Iowa visits No. 18 Ohio State following Murray's 23-point performance

Iowa Hawkeyes (17-8, 7-7 Big Ten) at Ohio State Buckeyes (16-6, 9-4 Big Ten)

Columbus, Ohio; Saturday, 2:30 p.m. EST

LINE: Ohio State -5.5; over/under is 152.5

BOTTOM LINE: Iowa visits the No. 18 Ohio State Buckeyes after Keegan Murray scored 23 points in Iowa's 84-79 loss to the Michigan Wolverines.

The Buckeyes have gone 11-0 at home. Ohio State ranks third in the Big Ten shooting 38.0% from downtown, led by Jimmy Sotos shooting 50.0% from 3-point range.

The Hawkeyes have gone 7-7 against Big Ten opponents. Iowa leads the Big Ten with 10.6 offensive rebounds per game led by Murray averaging 2.9.

The Buckeyes and Hawkeyes face off Saturday for the first time in Big Ten play this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: E.J. Liddell is scoring 19.9 points per game with 7.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists for the Buckeyes. Malaki Branham is averaging 8.3 points and 2.5 rebounds while shooting 45.7% over the last 10 games for Ohio State.

Murray is averaging 23.3 points, 8.4 rebounds and 2.1 blocks for the Hawkeyes. Patrick McCaffery is averaging 7.0 points over the last 10 games for Iowa.

LAST 10 GAMES: Buckeyes: 7-3, averaging 74.4 points, 31.1 rebounds, 13.3 assists, 4.2 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 48.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 63.8 points per game.

Hawkeyes: 6-4, averaging 79.5 points, 34.9 rebounds, 14.6 assists, 8.5 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.2 points.

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