The No. 15 Ohio State Buckeyes welcomed in the No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes to Columbus, Ohio, to a sellout crowd of over 18,000 fans with their eyes set on landing a haymaker. The Buckeyes landed a knockout punch on the Hawkeyes with a 100-92 victory in overtime.
Iowa guard Caitlin Clark did all she could for the Hawkeyes, scoring nearly half of their team total. But, she could only keep things close for so long. The Buckeyes eventually got things going down the stretch with forward Cotie McMahon taking over and dominating in the paint on her way to a career day.
Iowa forced things into overtime at 83-83, but eventually ran out of gas and the heavy legs took over. The Buckeyes pulled away in overtime, outscoring Iowa 17-9 in the extra period.
As the Hawkeyes get ready to get back on track and right the ship, here are some of the takeaways from Iowa’s first loss in Big Ten conference play.