assists-to-turnover ratio, and Ohio State posted 17 assists with 9 turnovers.

Second half

The Hawkeyes put up 39 after the break, and Iowa’s offense produced 20 points in the paint along with 7 fast-break points. Iowa also went 15-for-19 at the line for 79 percent, and the Hawkeyes generated 14 points off turnovers with 5 steals. Ohio State added 38 in the second half, and the Buckeyes leaned on 74 percent shooting on 2-point attempts while finishing 14-for-19 at the stripe for 74 percent. Iowa’s bench contributed 23 points compared with 3 bench points for Ohio State, while the Buckeyes’ biggest lead reached 16 and Iowa’s biggest lead reached 6.

Closing stretch

The Hawkeyes created an 8-0 unanswered run with the score moving from 58-51 to 58-59, and the game’s tight finish fit a box score that showed 5 lead changes. The Buckeyes offset Iowa’s 10 made 3-pointers with 18 made shots in the paint on 24 attempts, and Ohio State also posted 11 second-chance points. Iowa finished with 24 rebounds and 8 second-chance points, while Ohio State ended with 21 rebounds and 12 points off turnovers.

Bennett Stirtz led Iowa’s previous outing with 17 points and 4 assists, and Alvaro Folgueiras added 6 rebounds with 3 assists in that game. Tavion Banks posted 9 points with a block in the prior contest, and Cam Manyawu recorded 2 steals there as well. For this Iowa Hawkeyes vs Ohio State Buckeyes recap, the team statistics told the story of Iowa’s 10-of-21 from deep against Ohio State’s interior scoring volume.

The post-game report Iowa Hawkeyes noted 16 team assists and 5 steals, while the Iowa Hawkeyes vs Ohio State Buckeyes tactical recap centered on Iowa’s 66 percent true-shooting against Ohio State’s 75 percent paint finishing rate. The Iowa Hawkeyes vs Ohio State Buckeyes full match report closed with Ohio State advancing from a 72-69 result and Iowa exiting after allowing 36 paint points. Catch the next BTN window when it hits the schedule, and run it back by sharing this article with Hawkeyes fans and Buckeye Nation.