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FIVE THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT IOWA STATE, OHIO STATE'S FIRST-ROUND OPPONENT IN THE NCAA TOURNAMENT
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Ohio State will be the underdog in its first game of the NCAA Tournament, as the 11th-seeded Buckeyes are set to play Iowa State – the No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region – in the first round of the tournament on Friday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Cyclones, led by fourth-year head coach Steve Prohm, enter the tournament with a 23-11 record. They went 9-9 in conference play, but won all three of their games in the Big 12 tournament to take their conference championship and earned an automatic bid in the Big Dance.
As Ohio State begins its preparations for Iowa State, we take a quick look at five things you should know about the Buckeyes’ first opponent.
BIG 12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPS
Iowa State lost five of its final six regular season games to finish the regular season fifth in the Big 12 standings, but the Cyclones turned it around and are riding a hot streak heading into the NCAA Tournament.
The Cyclones won three straight games against three NCAA Tournament teams this week to claim the Big 12 Tournament title.
Thursday, Iowa State blasted Baylor 83-66, who is in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed. The Cyclones followed that win up with a 63-59 win over Big 12 co-champ Kansas State on Friday before beating Kansas in Saturday’s title game 78-66.
Both Kansas and Kansas State are in the NCAA Tournament field as No. 4 seeds.
SHAYOK LEADS THE WAY
The Cyclones are led by one of the most versatile players and top scorers in the country in Marial Shayok.
The 6-foot-6 Virginia transfer guard leads the team with 18.6 points per game while also pulling down 4.9 rebounds. Shayok reached double-digit scoring figures in all but two games this season.
Marial Shayok is Iowa State's leading scorer with 18.6 points per game this season. William Purnell – USA TODAY Sports
More than just his raw numbers, Shayok is efficient and accurate. He averages 49.7 percent from the field, 40 percent from beyond the arc and 88.6 percent from the free throw line.
Shayok was named the Big 12 Tournament MVP after averaging 18 points and three rebounds in Iowa State’s three wins.
PLENTY OF SCORING OPTIONS
While Shayok is the Cyclones’ star, they have had no shortage of productive players this season. In total, the Cyclones have four double-digit scorers this season; sophomore guard Lindell Wigginton has averaged 13.5 points per game, freshman guard Talen Horton-Tucker averages 12.1 points per game and redshirt junior forward Michael Jacobson averages 11.5 points per game.
Senior guard Nick Weiler-Babb adds 9.2 points per game, while freshman guard Tyrese Haliburton has scored 6.9 points per contest.
All six of those players have made at least 41 percent of their field goal attempts and 31 percent of their 3-point attempts this season. Jacobson leads them with a 58.2 field goal percentage (156-of-268), while also leading the team with six rebounds per game. Haliburton leads the team in 3-point shooting efficiency, making 44.1 percent of his 3-point shots (49-of-111).
Each of those six players have played at least 25 minutes per game for the Cyclones this year. Sophomore forward Cameron Lard (5.3 points per game, 12.2 minutes per game) is also among those who typically see playing time off the bench.
TOP FRESHMAN DREW OHIO STATE INTEREST
Before he ultimately made the decision to commit to Iowa State in October 2017, Horton-Tucker was recruited by Ohio State along with some of the nation’s other top programs. Ranked as the No. 57 player in the class of 2018, Horton-Tucker included Ohio State in his top seven, along with Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Saint Louis and Xavier.
So far, the product of Chicago’s Simeon High School has certainly looked like a player who could have helped the Buckeyes this season, averaging five rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game and 1.3 steals per game in addition to his 12.1 points per contest.
Talen Horton-Tucker is third on the Cyclones in scoring with 12.1 points per game. Ben Queen – USA TODAY Sports
He’s one of only two top-100 recruits from his class on the Cyclones’ roster, along with Wigginton, who was the No. 35 overall prospect in the class of 2017.
LAST TIME, THINGS WENT WELL FOR THE BUCKEYES
This will not be the first time the Buckeyes meet Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament. Ohio State took on the Cyclones most recently in the Sweet 16 of the 2013 tournament, where the Buckeyes got the 78-75 win thanks to late-game heroics from Aaron Craft.
With the game tied at 75 with just seconds to go, Craft dribbled the clock out before hitting a game-clinching three with just half a second remaining on the clock.
