IOWA CITY – The #2 Hawkeyes will travel to #18 Ohio State on Jan. 21. Tip-off is set for 11 a.m. (CT) inside The Schottenstein Center — Value City Arena. Sunday’s contest will air nationally on NBC, Peacock (subscription required) and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
THE SERIES
» This is the 76th meeting between the two foes.
» Iowa leads the all-time series, 38-37.
» UI has won the last two meetings. A season ago, Iowa notched its highest ranked win on the road in school history against No. 2 OSU, 83-72. » The series is split 5-5 in the last 10 meetings.
SCOUTING OHIO STATE
» Ohio State holds a 14-3 record this season and is 5-1 in conference play after a 84- 76, win at Maryland on Wednesday.
» OSU won the fourth quarter against the Terps, 28-21, to earn the Buckeyes first vic- tory in College Park since 2016.
» Against Maryland, All five starters had at least 10 points as Taylor Thierry (17), Cotie McMahon (14), Jacy Sheldon (10) and Celeste Taylor (11) also scored in double fig- ures. McMahon and Thierry tied for a game-high nine rebounds apiece.
» Graduate guard Jacy Sheldon became the 13th player in program history to score 1,700 career points, doing so on Jan. 5 at Northwestern.
» Three Buckeyes were on the Naismith Preseason Watch List: Cotie McMahon, Jacy Sheldon, and Celeste Taylor. (Big Ten Best)
WHAT 2 WATCH 4
» Caitlin Clark is now tied for seventh on the Big Ten’s all-time list for most career double-doubles in a career (52). She leads active Big Ten players.
» Marshall (146) and Martin (144) are eyeing Monika Czinano’s games played record. (162)
» Iowa is 7-3 when Clark records 40 or more points.
» Clark has 54 career games with 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds.(NCAA Best)
» Over the last 25 seasons, no has recorded more 30+ point games in men’s or women’s college basketball than Clark. (47)
» Gabbie Marshall has netted four or more 3-point baskets in three out of the last four games.
» Marshall is 13-of-24 over the last three games from deep.
» Kate Martin has scored 10+ points in 12 of the last 14 games.
» The Hawkeyes are 7-0 for the first time in B1G play since the 1995-96 season.
» First 18-1 start in the Lisa Bluder era.
» While not known as defensive demons, the Hawkeyes have made some strides on that end in the early going. They were allowing 65.6 ppg on the season, the seventh best defense in the B1G entering Sunday’s matchupwith Ohio State. However, that is nearly 6.0 ppg less than what Iowa sur- rendered a season ago (71.8 ppg).
» The road has not been a daunting task to date for Iowa. They come into Wednesday’s matchup a perfect 5-0 in true road contests in 2023-24. The Hawkeyes have won those initial contests by an average margin of 24 points per contest. They have posted a 14-4 record in their last 18 true road contests played overall.
» Clark has three career triple-doubles of the 35-point variety. All other play- ers in women’s college basketball history have four.
» Caitlin Clark is the NCAA’s fourth all-time leading scorer. She surpassed Baylor’s Brittney Griner on Tuesday against Wisconsin.
» Clark has registered 25+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds in 12 out of the last 13 games.
» Iowa is currently riding a Big Ten-best 15-game winning streak.
» Iowa has won its last 11 against Big Ten foes.