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LGHL Ohio State men’s basketball vs. Iowa: Game preview and prediction
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Ohio State men’s basketball vs. Iowa: Game preview and prediction
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After both Ohio State and Iowa snapped three-game losing streaks recently, the Buckeyes and Hawkeyes meet in Columbus tonight.
Ohio State secured their best win of the season on Tuesday night, beating Purdue 73-70 at Mackey Arena, snapping the 26-game home winning streak of the Boilermakers. The Buckeyes (11-8, 3-5) showed a lot of grit in the victory, erasing a 16-point first half deficit to upset their ranked foe. The victory halted Ohio State’s three-game losing streak, and gave Jake Diebler’s team a shot at finishing the month of January at .500 if they are able to beat Iowa tonight and Penn State in State College on Thursday evening.
Purdue went into the halftime break with a 41-28 lead and it looked like Ohio State was on their way to their fourth straight loss. Whatever was said in the Buckeye locker room at halftime must have struck a chord since Ohio State opened up the second half with a 17-2 run to take a 45-43 lead. Purdue looked like they regained their composure when they took a 59-53 lead with 7:22 left before the Buckeyes answered with a 15-0 spurt to open up a 68-59 lead. While the Boilermakers would make the score tight late, Ohio State wouldn’t relinquish the lead the rest of the game.
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Leading the comeback for the Buckeyes on Tuesday night was Micah Parrish, who hit six three-pointers and finished with a career-high 22 points. Parrish has had a solid month of January, scoring at least 11 points in five of Ohio State’s six games in 2025. The San Diego State transfer also was a beast on the boards, pulling down a team-high seven rebounds against the Boilermakers.
The contributions from Parrish were massive since not only did Colin White only play seven minutes in the game because of an injury, John Mobley Jr. was limited to just 19 minutes after taking a shot to the face in the first half. Mobley was able to return to the game, hitting a jumper with 29 seconds left in the game to push Ohio State’s lead to 70-67. The freshman finished with nine points.
Along with Parrish, the other Buckeyes to reach double figures in scoring against Purdue were Devin Royal and Bruce Thornton. Royal finished with 16 points and six rebounds in 36 minutes on the floor. The only game where Royal played more minutes was the double overtime victory against Minnesota a couple weeks ago. Thornton added 11 points, six rebounds, and five assists. With his scoring output, Thornton now sits 36th in school history with 1,245 points, passing Ron Stokes and Kaleb Wesson. Thornton is 28 points away from passing Keita Bates-Diop on Ohio State’s career scoring list.
Tonight’s opponent for Ohio State is the Iowa Hawkeyes, who also recently snapped a three-game losing streak with a 76-75 win over Penn State in Iowa City on Friday night. The tilt between the Nittany Lions and Hawkeyes (13-7, 4-5) saw Iowa create some distance at times but Penn State kept finding ways to keep clawing back, leaving the result hanging in the balance until time expired in the second half.
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Leading Iowa in scoring in the victory was Owen Freeman and Drew Thelwell, with both Hawkeyes netting 16 points. Freeman nearly recorded a double-double, falling a rebound short of the mark. The sophomore forward is not only leading Iowa with 16.9 points per game, his 6.7 rebounds per game is also the high mark on the team. Thelwell is in his first season in Iowa City after spending four years at Morehead State. The guard now has 1,004 career points and is averaging 10.2 points per game this campaign.
One player the Buckeyes will have to keep a very close eye on is Payton Sandfort since the senior can heat up in a hurry from behind the arc. Sandfort has seven games this year where he has hit at least four three-pointers, with his high being six triples in a 97-87 overtime win over Nebraska earlier this month. He won’t be the only Sandfort on the floor tonight, as his younger brother Pryce Sandfort is averaging 8.5 points per game as a sophomore.
Rounding out the backcourt for Iowa are Josh Dix and Brock Harding. Dix is third on the team with 13.9 points per game. The junior from Council Bluffs rarely comes off the floor, playing at least 33 minutes in each of the last four games. Harding has started all 20 games this year after seeing just 10 minutes per game as a freshman last year. The sophomore has shown he can be a tremendous distributor, averaging 6.2 assists per game in an offense that is averaging 86.8 points per contest.
The Buckeyes and Hawkeyes met twice last year with Iowa winning the only regular season meeting 79-77 in Iowa City in early February. Ohio State earned some revenge in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament with a 90-78 victory. The win in March marked the second year in a row that the Buckeyes have upended Iowa in the second round of the conference tournament, as Ohio State won 73-69 in 2023 in Chicago. Amazingly, in 170 games all-time between the programs, each team has won 85 times.
