No. 9 Iowa plays at No. 4 Ohio State on Sunday, and they have more than their top-10 ranking in common. Each needs a bounce-back victory. The situation might be more dire for the Buckeyes (18-6, 12-6 Big Ten), who followed a loss to No. 3 Michigan on Feb. 21 with a 71-67 defeat at middling Michigan State on Thursday for their first two-game losing streak of the season. “We’ve got to be better,” Ohio State guard CJ Walker said. “We’ve got to refocus and be better defensively. That’s the biggest thing right now.” Iowa (17-7, 11-6), meanwhile, is stinging from a 79-57 loss at Michigan on Thursday that ended a four-game winning streak. The Hawkeyes lost to No. 1 Gonzaga in December, current No. 5 Illinois in January, and to Ohio State 89-85 in Iowa City, but center Luka Garza still feels his team can beat the top competition.…
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