IOWA CITY, Iowa — A tough, gutty second-half performance lifted the 25th-ranked University of Iowa men’s basketball team to a 72-62 victory over No. 16/17 Ohio State on Saturday afternoon on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes have won three straight Big Ten games to even their record at 3-3. Iowa is 14-3 overall. After trailing 26-24 at the half, Iowa dominated the second half, outscoring the Buckeyes, 48-36. Iowa limited Ohio State to 37.5 percent shooting and forced 10 more Buckeye turnovers. Ohio State committed 21 turnovers for the game, leading to 18 Iowa points. “Even in the first half when couldn’t get our lead, our defense was good, holding them to 26,” said sophomore Luka Garza. “Our offense only had 24, but we came out in the second half and continued with our defense, but stepped it up on the offensive end.” Trailing 30-28 with 18 minutes…
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