Both teams enter this game breathing a sigh of relief after halting three-game losing streaks. The Buckeyes likely have a little more confidence right now since not only did they comeback to win at one of the toughest places to play in the country, Jake Diebler’s team also got a few extra days of rest since they haven’t had to play since Tuesday. For a team that has dealt with some injuries and absences throughout the season, the added time off is huge. While Ohio State will again be without Meechie Johnson Jr., the guard hasn’t played in over a month so the Buckeyes have adjusted to life without the guard.
Iowa’s ability to shoot from distance makes them a dangerous team, but their downfall is they don’t offer much on the defensive end. In their three road games so far this month, the Hawkeyes have allowed at least 94 points in each of those contests. If Ohio State can get John Mobley Jr. going from behind the arc early, it could be a long night for Fran McCaffery’s squad.
There are going to be a couple interesting matchups in this game. Owen Freeman is a force on the block for Iowa, Devin Royal has been playing with more confidence each time out for the Buckeyes this year. At guard, Brock Harding has been putting up some gaudy assist numbers, but he’ll have his work cut out for him against Bruce Thornton.
While it’s never smart to count out a team that can shoot like Iowa can, they just aren’t as tough as we have become used to over the last few years. The Buckeyes come out of the gates fresh and win their second game in a row, giving them the opportunity to finish the month at .500 if they can beat Penn State on Thursday night.
ESPN BPI: Ohio State 74.9%
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
TV: FS1
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Brett Ludwiczak via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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After both Ohio State and Iowa snapped three-game losing streaks recently, the Buckeyes and Hawkeyes meet in Columbus tonight.
Ohio State secured their best win of the season on Tuesday night, beating Purdue 73-70 at Mackey Arena, snapping the 26-game home winning streak of the Boilermakers. The Buckeyes (11-8, 3-5) showed a lot of grit in the victory, erasing a 16-point first half deficit to upset their ranked foe. The victory halted Ohio State’s three-game losing streak, and gave Jake Diebler’s team a shot at finishing the month of January at .500 if they are able to beat Iowa tonight and Penn State in State College on Thursday evening.
Purdue went into the halftime break with a 41-28 lead and it looked like Ohio State was on their way to their fourth straight loss. Whatever was said in the Buckeye locker room at halftime must have struck a chord since Ohio State opened up the second half with a 17-2 run to take a 45-43 lead. Purdue looked like they regained their composure when they took a 59-53 lead with 7:22 left before the Buckeyes answered with a 15-0 spurt to open up a 68-59 lead. While the Boilermakers would make the score tight late, Ohio State wouldn’t relinquish the lead the rest of the game.
Leading the comeback for the Buckeyes on Tuesday night was Micah Parrish, who hit six three-pointers and finished with a career-high 22 points. Parrish has had a solid month of January, scoring at least 11 points in five of Ohio State’s six games in 2025. The San Diego State transfer also was a beast on the boards, pulling down a team-high seven rebounds against the Boilermakers.
The contributions from Parrish were massive since not only did Colin White only play seven minutes in the game because of an injury, John Mobley Jr. was limited to just 19 minutes after taking a shot to the face in the first half. Mobley was able to return to the game, hitting a jumper with 29 seconds left in the game to push Ohio State’s lead to 70-67. The freshman finished with nine points.
Along with Parrish, the other Buckeyes to reach double figures in scoring against Purdue were Devin Royal and Bruce Thornton. Royal finished with 16 points and six rebounds in 36 minutes on the floor. The only game where Royal played more minutes was the double overtime victory against Minnesota a couple weeks ago. Thornton added 11 points, six rebounds, and five assists. With his scoring output, Thornton now sits 36th in school history with 1,245 points, passing Ron Stokes and Kaleb Wesson. Thornton is 28 points away from passing Keita Bates-Diop on Ohio State’s career scoring list.
Preview
Tonight’s opponent for Ohio State is the Iowa Hawkeyes, who also recently snapped a three-game losing streak with a 76-75 win over Penn State in Iowa City on Friday night. The tilt between the Nittany Lions and Hawkeyes (13-7, 4-5) saw Iowa create some distance at times but Penn State kept finding ways to keep clawing back, leaving the result hanging in the balance until time expired in the second half.
Leading Iowa in scoring in the victory was Owen Freeman and Drew Thelwell, with both Hawkeyes netting 16 points. Freeman nearly recorded a double-double, falling a rebound short of the mark. The sophomore forward is not only leading Iowa with 16.9 points per game, his 6.7 rebounds per game is also the high mark on the team. Thelwell is in his first season in Iowa City after spending four years at Morehead State. The guard now has 1,004 career points and is averaging 10.2 points per game this campaign.
