November 28, 2024

Ohio State basketball’s focus shifts to Maryland after blowout loss to Iowa


COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State basketball dropped the first of two games against ranked opponents this week with an 85-76 loss to Iowa. The loss came to no surprise, given that the Hawkeyes have lost one game at home all season and have the potential National Player of the Year on their roster in Luka Garza. The junior forward played to that standard once again with 24 points, six rebounds and four assists. He dominated all over the floor. Meanwhile, Oho State’s big man Kaleb Wesson struggled for most of the night with 10 points and seven rebounds on just 4 of 10 shooting. For the first time since the second game against Indiana, he recorded four fouls and spent a bulk of the final eight minutes on the sideline as a spectator to refrain from fouling out. The Buckeyes had a chance to take a then nine-point deficit and…

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