National Basketball Association
Ohio St. 82, Iowa 65
When: 8:00 PM ET, Monday, January 27, 2025
Where: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Officials:
# Verne Harris, # Bert Smith, # Terry Oglesby
Attendance:
11261
By Field Level Media
Micah Parrish had 18 points and Bruce Thornton 15 when Ohio State pulled away in the second half for a rare runaway victory, 82-65, over Iowa in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday.
Devin Royal and John Mobley Jr. each had 12 points for the Buckeyes (12-8, 4-5 Big Ten), who outscored the Hawkeyes 52-39 over the final 20 minutes and led by as many as 25.
The five previous games for the Buckeyes were decided by one possession, including a double-overtime victory and an overtime loss. The three losses during the stretch were by a total of five points.
Any chance of an Iowa comeback from a four-point halftime deficit evaporated over a nearly six-minute stretch when the Buckeyes went on a 9-0 streak as part of 16-3 run, capped by a steal and bucket by Sean Stewart to make it 50-32 with 12:52 left.
Drew Thelwell scored 20 and Owen Freeman 14 for the Hawkeyes (13-8, 4-6), who have lost four of five. They were leading the Big Ten at 86.8 points per game.
Ohio State used a 7-0 run to stretch the lead to 28-18 with 4:30 left in the first half and held on for a 30-26 halftime lead behind seven points apiece for Parrish and Mobley.
The Buckeyes limited the Hawkeyes to just two fast-break points in the first half. Another area that troubled the Hawkeyes was their 3-point shooting, missing their first four and knocking down only three of 14 (21.4 percent) by the break.
Iowa led the Big Ten with 39.1 percent on 3-pointers but were 7 of 25 for the game.
Thelwell, the Morehead State transfer who surpassed 1,000 career points (1,004) in the previous game against Penn State, led the Hawkeyes with 11 points at the half.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Iowa |
|
Ohio St. |
Drew Thelwell 20 |
Scoring |
Micah Parrish 18 |
Josh Dix 3 |
Assists |
John Mobley Jr. 8 |
Owen Freeman 8 |
Rebounds |
Devin Royal 8 |
Seydou Traore 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Micah Parrish 6 |
Brock Harding 2 |
Steals |
Sean Stewart 3 |
Riley Mulvey 1 |
Blocks |
Sean Stewart 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Iowa
|
65 |
39.3 |
7-25 |
10-17 |
13 |
28 |
2 |
6 |
7 |
Ohio St.
|
82 |
48.4 |
8-27 |
14-19 |
15 |
42 |
4 |
4 |
11 |