Buckeyes Bounce Hawkeyes, 83-72 – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/25/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan 25, 2003
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Brent Darby scored 29 points to lead Ohio State to an 83-72 victory over Iowa, ending the Buckeyes’ longest losing streak since 1998.
Darby scored 19 points in the second half and won a shooting duel with Iowa’s Chauncey Leslie, who scored 21 of his 25 points in the final half.
The victory ended a three-game losing streak for Ohio State (9-8, 2-4 Big Ten) and handed the Hawkeyes (11-4, 3-2) their second straight conference loss.
Darby scored 10 points in the first 8? minutes of the second half as the Buckeyes rediscovered the shooting touch that had been missing in their three losses. The Buckeyes shot 49 percent against Iowa, compared to a combined 34 percent in losses to Indiana, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Darby hit a 3-pointer with 12:34 remaining to give Ohio State the lead for good.
Sean Connolly scored 17 points and Matt Sylvester chipped in 11 for the Buckeyes.
The Hawkeyes got 14 points from freshman Greg Brunner, the only other player to score in double figures as Iowa shot just 37.3 percent.