Craft also took a crucial charge late in the second half to keep the Cyclones off the board, allowing the Buckeyes to tie the game down the stretch.
He finished the game with 18 points and six assists, but Deshaun Thomas led the way for the Buckeyes in the scoring column with 22 points. LaQuinton Ross also added 17, coming off the bench that game.
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Ohio State will be the underdog in its first game of the NCAA Tournament, as the 11th-seeded Buckeyes are set to play Iowa State – the No. 6 seed in the Midwest Region – in the first round of the tournament on Friday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
The Cyclones, led by fourth-year head coach Steve Prohm, enter the tournament with a 23-11 record. They went 9-9 in conference play, but won all three of their games in the Big 12 tournament to take their conference championship and earned an automatic bid in the Big Dance.
As Ohio State begins its preparations for Iowa State, we take a quick look at five things you should know about the Buckeyes’ first opponent.
BIG 12 TOURNAMENT CHAMPS
Iowa State lost five of its final six regular season games to finish the regular season fifth in the Big 12 standings, but the Cyclones turned it around and are riding a hot streak heading into the NCAA Tournament.
The Cyclones won three straight games against three NCAA Tournament teams this week to claim the Big 12 Tournament title.
Thursday, Iowa State blasted Baylor 83-66, who is in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed. The Cyclones followed that win up with a 63-59 win over Big 12 co-champ Kansas State on Friday before beating Kansas in Saturday’s title game 78-66.
Both Kansas and Kansas State are in the NCAA Tournament field as No. 4 seeds.
SHAYOK LEADS THE WAY
The Cyclones are led by one of the most versatile players and top scorers in the country in Marial Shayok.
The 6-foot-6 Virginia transfer guard leads the team with 18.6 points per game while also pulling down 4.9 rebounds. Shayok reached double-digit scoring figures in all but two games this season.
Marial Shayok is Iowa State's leading scorer with 18.6 points per game this season. William Purnell – USA TODAY Sports
More than just his raw numbers, Shayok is efficient and accurate. He averages 49.7 percent from the field, 40 percent from beyond the arc and 88.6 percent from the free throw line.
Shayok was named the Big 12 Tournament MVP after averaging 18 points and three rebounds in Iowa State’s three wins.
PLENTY OF SCORING OPTIONS
While Shayok is the Cyclones’ star, they have had no shortage of productive players this season. In total, the Cyclones have four double-digit scorers this season; sophomore guard Lindell Wigginton has averaged 13.5 points per game, freshman guard Talen Horton-Tucker averages 12.1 points per game and redshirt junior forward Michael Jacobson averages 11.5 points per game.
Senior guard Nick Weiler-Babb adds 9.2 points per game, while freshman guard Tyrese Haliburton has scored 6.9 points per contest.
All six of those players have made at least 41 percent of their field goal attempts and 31 percent of their 3-point attempts this season. Jacobson leads them with a 58.2 field goal percentage (156-of-268), while also leading the team with six rebounds per game. Haliburton leads the team in 3-point shooting efficiency, making 44.1 percent of his 3-point shots (49-of-111).
Each of those six players have played at least 25 minutes per game for the Cyclones this year. Sophomore forward Cameron Lard (5.3 points per game, 12.2 minutes per game) is also among those who typically see playing time off the bench.
TOP FRESHMAN DREW OHIO STATE INTEREST
Before he ultimately made the decision to commit to Iowa State in October 2017, Horton-Tucker was recruited by Ohio State along with some of the nation’s other top programs. Ranked as the No. 57 player in the class of 2018, Horton-Tucker included Ohio State in his top seven, along with Georgetown, Georgia Tech, Illinois, Saint Louis and Xavier.
So far, the product of Chicago’s Simeon High School has certainly looked like a player who could have helped the Buckeyes this season, averaging five rebounds per game, 2.4 assists per game and 1.3 steals per game in addition to his 12.1 points per contest.
Talen Horton-Tucker is third on the Cyclones in scoring with 12.1 points per game. Ben Queen – USA TODAY Sports
He’s one of only two top-100 recruits from his class on the Cyclones’ roster, along with Wigginton, who was the No. 35 overall prospect in the class of 2017.
