Almost immediately, Ohio State got blitzed.
CJ Walker scored the first points for the Buckeyes on a 3-pointer with 17:28 remaining in the first half. But by that time, Iowa's Joe Toussaint and Connor McCaffery had hit back-to-back triples. Over the course of the next three-and-a-half minutes, the Hawkeyes scored 12 unanswered points to take an 18-3 lead less than six minutes after tip-off.
The rest of the way, No. 25 Ohio State managed to outscore No. 20 Iowa, but the early deficit proved to be too much. The Hawkeyes topped the Buckeyes, 85-76, Thursday night in Iowa City, Iowa.