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NCAA Division I Basketball Mens, round 0

AwayIowa69
Final
Thursday, March 12, 2026Value City ArenaAll Mesquite sports
FinalFinalBTNPlay by play
12T
IOWA303969
OSU343872
Final

Ohio State edges Iowa 72-69

Ohio State Buckeyes held off Iowa Hawkeyes 72-69 on Thursday at United Center.

The first half made the difference: Ohio State outscored Iowa 34-30.

Ohio State shot 55% to 50% and lost the boards 24-21.

For Ohio State, Bruce Thornton (G): 24. For Iowa, Bennett Stirtz (G): 17.

Ohio State improves to 21-11. Iowa falls to 21-12.

Full recap at ESPN: Thornton scores 24 and Ohio State holds off late rally by Iowa for 72-69 win at Big Ten Tournament

Written automatically from the box score. Every number comes straight from the game feed.

Top performers

#14
IOWA · PointsBennett Stirtz G17
#14
IOWA · AssistsBennett Stirtz G4
#7
IOWA · ReboundsAlvaro Folgueiras F6
#2
OSU · PointsBruce Thornton G24
#1
OSU · AssistsAmare Bynum F4
#2
OSU · ReboundsBruce Thornton G6
StatsMINPTSFG3PTFTREBASTTOSTLBLKOREBDREBPF
C. Manyawu F2294-50-01-211220013
C. Koch F2783-52-30-011010013
B. Stirtz G39176-112-53-414301012
T. Banks G1993-61-12-230101034
K. Combs G2031-31-20-032010120
A. Folgueiras F2382-42-42-363000150
T. Jirak C420-10-12-212000012
T. Sage G1881-41-15-620000110
I. Howard G1852-41-30-041200222
B. Hausen G1000-10-10-002010000
Team6922-4410-2115-192416105271716

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