One player the Buckeyes will have to keep a very close eye on is Payton Sandfort since the senior can heat up in a hurry from behind the arc. Sandfort has seven games this year where he has hit at least four three-pointers, with his high being six triples in a 97-87 overtime win over Nebraska earlier this month. He won’t be the only Sandfort on the floor tonight, as his younger brother Pryce Sandfort is averaging 8.5 points per game as a sophomore.
Rounding out the backcourt for Iowa are Josh Dix and Brock Harding. Dix is third on the team with 13.9 points per game. The junior from Council Bluffs rarely comes off the floor, playing at least 33 minutes in each of the last four games. Harding has started all 20 games this year after seeing just 10 minutes per game as a freshman last year. The sophomore has shown he can be a tremendous distributor, averaging 6.2 assists per game in an offense that is averaging 86.8 points per contest.
The Buckeyes and Hawkeyes met twice last year with Iowa winning the only regular season meeting 79-77 in Iowa City in early February. Ohio State earned some revenge in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament with a 90-78 victory. The win in March marked the second year in a row that the Buckeyes have upended Iowa in the second round of the conference tournament, as Ohio State won 73-69 in 2023 in Chicago. Amazingly, in 170 games all-time between the programs, each team has won 85 times.
Prediction
Both teams enter this game breathing a sigh of relief after halting three-game losing streaks. The Buckeyes likely have a little more confidence right now since not only did they comeback to win at one of the toughest places to play in the country, Jake Diebler’s team also got a few extra days of rest since they haven’t had to play since Tuesday. For a team that has dealt with some injuries and absences throughout the season, the added time off is huge. While Ohio State will again be without Meechie Johnson Jr., the guard hasn’t played in over a month so the Buckeyes have adjusted to life without the guard.
Iowa’s ability to shoot from distance makes them a dangerous team, but their downfall is they don’t offer much on the defensive end. In their three road games so far this month, the Hawkeyes have allowed at least 94 points in each of those contests. If Ohio State can get John Mobley Jr. going from behind the arc early, it could be a long night for Fran McCaffery’s squad.
There are going to be a couple interesting matchups in this game. Owen Freeman is a force on the block for Iowa, Devin Royal has been playing with more confidence each time out for the Buckeyes this year. At guard, Brock Harding has been putting up some gaudy assist numbers, but he’ll have his work cut out for him against Bruce Thornton.
While it’s never smart to count out a team that can shoot like Iowa can, they just aren’t as tough as we have become used to over the last few years. The Buckeyes come out of the gates fresh and win their second game in a row, giving them the opportunity to finish the month at .500 if they can beat Penn State on Thursday night.
ESPN BPI: Ohio State 74.9%
Time: 8:00 p.m. ET
TV: FS1
LGHL score prediction: Ohio State 82, Iowa 75
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LGHL No. 12 Ohio State women’s basketball holds off Nebraska 72-66
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No. 12 Ohio State women’s basketball holds off Nebraska 72-66
ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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The Buckeyes pick up a big road win behind big performances by Thierry and McMahon
The No. 12 Ohio State women’s basketball team (19-1, 8-1) traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska, playing their lone game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (15-5, 6-3). After being down for most of the first half, strong deep shooting by Taylor Thierry’s 23 points led the Buckeyes in a 72-66 road victory.
Ohio State entered a rough home environment for Nebraska, who have not lost at home in nearly a year. On top of that, the Cornhuskers found strong form to head into Sunday’s game on a five-game winning steak. From the jump, Nebraska looked like every bit of a team competing in the top five of the Big Ten.
The Cornhuskers were aggressive from deep to start the game, going 4-of-9 from beyond the arc. Each time, the shots came from extra passes with the Buckeyes keeping an extra player near the paint to account for center Alexis Markowski.
Offensively, Markowski still led scoring in the first 10 minutes, accounting for seven of Nebraska’s 21 points. Head coach Amy Williams’ side didn’t have success though on the boards. The Cornhuskers didn’t put extra players near the basket to try and grab offensive rebounds, instead focusing on running back on defense as quickly as possible to slow down the Buckeyes’ offense.
Nebraska’s defense worked well on freshman point guard Jaloni Cambridge. The Buckeyes’ first year star matched up with fellow standout freshman guard Britt Prince of Nebraska. The reigning co-Freshman of the Week award winners were on each other from the tipoff, with Prince forcing two turnovers from Cambridge. It was part of a tough first half for the Ohio State freshman, missing her lone attempted shot and giving the ball away three times.
