Iowa Hawkeyes vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

Mar 12, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
IOWA	30	39	69
OSU	34	38	72

Game Recap

Thornton scores 24 and Ohio State holds off late rally by Iowa for 72-69 win at Big Ten Tournament. Bruce Thornton had 24 points, John Mobley Jr. scored all 12 of his points in the second half, and No. 8 seed Ohio State held off a late rally by No. 9 seed Iowa for a 72-69 victory Thursday in the third round of the Big Ten Tournament.

Player Stats

IOWA	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
3Cam Manyawu	22	4-5	0-0	1-2	1	1	2	0	2	3	9
8Cooper Koch	27	3-5	2-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	3	8
14Bennett Stirtz	39	6-11	2-5	3-4	1	4	0	1	3	2	17
6Tavion Banks	19	3-6	1-1	2-2	3	0	0	1	1	4	9
11Kael Combs	20	1-3	1-2	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	0	3
7Alvaro Folgueiras	23	2-4	2-4	2-3	6	3	0	0	0	0	8
27Trevin Jirak	4	0-1	0-1	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	2	2
24Tate Sage	18	1-4	1-1	5-6	2	0	0	0	0	0	8
23Isaia Howard	18	2-4	1-3	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	2	5
15Brendan Hausen	10	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	1	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	22-4450.0%	10-2147.6%	15-1978.9%	22	16	5	2	8	16	69

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Amare Bynum	37	5-10	0-3	1-2	4	4	0	0	1	3	11
21Devin Royal	26	2-4	0-1	2-2	2	2	2	0	0	3	6
13Christoph Tilly	29	5-6	0-0	6-9	4	2	1	0	3	4	16
2Bruce Thornton	38	10-14	2-4	2-2	6	3	0	0	1	3	24
0John Mobley Jr.	37	3-9	3-8	3-4	2	3	0	0	2	0	12
20Colin White	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
7Ivan Njegovan	11	0-0	0-0	0-0	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
4Gabe Cupps	4	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
3Taison Chatman	14	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	2	2	0

