Iowa Hawkeyes vs Ohio State Buckeyes, Big Ten Tournament 3rd Round

College Basketball

Iowa

21-12

69-72

Final

Ohio State

21-11

United Center

Lead tracker

IOWA leadsBiggest lead IOWA 6, OSU 16

OSU leads

Team	1H	2H	T
IOWA	30	39	69
OSU	34	38	72

Who won: Ohio State 72-69

The Ohio State Buckeyes beat the Iowa Hawkeyes 72-69 in Big Ten Tournament 3rd Round on Thursday, March 12, 2026 at United Center. Bruce Thornton led the Ohio State in points (24). Bennett Stirtz led the Iowa in points (17).

Player of the game

Bruce Thornton

OSU · 24 PTS, 6 REB

8.6

Win probability

100%OSU final

IOWAOSU

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Play by play

End of Game
End of 2nd half
H2 0:00IOW
Offensive rebound
Iowa Offensive Rebound.
H2 0:00
Misses 25-foot three point jumper
Isaia Howard misses 25-foot three point jumper
I. Howard · 5 PTS
H2 0:00
Offensive Rebound
Isaia Howard Offensive Rebound.
I. Howard · 5 PTS
H2 0:01
Misses free throw 1 of 1
Alvaro Folgueiras misses free throw 1 of 1
A. Folgueiras · 8 PTS
H2 0:03
Foul on Amare Bynum
Foul on Amare Bynum.
A. Bynum · 11 PTS
H2 0:03
Defensive rebound
Alvaro Folgueiras Defensive Rebound.
H2 0:03
Misses free throw 1 of 1
Christoph Tilly misses free throw 1 of 1
C. Tilly · 16 PTS
H2 0:03
Foul on Tavion Banks
Foul on Tavion Banks.
T. Banks · 9 PTS
H2 0:04OSU
Dead ball rebound
Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
H2 0:04
Misses 24-foot three point jumper
Brendan Hausen misses 24-foot three point jumper
B. Hausen
H2 0:07IOW
Shorttimeout
Iowa Timeout
H2 0:08OSU
Regulartimeout
Ohio State Timeout
H2 0:08
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
John Mobley Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2
J. Mobley Jr. · 12 PTS
IOWA 69 - 72 OSU
H2 0:08
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
John Mobley Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2
J. Mobley Jr. · 12 PTS
IOWA 69 - 71 OSU
H2 0:08
Foul on Cooper Koch
Foul on Cooper Koch.
C. Koch · 8 PTS
H2 0:08
Offensive Rebound
John Mobley Jr. Offensive Rebound.
J. Mobley Jr. · 12 PTS
H2 0:08
Misses tip in layup
Amare Bynum misses tip in layup
A. Bynum · 11 PTS
H2 0:08
Offensive Rebound
Amare Bynum Offensive Rebound.
A. Bynum · 11 PTS
H2 0:09
Misses driving layup
Bruce Thornton misses driving layup
B. Thornton · 24 PTS
H2 0:38
+1
Makes free throw 2 of 2
Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 2 of 2
B. Stirtz · 17 PTS
IOWA 69 - 70 OSU
H2 0:38
+1
Makes free throw 1 of 2
Bennett Stirtz makes free throw 1 of 2
B. Stirtz · 17 PTS
IOWA 68 - 70 OSU
H2 0:38
Foul on Christoph Tilly
Foul on Christoph Tilly.
C. Tilly · 16 PTS
H2 0:53
Defensive rebound
Alvaro Folgueiras Defensive Rebound.