Iowa 69, Ohio State 72 - Box Score

NET #27

	H1	H2	T
Iowa	30	39	69
Ohio State	34	38	72

Ohio State

NET #29

	H1	H2	T
Iowa	30	39	69
Ohio State	34	38	72

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CHD Scout Prediction

low

Predicted

Actual

Iowa

Ohio State

42%

58%

✓ CorrectMargin: +2.3 predicted → +3 actual

Four Factors: Predicted vs Actual

56.4%→ 61.4

eFG%

61.7 ←56.8%

12.7%→ 13.3

TO Rate

14.0 ←13.0%

28.3%

ORB%

28.0%

34.3%→ 43.2

FT Rate

40.4 ←37.9%

Iowa

Predicted Actual

Ohio State

Recap

OSU Tops Iowa

Lower-ranked Buckeyes pull off the upset, edging out Hawkeyes by 3 points despite only a 5-spot difference in NET rankings.

The Ohio State University Buckeyes edged out the University of Iowa Hawkeyes, 72-69, in a closely contested matchup at the United Center. The three-point margin of victory underscores the tight nature of the game, with the outcome ultimately decided by a possession or two. Ohio State carried a four-...

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Top Performers

Iowa

Bennett Stirtz21.7

PTS17REB1AST4BLK1

6-11 FG, 2-5 3PT, 3-4 FT

Alvaro Folgueiras19.7

PTS8REB6AST3

2-4 FG, 2-4 3PT, 2-3 FT

Tavion Banks13.1

PTS9REB3AST0BLK1

3-6 FG, 1-1 3PT, 2-2 FT

Ohio State

Bruce ThorntonMVP34.2

PTS24REB6AST3

10-14 FG, 2-4 3PT, 2-2 FT

Christoph Tilly21.3

PTS16REB4AST2STL1

5-6 FG, 6-9 FT

Amare Bynum20.3

PTS11REB4AST4

5-10 FG, 0-3 3PT, 1-2 FT

Hot Players

Christoph TillyOhio State+23%

PTS

11.0 avg

REB

4.7 avg

AST

2.2 avg

83% FG 5-6

Amare BynumOhio State+21%

PTS

9.7 avg

REB

4.9 avg

AST

1.1 avg

50% FG 5-10

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Iowa69

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO
Bennett Stirtz	39	17	6-11	2-5	3-4	1	4	0	1	3
Cooper Koch	27	8	3-5	2-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	0
Alvaro Folgueiras	23	8	2-4	2-4	2-3	6	3	0	0	0
Cam Manyawu	22	9	4-5	0-0	1-2	1	1	2	0	2
Kael Combs	20	3	1-3	1-2	0-0	3	2	1	0	0
Tavion Banks	19	9	3-6	1-1	2-2	3	0	0	1	1
Tate Sage	18	8	1-4	1-1	5-6	2	0	0	0	0
Isaia Howard	18	5	2-4	1-3	0-0	4	1	0	0	2
Brendan Hausen	10	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	0	0
Trevin Jirak	5	2	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	2	0	0	0
Peyton McCollum	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Koch	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Trey Thompson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Joey Matteoni	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	69	22-44	10-21	15-19	22	16	5	2	8

Ohio State72

Player	MIN	PTS	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	TO
Bruce Thornton	38	24	10-14	2-4	2-2	6	3	0	1
Amare Bynum	37	11	5-10	0-3	1-2	4	4	0	1
John Mobley Jr.	37	12	3-9	3-8	3-4	2	3	0	2
Christoph Tilly	29	16	5-6	0-0	6-9	4	2	1	3
Devin Royal	26	6	2-4	0-1	2-2	2	2	2	0
Taison Chatman	13	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	2
Ivan Njegovan	11	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0
Gabe Cupps	4	3	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0
Colin White	3	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0
Braylen Nash	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Puff Johnson	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Josh Ojianwuna	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Brandon Noel	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Mathieu Grujicic	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Myles Herro	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0
Total	—	72	26-47	6-20	14-19	20	17	3	9