LAST TIME, THINGS WENT WELL FOR THE BUCKEYES
This will not be the first time the Buckeyes meet Iowa State in the NCAA Tournament. Ohio State took on the Cyclones most recently in the Sweet 16 of the 2013 tournament, where the Buckeyes got the 78-75 win thanks to late-game heroics from Aaron Craft.
With the game tied at 75 with just seconds to go, Craft dribbled the clock out before hitting a game-clinching three with just half a second remaining on the clock.
Craft also took a crucial charge late in the second half to keep the Cyclones off the board, allowing the Buckeyes to tie the game down the stretch.
He finished the game with 18 points and six assists, but Deshaun Thomas led the way for the Buckeyes in the scoring column with 22 points. LaQuinton Ross also added 17, coming off the bench that game.
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Ohio State Men’s Basketball | Buckeyes to play Iowa State on Friday night
By Adam Jardy
The Columbus Dispatch
Posted Mar 17, 2019 at 10:59 PMUpdated Mar 17, 2019 at 10:59 PM
The chances were dwindling, and the Buckeyes knew it.
Two complete NCAA Tournament brackets had been announced, and Ohio State had not been included among them. So when the official selection show got to the Midwest bracket and unveiled Iowa State as a No. 6 seed, the Buckeyes held their collective breath.
“There were a few times I thought, ‘That was us right there’ and anticipated and it just wasn’t us,” graduate transfer Keyshawn Woods said.
Then, there they were. The Buckeyes were announced as a No. 11 seed, playing the late game Friday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For a second time in as many years, Ohio State is going dancing.
And unlike last season, this time they had to sweat it out. A No. 5 seed last season that watched the selection show assured of hearing their names called, the Buckeyes had to spend roughly 50 hours in bubble purgatory while their status was dissected, discussed and debated nonstop.
It made coach Chris Holtmann extra grateful that the Buckeyes had practice Sunday.
“As each hour passed (Sunday) and I studied the numbers, I studied myself into absolute paranoia and I just had to stop,” he said. “I was worried. I just got too worked up, but it was really rewarding. Our players have earned this. Players win games.”
The game will set up a rematch between the Buckeyes and Cyclones, who met in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament in Dayton. Ohio State won that game 78-75 on a last-second three-pointer from Aaron Craft. In addition to knowing nothing about the city of Tulsa, both Woods and senior C.J. Jackson said they weren’t familiar with that game save for Craft’s theatrics.
It is the second time Ohio State has been a double-digit seed and the lowest in program history: as a No. 10 seed in 2015, Ohio State beat No. 7 seed VCU 75-72 in overtime before losing to No. 2 seed Arizona 73-58 in Portland, Oregon. The Buckeyes were picked to finish eighth in the Big Ten preseason media poll conducted jointly by The Dispatch and the Athletic and were projected to be a bubble team, at best, after losing the likes of Big Ten player of the year Keita Bates-Diop and all-conference senior Jae’Sean Tate.
“We knew coming into this year that a lot of people were going to count us out for different reasons,” Jackson said. “Good thing that this team didn’t really let it affect us. We did what we had to do throughout the season to put ourselves in position to make the NCAA Tournament. With a young team, that’s all you can ask for.”
For Holtmann, it marks his fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Including his three years with Butler, Holtmann is 5-4 in the tournament and has never failed to win at least one game, reaching the Sweet Sixteen once in 2017. Last season, the Buckeyes beat South Dakota State in Boise, Idaho, before falling to Gonzaga in the second round.
This was the first time he had to sweat out a Selection Sunday.
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“It’s meaningful to me,” Holtmann said of making the tournament with this group. “I think you just can’t explain how happy you are when you see your seniors’ faces happy. Keyshawn, the reason he came here was to play in the NCAA Tournament. You obviously want that for C.J. and Joey (Lane). I don’t know if I can overstate how important that is. It’s so much better than the alternative.”
Iowa State went 23-11 this season and won the Big 12 tournament with a 78-66 win against Kansas on Saturday. The Cyclones won three straight games in the tournament after finishing the regular season on a three-game losing streak.
“We’re not here just to play one game in the tournament, we’re here to actually win some games and make a run,” Jackson said.
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By Adam Jardy
The Columbus Dispatch
Posted Mar 17, 2019 at 10:59 PMUpdated Mar 17, 2019 at 10:59 PM
The chances were dwindling, and the Buckeyes knew it.