TOTAL	-	26-4755.3%	6-2030.0%	14-1973.7%	20	17	3	0	9	15	72

Play-by-Play

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1st halfIOWAOSU

(20:00) Start game.
(19:54) Jump Ball won by Ohio State.
(19:54) Jump Ball lost by Iowa.
(19:36) John Mobley Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(19:33) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
(19:20) Foul on Amare Bynum.
+3 (19:05) Tavion Banks makes 24-foot three point jumper (Kael Combs assists).
30
+2 (18:40) Devin Royal makes driving layup (John Mobley Jr. assists).
32
(18:17) Bennett Stirtz bad pass turnover.
(18:17) Devin Royal Steal.
(18:05) John Mobley Jr. misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(18:05) Bennett Stirtz Block.
(18:01) Kael Combs Defensive Rebound.
(17:46) Tavion Banks misses layup.
(17:45) Ohio State Defensive Rebound.
(17:27) Christoph Tilly bad pass turnover.
+2 (17:02) Bennett Stirtz makes 10-foot step back jumpshot (Cooper Koch assists).
52
(16:47) John Mobley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(16:47) Cam Manyawu Steal.
(16:31) Tavion Banks misses dunk.
(16:28) Kael Combs Offensive Rebound.
+3 (16:27) Kael Combs makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bennett Stirtz assists).
82
(16:19) Foul on Tavion Banks.
(16:04) Foul on Cam Manyawu.
+1 (16:04) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 1 of 2.
83
+1 (16:04) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 2 of 2.
84
(15:40) Cooper Koch misses 22-foot three point jumper.
(15:36) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(15:28) Devin Royal misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:24) Bruce Thornton Offensive Rebound.
(15:10) Bruce Thornton misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(15:06) Isaia Howard Defensive Rebound.
(14:51) Bennett Stirtz bad pass turnover.
(14:51) Devin Royal Steal.
(14:48) Foul on Isaia Howard.
+1 (14:48) Devin Royal makes free throw 1 of 2.
85
+1 (14:48) Devin Royal makes free throw 2 of 2.
86
(14:20) Alvaro Folgueiras misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(14:16) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(14:08) Devin Royal misses layup.
(14:04) Bennett Stirtz Defensive Rebound.
+2 (13:49) Bennett Stirtz makes driving layup.
106
(13:35) Taison Chatman bad pass turnover.
(13:35) Cooper Koch Steal.
(13:14) Bennett Stirtz misses driving layup.
(13:12) Ivan Njegovan Defensive Rebound.
(13:07) John Mobley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(13:07) Kael Combs Steal.
(12:36) team shot clock turnover .
(12:09) John Mobley Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(12:05) Tavion Banks Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:42) Tavion Banks makes 12-foot turnaround jump shot.
126
(11:23) Foul on Tavion Banks.
(11:23) Christoph Tilly misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:23) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (11:23) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 2 of 2.
127
(11:02) Bennett Stirtz misses 30-foot three point jumper.
(10:57) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:47) Christoph Tilly makes layup (Bruce Thornton assists).
129
(10:24) Foul on Christoph Tilly.
+1 (10:24) Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2.
139
(10:23) Tate Sage misses free throw 2 of 2.
(10:21) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:06) Bruce Thornton makes driving layup.
1311
(9:44) Tate Sage misses 9-foot floating jump shot.
(9:42) Iowa Offensive Rebound.
(9:22) team shot clock turnover .
(9:06) Bruce Thornton bad pass turnover.
+3 (8:37) Bennett Stirtz makes 29-foot three point jumper.
1611
+2 (8:18) Amare Bynum makes 1-foot dunk.
1613
(8:08) Foul on Cam Manyawu.
(8:08) Cam Manyawu turnover.
+2 (7:50) Christoph Tilly makes layup (John Mobley Jr. assists).
1615
(7:29) Alvaro Folgueiras misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(7:24) Tate Sage Offensive Rebound.
(7:24) Foul on Devin Royal.
+1 (7:24) Tate Sage makes free throw 1 of 2.
1715
+1 (7:24) Tate Sage makes free throw 2 of 2.
1815
+2 (6:59) Amare Bynum makes 1-foot dunk (Christoph Tilly assists).
1817
+2 (6:38) Cooper Koch makes layup (Alvaro Folgueiras assists).
2017
+2 (6:05) Amare Bynum makes 1-foot dunk (John Mobley Jr. assists).
2019
(5:32) Tate Sage misses layup.
(5:29) Ivan Njegovan Defensive Rebound.
+2 (5:10) Amare Bynum makes layup (Bruce Thornton assists).
2021
(4:51) Kael Combs misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:47) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
(4:36) Gabe Cupps misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(4:31) Kael Combs Defensive Rebound.
(4:10) Foul on Bruce Thornton.
+1 (4:10) Trevin Jirak makes free throw 1 of 2.
2121
+1 (4:10) Trevin Jirak makes free throw 2 of 2.
2221
(3:56) Amare Bynum misses 27-foot three point jumper.
(3:52) Bruce Thornton Offensive Rebound.
+3 (3:39) Gabe Cupps makes 26-foot three point jumper (Devin Royal assists).
2224
(3:15) Foul on Devin Royal.
(3:03) Foul on Taison Chatman.
+3 (2:44) Isaia Howard makes 25-foot three point jumper (Trevin Jirak assists).
2524
+2 (2:28) Bruce Thornton makes 7-foot floating jump shot.
2526
(2:28) Foul on Trevin Jirak.
+1 (2:28) Bruce Thornton makes free throw 1 of 1.
2527
(2:10) Trevin Jirak misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(2:08) John Mobley Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(1:57) John Mobley Jr. misses 26-foot three point jumper.
(1:56) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
(1:56) Foul on Trevin Jirak.
+1 (1:56) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 1 of 2.
2528
+1 (1:56) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 2 of 2.
2529
(1:28) Kael Combs misses driving layup.
(1:28) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(1:28) Foul on Isaia Howard.
+1 (1:28) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 1 of 2.
2530
(1:26) Christoph Tilly misses free throw 2 of 2.
(1:25) Trevin Jirak Defensive Rebound.
+3 (1:05) Cooper Koch makes 24-foot three point jumper.
2830
+2 (0:45) Christoph Tilly makes 1-foot dunk (Bruce Thornton assists).
2832
+2 (0:20) Bennett Stirtz makes layup (Trevin Jirak assists).
3032
+2 (0:03) Bruce Thornton makes driving layup (John Mobley Jr. assists).
3034

2nd half

Team Stats

IOWA

OSU

69Points72

22-44(50.0%)Field Goal(%)26-47(55.3%)

10-21(47.6%)3-Point(%)6-20(30.0%)

15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)14-19(73.7%)

24(7)Rebounds(Offensive)21(5)

16Assists17

5Steals3

2Blocks0

10Turnovers9

16(0)Fouls(Technical)15(0)

6Largest Lead16

Game Details

Thursday, March 12, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Value City Arena · Columbus, OH

capacity: 19,049

tv: BTN

spread: IOWA -1.5

over/under: 140.5