NCAAB: Micah Parrish scores 18 as Ohio State routs Iowa

Date:

Share post:


Micah Parrish had 18 points and Bruce Thornton 15 when Ohio State pulled away in the second half for a rare runaway victory, 82-65, over Iowa in Columbus, Ohio, on Monday.

Devin Royal and John Mobley Jr. each had 12 points for the Buckeyes (12-8, 4-5 Big Ten), who outscored the Hawkeyes 52-39 over the final 20 minutes and led by as many as 25.

The five previous games for the Buckeyes were decided by one possession, including a double-overtime victory and an overtime loss. The three losses during the stretch were by a total of five points.

Any chance of an Iowa comeback from a four-point halftime deficit evaporated over a nearly six-minute stretch when the Buckeyes went on a 9-0 streak as part of 16-3 run, capped by a steal and bucket by Sean Stewart to make it 50-32 with 12:52 left.

Drew Thelwell scored 20 and Owen Freeman 14 for the Hawkeyes (13-8, 4-6), who have lost four of five. They were leading the Big Ten at 86.8 points per game.

Ohio State used a 7-0 run to stretch the lead to 28-18 with 4:30 left in the first half and held on for a 30-26 halftime lead behind seven points apiece for Parrish and Mobley.

The Buckeyes limited the Hawkeyes to just two fast-break points in the first half. Another area that troubled the Hawkeyes was their 3-point shooting, missing their first four and knocking down only three of 14 (21.4 percent) by the break.

Iowa led the Big Ten with 39.1 percent on 3-pointers but were 7 of 25 for the game.

Thelwell, the Morehead State transfer who surpassed 1,000 career points (1,004) in the previous game against Penn State, led the Hawkeyes with 11 points at the half.

–Field Level Media

spot_img

Related articles

WNCAAB: Women’s Top 25 roundup: No. 6 UConn wins 10th straight

Azzi Fudd and Kaitlyn Chen each scored 17 points as No. 6 UConn rolled to its 10th consecutive...

WNBA: Reports: Courtney Vandersloot ready to rejoin Sky

Courtney Vandersloot, who spent her first 12 WNBA seasons in Chicago before playing two years for the New...

WNBA: Caitlin Clark declines NBA’s 3-point shootout invite

WNBA superstar Caitlin Clark has turned down a reported proposal to compete in the NBA All-Star Game's 3-point...

WNBA: Fever re-sign All-Star G Kelsey Mitchell

The Indiana Fever announced the re-signing of two-time All-Star guard Kelsey Mitchell on Wednesday. Terms were not disclosed for...

FREE

Get the most important breaking news and analyses for Free.

Thank you for subscribing

Something went wrong.