Iowa Hawkeyes at Ohio State Buckeyes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
64 - 68
Marc Loving's 25 points help Ohio State stun No. 8 Iowa
Keita Bates-Diop added 19 points while Kam Williams added 11 for the Buckeyes, who ended the game on a 12-2 run.
After Bates-Diop preserved a two-point lead for Ohio State (19-11, 11-6 Big Ten) by blocking Mike Gesell's layup with under 5 seconds to go, Loving made the free throws to ice the game.
Williams gave the Buckeyes a 63-62 lead with a jumper with 2:04 left after Iowa led for most of the second half. He added a 3-pointer a little over a minute later to stretch Ohio State's lead to four.
Gesell and Jarrod Uthoff led Iowa (20-8, 11-5) with 16 points apiece while Peter Jok had 12.
Iowa led by as many as six points in the second half.
The Hawkeyes had a 62-56 lead after Gesell's layup with 4:07 to go, but Williams started Ohio State's comeback with a jumper on the next possession.
The Buckeyes won for the fifth time in their last six games and kept slim NCAA Tournament hopes alive by picking up their second win of the season over a Top 10 team. They beat then-No. 4 Kentucky in December but had no other wins over ranked opponents.
Iowa lost its third straight game and fell to 5-5 on the road this season.
The Hawkeyes have not won since beating Minnesota 75-71 on Valentine's Day.
Loving was 4 of 6 from 3-point range while Bates-Diop was 8 for 11 from the field and grabbed six rebounds.
TIP-INS
Iowa: The Hawkeyes had won in their last two trips to Columbus.
Ohio State: Before their home finale, the Buckeyes honored five senior students who have been part of the program in recent years, but none are active players.
UP NEXT
Iowa host No. 18 Indiana on Tuesday.
Ohio State plays at No. 6 Michigan State on Saturday.
How can I watch Iowa vs. Ohio State?
Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 64 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Iowa Timeout | 64 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Marc Loving made Free Throw. | 64 - 68 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Marc Loving made Free Throw. | 64 - 67 |
| 2nd 0:01 | Iowa Timeout | 64 - 66 |
Statistics
 IOWA |
 OSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 22-54 | FG | 25-56 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 45 |
| 3-12 | 3PT | 5-18 |
| 25 | Three Point % | 28 |
| 17-22 | FT | 13-16 |
| 77 | Free Throw % | 81 |
| 35 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 12 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 23 |
| 11 | Assists | 11 |
| 7 | Steals | 6 |
| 0 | Blocks | 6 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 20 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 5 |
Game Information
Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 15,593 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 37-3 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 28-7 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 27-8 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 28-9 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 24-11 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 30-9 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 24-12 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 21-13 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 24-13 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-14 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-18 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 16-17 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 14-20 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 15-19 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-21 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |