In what was a horrible week for the Buckeyes, Ohio State lost both of their games this past week. They lost an overtime thriller at Michigan State (72-68, OT) and at home against Iowa (84-74).

Against the Spartans, the Buckeyes showed a lot of heart in their second half comeback to tie the game and force overtime. Ohio State trailed 55-38 with 7:05 remaining in the game. They closed the second half on a 20-3 run to force overtime. Unfortunately, they could not finish the comeback and eventually lost to Michigan State.

The loss to the Hawkeyes at home really hurt. Not only were the Buckeyes not able to close out the game, but did not take advantage of playing on their home court. With a 53-44 lead, they were outscored 40-21 in the final 12:29 of the game to lose by 10.

Turnovers killed Ohio State in both losses. Against the Spartans, they turned the ball over 21 times; against the Hawkeyes, they had 17 turnovers.

The Buckeyes average 75.2 points/game (108th), 37.1 rebounds/game (116th), 13.5 assists/game (138th), and shoot 47% from the field (69th).

Top players:

LaQuinton Ross – 13.6 ppg, 5.8 rpg, .8 apg

Lenzelle Smith Jr. – 12.2 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 1.5 apg

Amir Williams – 9.6 ppg, 6.7 rpg, .4 apg, 1.9 bpg

Aaron Craft – 9.1 ppg, 3.4 rpg, 5.1 apg, 2.4 spg

Shannon Scott – 8.3 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 4.1 apg, 2.2 spg

Sam Thompson – 7.6 ppg, 3.2 rpg, .9 apg

Marc Loving – 7 ppg, 2.4 rpg, .4 apg

Amedeo Della Valle – 5.2 ppg, 2.1 rpg, .4 apg