While it might not have been an absolute must-win game for the Ohio State Buckeyes (18-10, 8-9), knocking off the No. 22 Iowa Hawkeyes (21-7, 10-7) 90-70 at Value City Arena on Tuesday night will absolutely go a long way to getting OSU off of the NCAA Tournament bubble.
In snazzy gray throwback jerseys, the Buckeyes made a major statement in their effort to make it back to the Big Dance for the second-straight season under Chris Holtmann. The victory is the first for Ohio State over a ranked team, and the first against a Big Ten foe higher than them in the standings.