COLUMBUS, Ohio — Iowa visits No. 9 Ohio State at 12 p.m. Monday in Columbus after Lucy Olsen scored 27 points in Iowa's 55-43 victory over the Rutgers Scarlet Knights.


What You Need To Know

  • Ohio State will take on Iowa at 12 p.m. Monday in Columbus

  • The teams will meet for the first time this season

  • Ohio State is 10-3 against the Big Ten, and Iowa is 8-6 against conference opponents

The Buckeyes have gone 12-0 at home. Ohio State is 1-1 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Hawkeyes are 8-6 in conference matchups. Iowa ranks eighth in the Big Ten, shooting 33.8% from 3-point range.

Ohio State scores 79.8 points, 14.8 more per game than the 65.0 Iowa gives up. Iowa averages 7.0 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.5 more made shots on average than the 5.5 per game Ohio State gives up.

The matchup Monday is the first meeting this season for the two teams in conference play.

Top performers

Jaloni Cambridge is averaging 14.6 points, four assists and 2.2 steals for the Buckeyes. Cotie McMahon is averaging 15.5 points over the last 10 games.

Olsen is scoring 17.4 points per game with 3.7 rebounds and 5.0 assists for the Hawkeyes. Hannah Stuelke is averaging 10.2 points and 6.4 rebounds while shooting 48.8% over the last 10 games.

Last 10 games

Buckeyes: 7-3, averaging 70.6 points, 29.7 rebounds, 12.8 assists, 11.2 steals and 2.7 blocks per game while shooting 42.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 68.9 points per game.

Hawkeyes: 6-4, averaging 70.7 points, 32.8 rebounds, 16.9 assists, 5.9 steals and 2.6 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 65.2 points.