Iowa-Ohio State men’s basketball glance: Time/TV/livestream

Hawkeyes trying for fifth-straight win and to square up all-time series against Buckeyes

Jan. 20, 2023 11:20 am, Updated: Jan. 21, 2023 11:50 am

Ohio State forward Brice Sensabaugh (right) shoots over Purdue guard Ethan Morton during a men’s basketball game at Columbus, Ohio on Jan. 5. (Paul Vernon/Associated Press)

What: Iowa (4-3 Big Ten, 12-6 overall) at Ohio State (2-5, 10-8)

When/where: Saturday, 1:01 p.m., Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio

TV: FOX (Gus Johnson, Jim Jackson)

Livestream: Fox Sports Live

Radio: Hawkeye Radio Network affiliates, including WMT (600), KKRQ-FM (100.7) and KXIC (800).

Series: Ohio State leads, 83-82

Line: Ohio State by 3.5

Iowa’s next game: Next Thursday at Michigan State

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1. Iowa seeks its second 5-game winning streak in Big Ten play in the last two seasons. It started its streak last year with a win at Ohio State.

2. Ohio State forward Brice Sensabaugh leads Big Ten freshmen in scoring and is third among freshmen nationwide with 17.0 points per game. He has made 45.8 percent of his 3-point shots.

3. Iowa’s Payton Sandfort had been 14-of-65 from 3-point and averaged 8.1 points before his team’s current win streak. Since then, he is 11-of-22 from deep and averages 17.8 points.

4. Hawkeye freshman Josh Dix had five assists in each of the last two games.

5. Iowa Coach Fran McCaffery said Hawkeye forward Patrick McCaffery practiced with the team this week. Patrick McCaffery has taken a leave to deal with anxiety issues. He hasn’t played since Jan. 1.