In a game Ohio State lost by two points, a 17-point discrepancy in one statistic is a clear area to point to.
Iowa trounced the Buckeyes 17-0 in fastbreak points, which proved to be the difference in a 79-77 affair in Iowa City that saw neither team pull ahead by more than four points in the first 30 minutes.
That’s why Chris Holtmann isn’t blaming any individual play, such as Felix Okpara’s costly double-dribble in the final 30 seconds while Ohio State was trying to take the lead, for the loss.
“At the end of the day, those are the little things that matter, but that’s not what got us beat,” Holtmann said on 97.