No. 25 Iowa beats Ohio State 65-61
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Theairra Taylor scored 21 points Thursday night and No. 25 Iowa pulled away in the second half to beat Ohio State 65-61.
Melissa Dixon scored 14, Bethany Doolittle 12, and Iowa (22-7, 10-5 Big Ten) forced 21 turnovers and had 15 steals. Ohio State (15-16, 5-10) outshot the Hawkeyes 46.2 percent to 41.7 percent from the field, 33.3 percent to 29.4 percent from distance, and 66.7 percent to 55.6 percent from the free-throw line.
The Buckeyes at one point led by five and the lead changed hands 10 times until Doolittle's jumper with 10 seconds to play gave Iowa a 36-34 halftime edge.
Taylor's free throws in the second half sparked a 9-2 run for a 61-55 Iowa lead. Ohio State's Ameryst Alston made it a two-point game with a layup, but Taylor hit consecutive layups for the win.
Alston led Iowa with 18 and Ashley Adams scored 12.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Tina Napier
- Lisa Mattingly
- Kevin Pethel
2022-23 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Indiana | 16-2 | - | 28-4 |
Iowa | 15-3 | 1 | 30-6 |
Maryland | 15-3 | 1 | 28-7 |
Ohio State | 12-6 | 4 | 28-8 |
Michigan | 11-7 | 5 | 23-10 |
Illinois | 11-7 | 5 | 22-10 |
Purdue | 9-8 | 6.5 | 19-11 |
Nebraska | 8-10 | 8 | 18-15 |
Michigan State | 7-10 | 8.5 | 16-14 |
Wisconsin | 6-12 | 10 | 11-20 |
Rutgers | 5-13 | 11 | 12-20 |
Penn State | 4-14 | 12 | 14-17 |
Minnesota | 4-14 | 12 | 11-19 |
Northwestern | 2-16 | 14 | 9-21 |