Two complete NCAA Tournament brackets had been announced, and Ohio State had not been included among them. So when the official selection show got to the Midwest bracket and unveiled Iowa State as a No. 6 seed, the Buckeyes held their collective breath.
“There were a few times I thought, ‘That was us right there’ and anticipated and it just wasn’t us,” graduate transfer Keyshawn Woods said.
Then, there they were. The Buckeyes were announced as a No. 11 seed, playing the late game Friday night in Tulsa, Oklahoma. For a second time in as many years, Ohio State is going dancing.
And unlike last season, this time they had to sweat it out. A No. 5 seed last season that watched the selection show assured of hearing their names called, the Buckeyes had to spend roughly 50 hours in bubble purgatory while their status was dissected, discussed and debated nonstop.
It made coach Chris Holtmann extra grateful that the Buckeyes had practice Sunday.
“As each hour passed (Sunday) and I studied the numbers, I studied myself into absolute paranoia and I just had to stop,” he said. “I was worried. I just got too worked up, but it was really rewarding. Our players have earned this. Players win games.”
The game will set up a rematch between the Buckeyes and Cyclones, who met in the second round of the 2013 NCAA Tournament in Dayton. Ohio State won that game 78-75 on a last-second three-pointer from Aaron Craft. In addition to knowing nothing about the city of Tulsa, both Woods and senior C.J. Jackson said they weren’t familiar with that game save for Craft’s theatrics.
It is the second time Ohio State has been a double-digit seed and the lowest in program history: as a No. 10 seed in 2015, Ohio State beat No. 7 seed VCU 75-72 in overtime before losing to No. 2 seed Arizona 73-58 in Portland, Oregon. The Buckeyes were picked to finish eighth in the Big Ten preseason media poll conducted jointly by The Dispatch and the Athletic and were projected to be a bubble team, at best, after losing the likes of Big Ten player of the year Keita Bates-Diop and all-conference senior Jae’Sean Tate.
“We knew coming into this year that a lot of people were going to count us out for different reasons,” Jackson said. “Good thing that this team didn’t really let it affect us. We did what we had to do throughout the season to put ourselves in position to make the NCAA Tournament. With a young team, that’s all you can ask for.”
For Holtmann, it marks his fifth straight NCAA Tournament appearance. Including his three years with Butler, Holtmann is 5-4 in the tournament and has never failed to win at least one game, reaching the Sweet Sixteen once in 2017. Last season, the Buckeyes beat South Dakota State in Boise, Idaho, before falling to Gonzaga in the second round.
This was the first time he had to sweat out a Selection Sunday.
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“It’s meaningful to me,” Holtmann said of making the tournament with this group. “I think you just can’t explain how happy you are when you see your seniors’ faces happy. Keyshawn, the reason he came here was to play in the NCAA Tournament. You obviously want that for C.J. and Joey (Lane). I don’t know if I can overstate how important that is. It’s so much better than the alternative.”
Iowa State went 23-11 this season and won the Big 12 tournament with a 78-66 win against Kansas on Saturday. The Cyclones won three straight games in the tournament after finishing the regular season on a three-game losing streak.
“We’re not here just to play one game in the tournament, we’re here to actually win some games and make a run,” Jackson said.
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OHSportsFan
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Depends on timing, but Ohio State should be one of the last 34 teams in the tournament, technically.
Got that going for us ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Got that going for us ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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DZ83CK
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I do feel the great offense, mediocre defense combo that ISU features historically makes a team a potential upset victim in the tournament, particularly against a team that slows the pace and makes it a halfcourt game. Not saying an upset will happen, but I feel better about OSU playing them than UM or MSU.
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OSU_Buckguy
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if you take the average of various advanced rating metric systems (net, bpi, kenpom, sag, etc.), iowa state comes out to 16.2. they are 24th on the s-curve. only 3 teams in the field are more under-seeded than isu: oregon, st. mary's, and florida. in other words, we're playing a 6 who could or should be a 4/5.
osu is seeded accordingly. the average is 40th versus the s-curve 41st.
osu is seeded accordingly. the average is 40th versus the s-curve 41st.
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OSU_Buckguy
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at 88.3%, isu's shayok is the 8th best free throw shooter in the field.
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