Iowa tallied five more offensive rebounds than any Ohio State opponent all season on Saturday, and the Buckeyes had their most turnovers since Jan. 9.
After trailing Iowa by one point at halftime Saturday, the Buckeyes started the second half with a bang, scoring seven of the first nine points to open the period and retaking a four-point lead with 17:35 to go.Ohio State still held a two-point lead after an E.J. Liddell jumper at the 15:57 mark, but once Iowa took the lead 68 seconds later, the Buckeyes never got back out in front.
The shot itself might have been the dagger, but the offensive rebounds made it possible in the first place. E.J. Liddell finished with five blocks for the Buckeyes, but a couple of them ended up becoming second-chance points, and Iowa head coach Fran McCaffery said even an attempt at a block can open things up for potential offensive boards.
“They were quicker to the ball than us in those situations. E.J. made a couple phenomenal blocks and our guys were just watching. They were just watching,” Holtmann said. “A number of guys just watching the play as opposed to reacting. Clearly we gotta be better with that. That just wasn’t good enough.”
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