WHO: Ohio State Buckeyes (19-12, 9-11 Big Ten)
WHEN: 5:30 PM CT (Thursday, March 14, 2024)
WHERE: Target Center (Minneapolis, MN)
TV: BTN
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Bob Hansen)
MOBILE: foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @IowaAwesome | @IowaHoops | @IowaonBTN
LINE: Ohio State -2.5
KENPOM SPREAD: Ohio State -1 (Ohio State 80, Iowa 79; OSU 51% chance of winning)
Survive and advance. That truism applies to both Iowa's path through the Big Ten Tournament and its hopes to make it back to the NCAA Tournament. Scoreboard-watching matters a little for Iowa, to see what other teams are helping (or hurting) their bubble standing. But nothing that happens elsewhere is going to matter unless Iowa first wins today (and then also tomorrow against 2-seed Illinois).
Iowa gets Ohio State for the second-straight year in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. The vibes were more favorable for Iowa last season -- the Hawkeyes entered the tourney as the 5-seed and having won four of their last seven games; the Buckeyes entered as the 13-seed and having lost 10 of their previous 12 games. But OSU knocked off Wisconsin in the opening round and then upset Iowa, 73-69.
The Buckeyes look even more formidable this season, especially based on recent form. Ohio State is 5-1 under interim head coach Jake Diebler, including a win over #2 Purdue in his first game in charge and wins in four straight entering the Big Ten Tournament. That run includes 20+ wins over Big Ten bottom-feeders Michigan and Rutgers, but it also includes wins over Michigan State and Nebraska.
MORE HERE:
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WHEN: 5:30 PM CT (Thursday, March 14, 2024)
WHERE: Target Center (Minneapolis, MN)
TV: BTN
RADIO: Hawkeye Radio Network (Gary Dolphin, Bob Hansen)
MOBILE: foxsports.com/mobile
ONLINE: foxsports.com/live
FOLLOW: @IowaAwesome | @IowaHoops | @IowaonBTN
LINE: Ohio State -2.5
KENPOM SPREAD: Ohio State -1 (Ohio State 80, Iowa 79; OSU 51% chance of winning)
Survive and advance. That truism applies to both Iowa's path through the Big Ten Tournament and its hopes to make it back to the NCAA Tournament. Scoreboard-watching matters a little for Iowa, to see what other teams are helping (or hurting) their bubble standing. But nothing that happens elsewhere is going to matter unless Iowa first wins today (and then also tomorrow against 2-seed Illinois).
Iowa gets Ohio State for the second-straight year in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament. The vibes were more favorable for Iowa last season -- the Hawkeyes entered the tourney as the 5-seed and having won four of their last seven games; the Buckeyes entered as the 13-seed and having lost 10 of their previous 12 games. But OSU knocked off Wisconsin in the opening round and then upset Iowa, 73-69.
The Buckeyes look even more formidable this season, especially based on recent form. Ohio State is 5-1 under interim head coach Jake Diebler, including a win over #2 Purdue in his first game in charge and wins in four straight entering the Big Ten Tournament. That run includes 20+ wins over Big Ten bottom-feeders Michigan and Rutgers, but it also includes wins over Michigan State and Nebraska.
MORE HERE:
Go Iowa Awesome - Preview: Iowa MBB vs Ohio State (2024 Big Ten Tournament)
Previewing Iowa's Big Ten Tournament tilt with Ohio State.
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