In the second quarter, Ohio State erased their four-point deficit but it was met with an eight-point run for the Cornhuskers. With three minutes remaining in the half, guard Kennedy Cambridge went on a coast-to-coast run, running through four Nebraska players and hitting a layup around Markowski under the rim. It spurred on the Buckeyes on both sides of the ball, holding the Cornhuskers to 2-of-6 shooting to close the half.
Ohio State almost took the lead with less than two seconds remaining. That’s when guard Madison Greene received the inbound pass and threw up a running three-point shot. The shot banked off the backboard and Greene held her hands over her mouth in disbelief, with both teams heading to the locker room with Ohio State up 39-38.
However, after a lengthy review at the scorer’s table, the officiating crew announced they were heading to their room to look at the shot further. On the three-pointer, Greene’s foot stepped on the line, meaning the shot was technically out of bounds and didn’t count.
In the second half, the Cornhuskers and Buckeyes traded baskets and Ohio State tied the game three times, with McMahon leading the charge. After hitting a three-point shot, McMahon anticipated a pass on defense, at the top of the arc, which turned into a fast break layup. Nebraska hit a three to get ahead again, but then the Buckeyes went on a nine-point run to jump ahead.
During the run, four different Ohio State players scored, with Thierry hitting an open three-point shot with the visitors opening up their passing game and finding open shooting opportunities. Kennedy Cambridge hit a layup, then an assist to Greene before a McMahon layup finished off the run.
That McMahon layup started with a block by Kennedy Cambridge on Nebraska’s Prince, from behind. It was one of two blocks from the redshirt sophomore in the period, again adding intensity in a game when Ohio State needed it the most.
Absent from the run was Jaloni Cambridge. The younger Cambridge sister played four minutes in the first 13 of the second half, not taking a shot and watching most of the third quarter, and start of the fourth, from the bench.
When Jaloni Cambridge came in, the tough day for the freshman continued. Within a minute of game time, Jaloni Cambridge earned a foul for a charge. On defense, the freshman leapt to intercept a pass, won the ball but was called for a foul in colliding with a Nebraska player. Then, Jaloni Cambridge had a reach in foul go against the point guard and it sent her to the bench with four fouls and no points.
Nebraska took advantage of their loud home environment and pushed back late, going on a seven-point run. After scoring four of the first six points, the Buckeyes took only three shots in under five minutes, and missed all three. Stopping the cold shooting was Thierry who hit a step-back three-point shot, her fifth of the day.
Markowski responded with a shot in the paint, but Thierry’s three gave the Buckeyes a two-point lead.
Ohio State held on, keeping Nebraska off the scoreboard for the final 1:44 of the game, with Markowski missing two free throws.
On top of Thierry’s 23 points and seven rebounds, McMahon had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, with both team leaders grabbing three steals a piece. Markowski led the way for the home side, scoring 18 points but grabbing only six rebounds, under the senior’s 8.2 rebounds per game average entering Sunday.
What’s Next
The Buckeyes are back on Sunday when they welcome the Washington Huskies to Columbus. It’s the third time McGuff faces his previous program, splitting the last two games. Ohio State hasn’t faced the Huskies since Dec. 5, 2018 with the Buckeyes losing 69-59.
Washington is 4-4 in the Big Ten this season, defeating Northwestern, Illinois, Wisconsin and Purdue but enter their trip east losing three of the last four games. On Monday, the Huskies are in Bloomington, Indiana to play the Indiana Hoosiers, led by Sayvia Sellers, the Washington sophomore from Alaska who averages a team high 16.6 points per game.
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ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Ohio State University Athletic Department
The Buckeyes pick up a big road win behind big performances by Thierry and McMahon
The No. 12 Ohio State women’s basketball team (19-1, 8-1) traveled to Lincoln, Nebraska, playing their lone game against the Nebraska Cornhuskers (15-5, 6-3). After being down for most of the first half, strong deep shooting by Taylor Thierry’s 23 points led the Buckeyes in a 72-66 road victory.
Ohio State entered a rough home environment for Nebraska, who have not lost at home in nearly a year. On top of that, the Cornhuskers found strong form to head into Sunday’s game on a five-game winning steak. From the jump, Nebraska looked like every bit of a team competing in the top five of the Big Ten.
The Cornhuskers were aggressive from deep to start the game, going 4-of-9 from beyond the arc. Each time, the shots came from extra passes with the Buckeyes keeping an extra player near the paint to account for center Alexis Markowski.
