Ohio State Buckeyes @ Iowa Hawkeyes
| 1 | 2 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|
OSU | 29 | 36 | 65 |
IOWA | 41 | 32 | 73 |
No. 16 Iowa women hold off Ohio State 73-65
IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Ally Disterhoft scored 21 points and No. 16 Iowa withstood a second-half surge to hold off Ohio State 73-65 on Thursday.
Bethany Doolittle scored 19 points with 13 rebounds and five blocked shots for Iowa (17-4, 8-2 Big Ten).
Iowa used a 21-2 run early in the first half -- with 10 points from Whitney Jennings -- to roll up a 41-29 lead at the break.
The Buckeyes chipped away at the lead throughout the second half, drawing to within one point on two occasions. But Iowa responded both times, and a 7-0 spurt late made the lead unassailable in the waning moments.
Melissa Dixon added 13 points with three 3-pointers for Iowa while Jennings finished with 12.
Alexa Hart had 14 points for Ohio State (15-8, 7-4) to lead four in double figures.
Game Information
Iowa City, IA
Referee:Jesse Dickerson
Referee:Cameron Inouye
Referee:John Whitson
2025-26 Standings
| Big Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |
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