After scoring 29 points to help Ohio State to a 20-point win over nationally ranked Iowa, freshman Justin Ahrens helped solidify the Buckeyes resume. Ohio State Buckeyes forward Justin Ahrens celebrates with mascot Brutus Buckeye after leading the team in scoring against the Iowa Hawkeyes at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio. (Photo: JOSEPH MAIORANA, USA TODAY Sports) COLUMBUS – Buckeye Nation and its basketball fandom can thank Justin Ahrens. The unlikely freshman, the player who was averaging 2.1 points in 7.6 minutes, the guy who did not check into nine games, the dude who came in with 38 total points all season — that Justin Ahrens — torched Iowa for 29 points on 6 of 10 3-point shooting and 9 of 9 foul shooting in 30 minutes. That presto-poof, pull-a-rabbit-out-of-a-hat performance played as big a part as any in Ohio State’s 90-70 win over Iowa on Tuesday night. More so, it…
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