*****Iowa vs Ohio St BTT Game Thread*****

[QChawks]

11am BTN
Ohio St -1.5
O/U 139.5

These two teams match up quite evenly looking at the statistics. Ohio State is a little better offensively in Iowa is a tad better defensively.

I expect a close game with the buckeyes pulling it out at the end 73-69.

 

[Rifler]

Buckeyes go down again...

 

[eyesofhawk]

HUGE GAME!!!!

 

[Franisdaman]

I demand that we win this game.

Thank you.

 

[Tippett1]

It will be interesting to see how Ohio St having Tilley affects it.

 

[Palmerhawk]

Thornton and mobley are coming in very hot.
If we employ the trapping Thornton strategy again we have to get back to mobley at arc.

OSU is on a roll.
Hawks 77 OSU 75, fingers crossed.

 

[Franisdaman]

Which OSU team do we get today? The team that IOWA crushed or the team on a 3 game winning streak?

Note how they went to Penn State (3-17 B1G) & had no problem crushing the worst team in the league.

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....

@ Iowa
L 74-57


vs Purdue
W 82-74


@ Penn State
W 94-62


vs Indiana
W 91-78

 

[JerseyCityHawk]

All I can say is let’s fooking go Hawks! I am hoping for a faster start and bury them right away… looking forward to this game as Iowa does match up well and they did smoke em at Carver not too long ago

 

[Franisdaman]

It's crazy how poorly we started in yesterday's game and still ended up with 75 points scored.

It was a tale of 2 halves:

25 points in the 1st half (shooting 40% overall & 20% from 3)

50 points in the 2nd half (shooting 61% overall & 53% from 3)

Iowa 75-64 Maryland (Mar 11, 2026) Final Score - ESPN

Game summary of the Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Maryland Terrapins NCAAM game, final score 75-64, from March 11, 2026 on ESPN.

www.espn.com

 

[Franisdaman]

it would be just like Iowa to sweep OSU this season yet have a loss to the worst team (Penn State) & 2nd to worst team (Maryland) in the conference.

Those 2 bad losses likely keep IOWA on the 8/9 line of the NCAA Tournament.

B1G Standings	CONF	GB	OVR
Michigan	19-1	-	29-2
Nebraska	15-5	4	26-5
Michigan State	15-5	4	25-6
Illinois	15-5	4	24-7
Wisconsin	14-6	5	22-9
Purdue	13-7	6	23-8
UCLA	13-7	6	21-10
Ohio State	12-8	7	20-11
IOWA	10-10	9	21-11
Indiana	9-11	10	18-14
Minnesota	8-12	11	15-17
USC	7-13	12	18-14
Washington	7-13	12	16-16
Rutgers	6-14	13	14-18
Northwestern	5-15	14	15-18
Oregon	5-15	14	12-20
Maryland	4-16	15	12-21
Penn State	3-17	16	12-20

 

[QChawks]

All I can say is let’s fooking go Hawks! I am hoping for a faster start and bury them right away…

don't hold your breath

it's this teams M.O. to start slow

 

[HawkBall23]

IF the Hawks have a really good first half and win this afternoon, I expect profuse thanks and maybe a gift basket or two by providing the good luck charm of not watching.


Will miss at least the first half, and if unlucky enough, maybe the whole game live. So Iowa's chances of winning - and looking pretty good while doing it - very likely just skyrocketed.

 

[DukeSlater]

IF the Hawks have a really good first half and win this afternoon, I expect profuse thanks and maybe a gift basket or two by providing the good luck charm of not watching.


Will miss at least the first half, and if unlucky enough, maybe the whole game live. So Iowa's chances of winning - and looking pretty good while doing it - very likely just skyrocketed.

Your sacrifice for the greater good is duly noted and appreciated.

 

[83Hawk]

IF the Hawks have a really good first half and win this afternoon, I expect profuse thanks and maybe a gift basket or two by providing the good luck charm of not watching.


Will miss at least the first half, and if unlucky enough, maybe the whole game live. So Iowa's chances of winning - and looking pretty good while doing it - very likely just skyrocketed.

Add in the fact I won’t be able to watch makes the Hawks a virtual lock to win.

 

[QChawks]

it's too bad they can't move the BTT to the Casey's Center

 

[Hawksfor3]

Will miss at least the first half, and if unlucky enough, maybe the whole game live. So Iowa's chances of winning - and looking pretty good while doing it - very likely just skyrocketed.

Should we believe this?

 

[Hawksfor3]

The officials for today's extravaganza are Brian Dorsey, Jeffery Anderson, and Andy O'brien.

 

[Franisdaman]

this is a sign

 

[Franisdaman]

Ohio St. Starting Lineup

POS	#			GP	PPG	RPG	APG
G	0	Mobley Jr., John		28	15.9	2.4	2.8
G	2	Thornton, Bruce		31	20.1	5.2	3.9
F	1	Bynum, Amare		31	9.8	4.8	0.9
F	21	Royal, Devin		29	14.0	5.7	1.7
C	13	Tilly, Christoph		29	11.0	4.7	2.2

 

[Franisdaman]

Iowa Starting Lineup

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POS	#			GP	PPG	RPG	APG
G	6	Banks, Tavion		32	10.5	4.8	1.2
G	11	Combs, Kael		32	6.0	2.5	2.3
G	14	Stirtz, Bennett		32	20.1	2.6	4.5
F	3	Manyawu, Cam		32	7.0	4.6	1.0
F	8	Koch, Cooper		32	7.7	3.1	1.1

 

[Hawksfor3]

this is a sign

Can he duplicate his last performance?

 

[GeorgePeeples2]

High knees.

 

[Hawklove]

West Coast announcers. Never enjoyed listening to them

 

[QChawks]

West Coast announcers. Never enjoyed listening to them

better than Dolphin

 

[Hawksfor3]

Well, here we go. Play hard Hawks!

 

[Hawksfor3]

Thornton being doubled again.

 

[Franisdaman]

The Banks are open for 3333333333333333333333

 

[Franisdaman]

Thornton being doubled again.

as long as there are no double penetrations

 

[Franisdaman]

Stirtz!

5-2, IOWA

 

[QChawks]

are we down 12 points yet?

 

[kwik44]

Cmon boyz, we got this.

 

[Franisdaman]

are we down 12 points yet?

 

[Franisdaman]

Combs for 3!!!

8-2, IOWA

 

[Ozzie89]

Don Maclean one of the best TV guys out there

 

[kwik44]

Looks like we have a game under our belt.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Banks with 2 fouls already.

 

[Franisdaman]

Sheet

Banks w/ 2 fouls

 

[Franisdaman]

8-4, IOWA

14:48 to go

Under 16 MEDIA TIME OUT

 

[Hawksfor3]

Yikes.

 

[Ozzie89]

I love Stirtz. His one hand/no look passes in traffic drive me ******* crazy