Offensively, Markowski still led scoring in the first 10 minutes, accounting for seven of Nebraska’s 21 points. Head coach Amy Williams’ side didn’t have success though on the boards. The Cornhuskers didn’t put extra players near the basket to try and grab offensive rebounds, instead focusing on running back on defense as quickly as possible to slow down the Buckeyes’ offense.
Nebraska’s defense worked well on freshman point guard Jaloni Cambridge. The Buckeyes’ first year star matched up with fellow standout freshman guard Britt Prince of Nebraska. The reigning co-Freshman of the Week award winners were on each other from the tipoff, with Prince forcing two turnovers from Cambridge. It was part of a tough first half for the Ohio State freshman, missing her lone attempted shot and giving the ball away three times.
In the second quarter, Ohio State erased their four-point deficit but it was met with an eight-point run for the Cornhuskers. With three minutes remaining in the half, guard Kennedy Cambridge went on a coast-to-coast run, running through four Nebraska players and hitting a layup around Markowski under the rim. It spurred on the Buckeyes on both sides of the ball, holding the Cornhuskers to 2-of-6 shooting to close the half.
Ohio State almost took the lead with less than two seconds remaining. That’s when guard Madison Greene received the inbound pass and threw up a running three-point shot. The shot banked off the backboard and Greene held her hands over her mouth in disbelief, with both teams heading to the locker room with Ohio State up 39-38.
However, after a lengthy review at the scorer’s table, the officiating crew announced they were heading to their room to look at the shot further. On the three-pointer, Greene’s foot stepped on the line, meaning the shot was technically out of bounds and didn’t count.
In the second half, the Cornhuskers and Buckeyes traded baskets and Ohio State tied the game three times, with McMahon leading the charge. After hitting a three-point shot, McMahon anticipated a pass on defense, at the top of the arc, which turned into a fast break layup. Nebraska hit a three to get ahead again, but then the Buckeyes went on a nine-point run to jump ahead.
During the run, four different Ohio State players scored, with Thierry hitting an open three-point shot with the visitors opening up their passing game and finding open shooting opportunities. Kennedy Cambridge hit a layup, then an assist to Greene before a McMahon layup finished off the run.
That McMahon layup started with a block by Kennedy Cambridge on Nebraska’s Prince, from behind. It was one of two blocks from the redshirt sophomore in the period, again adding intensity in a game when Ohio State needed it the most.
Ken gets the block, Cotie takes it all the way forpic.twitter.com/EWR7KxTmcV
— Ohio State Women’s Basketball (@OhioStateWBB) January 26, 2025
Absent from the run was Jaloni Cambridge. The younger Cambridge sister played four minutes in the first 13 of the second half, not taking a shot and watching most of the third quarter, and start of the fourth, from the bench.
When Jaloni Cambridge came in, the tough day for the freshman continued. Within a minute of game time, Jaloni Cambridge earned a foul for a charge. On defense, the freshman leapt to intercept a pass, won the ball but was called for a foul in colliding with a Nebraska player. Then, Jaloni Cambridge had a reach in foul go against the point guard and it sent her to the bench with four fouls and no points.
Nebraska took advantage of their loud home environment and pushed back late, going on a seven-point run. After scoring four of the first six points, the Buckeyes took only three shots in under five minutes, and missed all three. Stopping the cold shooting was Thierry who hit a step-back three-point shot, her fifth of the day.
Markowski responded with a shot in the paint, but Thierry’s three gave the Buckeyes a two-point lead.
Ohio State held on, keeping Nebraska off the scoreboard for the final 1:44 of the game, with Markowski missing two free throws.
On top of Thierry’s 23 points and seven rebounds, McMahon had a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds, with both team leaders grabbing three steals a piece. Markowski led the way for the home side, scoring 18 points but grabbing only six rebounds, under the senior’s 8.2 rebounds per game average entering Sunday.
What’s Next
The Buckeyes are back on Sunday when they welcome the Washington Huskies to Columbus. It’s the third time McGuff faces his previous program, splitting the last two games. Ohio State hasn’t faced the Huskies since Dec. 5, 2018 with the Buckeyes losing 69-59.
Washington is 4-4 in the Big Ten this season, defeating Northwestern, Illinois, Wisconsin and Purdue but enter their trip east losing three of the last four games. On Monday, the Huskies are in Bloomington, Indiana to play the Indiana Hoosiers, led by Sayvia Sellers, the Washington sophomore from Alaska who averages a team high 16.6 points per game.
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2027 NC RB Amir Brown (UNC Verbal)
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