Micah Parrish scores 18 to help Ohio State end home skid with 82-65 victory over Iowa
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Micah Parrish had 18 points and Ohio State ended a three-game skid at home with an 82-65 victory over Iowa on Monday night.
Parrish scored 11 points in a dominant second half for the Buckeyes (12-8, 4-5 Big Ten Conference), who were coming off their biggest victory of the season - a 73-70 road win over then-No. 11 Purdue. He added six rebounds.
Bruce Thornton totaled 15 points and eight rebounds for Ohio State. Devin Royal finished with 12 points and eight rebounds. John Mobley Jr. scored 12 with eight assists.
Drew Thelwell scored 20 on 8-for-10 shooting with three 3-pointers to lead the Hawkeyes (13-8, 4-6), who have lost four of five. Owen Freeman had 14 points and eight rebounds. Seydou Traore and Payton Sandfort both scored 13. Sandfort made three 3-pointers, giving him 240 for his career and tying him with assistant coach Matt Gatens for third place on Iowa's list.
Mobley and Parrish both scored seven to help Ohio State take a 30-26 lead into halftime. Thelwell and Freeman both scored 11 to keep Iowa close - accounting for nine of the Hawkeyes' 11 first-half baskets. There were eight lead changes and three ties before the break.
Royal had a basket and a three-point play in an 11-3 run to begin the second half, upping the Buckeyes' advantage to 12. Sandfort hit a 3-pointer to get Iowa within nine, but Thornton answered with a 3-pointer and Sean Stewart stole the ball and dunked to cap 9-0 run for a 50-32 lead with 12:26 remaining.
Stewart's layup gave Ohio State its largest lead at 62-39 with 8:49 left.
Ohio State plays at Penn State on Thursday. Iowa hosts No. 10 Purdue on Feb. 4.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Owen Freeman vs. Sean Stewart (Buckeyes gains possession) | Â | |
19:38 | +2 | Devin Royal makes two point jump shot | 0-2 | |
19:17 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point jump shot | 2-2 | |
18:56 | Â | Payton Sandfort personal foul | Â | |
18:52 | Â | Devin Royal turnover (bad pass) (Drew Thelwell steals) | Â | |
18:44 | +2 | Drew Thelwell makes two point layup | 4-2 | |
18:30 | Â | Sean Stewart misses two point hook shot | Â | |
18:28 | Â | Payton Sandfort defensive rebound | Â | |
18:08 | Â | Josh Dix misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:06 | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â | |
17:58 | +3 | Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot | 4-5 | |
17:49 | Â | Sean Stewart blocks Josh Dix's two point layup | Â | |
17:47 | Â | Owen Freeman offensive rebound | Â | |
17:36 | Â | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:34 | Â | Sean Stewart defensive rebound | Â | |
17:20 | Â | Micah Parrish turnover (traveling) | Â | |
16:57 | Â | Sean Stewart blocks Owen Freeman's two point layup | Â | |
16:55 | Â | Owen Freeman offensive rebound | Â | |
16:50 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup | 6-5 | |
16:35 | Â | Owen Freeman personal foul | Â | |
16:29 | +2 | Aaron Bradshaw makes two point layup (Bruce Thornton assists) | 6-7 | |
16:14 | Â | Payton Sandfort turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
16:14 | Â | Devin Royal turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
16:09 | Â | Josh Dix misses three point jump shot | Â | |
16:06 | Â | Payton Sandfort offensive rebound | Â | |
16:05 | Â | Payton Sandfort misses two point layup | Â | |
16:04 | Â | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | Â | |
15:44 | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:42 | Â | Payton Sandfort defensive rebound | Â | |
15:29 | Â | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:27 | Â | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | Â | |
15:10 | +3 | John Mobley Jr. makes three point jump shot (Devin Royal assists) | 6-10 | |
14:52 | Â | Drew Thelwell misses two point layup | Â | |
14:50 | Â | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | Â | |
14:40 | Â | Drew Thelwell personal foul | Â | |
14:40 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
14:27 | Â | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:25 | Â | Hawkeyes defensive rebound | Â | |
14:07 | Â | Josh Dix misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:05 | Â | Pryce Sandfort offensive rebound | Â | |
13:58 | +3 | Drew Thelwell makes three point jump shot (Pryce Sandfort assists) | 9-10 | |
13:33 | Â | John Mobley Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
13:31 | Â | Josh Dix defensive rebound | Â | |
13:20 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point hook shot (Josh Dix assists) | 11-10 | |
12:53 | Â | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:51 | Â | Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound | Â | |
12:44 | Â | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:42 | Â | Hawkeyes defensive rebound | Â | |
12:42 | Â | Aaron Bradshaw personal foul | Â | |
12:17 | Â | Owen Freeman misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:15 | Â | Sean Stewart defensive rebound | Â | |
