NCAAB

Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes

· Big Ten Tournament - 1st Round
17-15, 2-8 Away
Final
77 - 70
17-15, 11-6 Home

Harding hits late 3 to help Iowa pull away and beat Ohio State 77-70 in a Big Ten Tournament opener

Bruce Thornton converted a three-point play and then added a pullup jumper following a Harding turnover to cut the Ohio State deficit to 72-70 with 45 seconds left. Harding answered with a 3-pointer, Thornton missed a 3 on the other end and Payton Sandfort added two free throws to seal it for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa (17-15) will move on to face fifth-seeded Wisconsin (23-8) in the second round on Thursday.

Payton Sandfort finished with 17 points for the Hawkeyes, who shot 55% (29 of 53). Josh Dix added 16 points and Pryce Sandfort had 10. Harding shot 5 of 6 from the floor and made three 3-pointers.

Thornton scored 24 points and had nine assists to lead Ohio State (17-15). Devin Royal chipped in with 17 points and Micah Parrish had 16.

There were 13 lead changes and the score was tied 10 times. Iowa shot 10 of 24 from 3-point range while Ohio State was 5 of 22 from distance.

The teams were tied at 37 at the break then Iowa opened the second half on a 17-9 run for its largest lead at 54-46, with about 14 minutes remaining. The Hawkeyes took the lead for good, 62-61, with 7:11 to play.

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2nd 0:00 End of Game 77 - 70
2nd 0:00 End of 2nd half 77 - 70
2nd 0:00 Ladji Dembele Defensive Rebound. 77 - 70
2nd 0:03 John Mobley Jr. missed Three Point Jumper. 77 - 70
2nd 0:07 Payton Sandfort made Free Throw. 77 - 70

Statistics

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29-53 FG 25-59
54.7 Field Goal % 42.4
10-24 3PT 5-22
41.7 Three Point % 22.7
9-10 FT 15-20
90.0 Free Throw % 75.0
29 Rebounds 31
6 Offensive Rebounds 13
23 Defensive Rebounds 18
18 Assists 11
5 Steals 7
6 Blocks 1
12 Turnovers 10
1 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 10
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
9 Points Off Turnovers 17
7 Fast Break Points 7
32 Points in Paint 34
16 Fouls 15
8 Largest Lead 6

Game Information

Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse

Location: Indianapolis, IN
Capacity:

2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings

TEAM CONF GB OVER
Michigan State 17-3 - 30-7
Maryland 14-6 3 27-9
Michigan 14-6 3 27-10
Wisconsin 13-7 4 27-10
UCLA 13-7 4 23-11
Purdue 13-7 4 24-12
Oregon 12-8 5 25-10
Illinois 12-8 5 22-13
Indiana 10-10 7 19-13
Ohio State 9-11 8 17-15
Rutgers 8-12 9 15-17
Nebraska 7-13 10 19-14
Northwestern 7-13 10 17-16
Iowa 7-13 10 17-16
USC 7-13 10 17-17
Minnesota 7-13 10 15-17
Penn State 6-14 11 16-15
Washington 4-16 13 13-18
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