Payton Sandfort scored 17 factors and Josh Dix added 16 to assist Fifteenth- seed Iowa pull approach within the second half for a 77-70 victory over No. 10 seed Ohio State in a first-round sport of the Large Ten event in Indianapolis on Wednesday.
Iowa (17-15) performs No. 7 Illinois on Thursday. The Illini beat the Hawkeyes 81-61 on Feb. 25.
Dix was 0 for 7 from the ground and didn’t rating in an 82-65 loss to the Buckeyes in Columbus on Jan. 27, however he had 9 factors within the second half on Wednesday.
Brock Harding had 15 factors and Pryce Sandfort 10 for the Hawkeyes.
Iowa used a 7-0 run to go forward 68-61 with 3:46 to go, however the Buckeyes pulled to inside 72-70 on a jumper by Bruce Thornton with 45 seconds left.
Harding then responded by nailing an open 3-pointer from the best aspect with 16 seconds left, and Payton Sandfort made two foul photographs with seven seconds to go.
Thornton led the Buckeyes (17-15) with 24 factors, and Devin Royal added 17.
The Buckeyes entered the sport projected as one of many final 4 groups making the 68-team NCAA Match subject, and so they seemingly wanted a win to take care of their hope of being chosen for the primary time in three seasons.
Iowa should win 4 extra video games in 4 days to obtain the automated bid into the NCAA tourney that goes to the convention champion. The Hawkeyes needed to defeat Nebraska on Sunday to qualify for the ultimate spot within the Large Ten event.
The rating was 37-37 on the half. Iowa overcame a chilly begin to forge a 37-34 lead earlier than John Mobley Jr. hit off a 3-pointer off a move by Micah Parrish with seven seconds left.
Iowa missed its first 5 photographs and took almost six minutes to get on the board, nevertheless it confronted solely a 6-0 deficit as a result of the Buckeyes missed six of their first seven photographs.
There have been 9 ties and 11 lead adjustments within the first half. Iowa ended up making 51.9 % of its subject objectives however the Buckeyes had a giant benefit from the foul line, making 10 of 13 in comparison with 3 for 3 by Iowa.
–Area Stage Media