11:58 | +2 | Bruce Thornton makes two point jump shot | 11-12 | |
11:58 | Â | Josh Dix shooting foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul) | Â | |
11:58 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:58 | Â | Bruce Thornton misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
11:58 | Â | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
11:42 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup | 13-12 | |
11:42 | Â | Sean Stewart shooting foul (Owen Freeman draws the foul) | Â | |
11:42 | +1 | Owen Freeman makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 14-12 | |
11:24 | Â | Micah Parrish misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:22 | Â | Payton Sandfort defensive rebound | Â | |
11:10 | Â | Micah Parrish personal foul | Â | |
11:10 | Â | Hawkeyes turnover (5-second violation) | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:44 | Â | Drew Thelwell defensive rebound | Â | |
10:28 | Â | Payton Sandfort misses two point hook shot | Â | |
10:26 | Â | Buckeyes defensive rebound | Â | |
10:17 | Â | Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot | Â | |
10:15 | Â | Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound | Â | |
10:08 | Â | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:06 | Â | Hawkeyes offensive rebound | Â | |
9:57 | Â | Owen Freeman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:55 | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â | |
9:39 | +2 | Aaron Bradshaw makes two point dunk (Bruce Thornton assists) | 14-14 | |
9:09 | Â | Brock Harding misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:07 | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â | |
8:48 | +2 | Micah Parrish makes two point jump shot | 14-16 | |
8:32 | +2 | Owen Freeman makes two point layup (Brock Harding assists) | 16-16 | |
8:05 | +2 | John Mobley Jr. makes two point jump shot | 16-18 | |
7:49 | Â | Owen Freeman misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:47 | Â | Aaron Bradshaw defensive rebound | Â | |
7:39 | +3 | Micah Parrish makes three point jump shot | 16-21 | |
7:20 | +2 | Seydou Traore makes two point jump shot | 18-21 | |
7:02 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:46 | Â | Micah Parrish misses two point jump shot | Â | |
6:44 | Â | Devin Royal offensive rebound | Â | |
6:35 | +2 | John Mobley Jr. makes two point layup | 18-23 | |
6:08 | Â | Ladji Dembele misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:06 | Â | Bruce Thornton defensive rebound | Â | |
5:50 | Â | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:48 | Â | Micah Parrish offensive rebound | Â | |
5:44 | +2 | Micah Parrish makes two point layup | 18-25 | |
5:39 | Â | Josh Dix misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:37 | Â | Ivan Njegovan defensive rebound | Â | |
5:15 | Â | Micah Parrish misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:13 | Â | Ladji Dembele defensive rebound | Â | |
4:56 | Â | Ladji Dembele misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:54 | Â | Micah Parrish defensive rebound | Â | |
4:29 | +3 | Devin Royal makes three point jump shot (Micah Parrish assists) | 18-28 | |
4:07 | Â | Devin Royal personal foul | Â | |
4:02 | Â | Micah Parrish personal foul | Â | |
4:01 | +3 | Drew Thelwell makes three point jump shot (Pryce Sandfort assists) | 21-28 | |
3:30 | Â | Micah Parrish misses two point layup | Â | |
3:28 | Â | Evan Mahaffey offensive rebound | Â | |
3:17 | Â | Evan Mahaffey misses two point layup | Â | |
3:15 | Â | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
3:15 | Â | Drew Thelwell turnover (double dribble) | Â | |
3:15 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
2:58 | Â | John Mobley Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:56 | Â | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
2:45 | +3 | Drew Thelwell makes three point jump shot (Owen Freeman assists) | 24-28 | |
2:13 | Â | Ques Glover misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:11 | Â | Owen Freeman defensive rebound | Â | |
1:55 | Â | Ivan Njegovan blocks Owen Freeman's two point hook shot | Â | |
1:53 | Â | Owen Freeman offensive rebound | Â | |
1:38 | Â | Owen Freeman misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:36 | Â | Devin Royal defensive rebound | Â | |
1:30 | Â | Ques Glover misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:28 | Â | Ivan Njegovan offensive rebound | Â | |
1:22 | +2 | Ivan Njegovan makes two point layup | 24-30 | |
1:15 | +2 | Payton Sandfort makes two point jump shot | 26-30 | |
0:47 | Â | Bruce Thornton misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:45 | Â | Ivan Njegovan offensive rebound | Â | |
0:43 | Â | Owen Freeman personal foul | Â | |
0:27 | Â | Ques Glover misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:25 | Â | Pryce Sandfort defensive rebound | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Payton Sandfort misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:01 | Â | Pryce Sandfort offensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |