NCAA Basketball: Iowa Hawkeyes vs Ohio State Buckeyes- Possible Lineups and Predictions

Published 02/04/2021, 1:00 PM EST

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NCAA Basketball action will see a massive clash when two top-ten ranked teams face off the. The #8 Iowa Hawkeyes will face the challenge of holding off the #7 Ohio State Buckeyes. This is one of the biggest clashes in the Big Ten and may have a severe impact on their standings this season.

The Hawkeyes are one of the harder teams to figure out. They have lost two of their last three games, falling to the Indiana Hoosiers in an upset and a close battle with the Illinois Fighting Illini. However, they did pick up a big win over the Michigan State Spartans and will look to continue that momentum into this game.

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The Buckeyes are on a three-game winning streak, winning their last game against the Spartans as well. However, they also scalped the Wisconsin Badgers in a big win. They have been steadily rising all year and will look to leave with a big win.

So which one of these teams slays the other?

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With top teams like Texas and Villanova incurring big wins, the winner of this game may catapult themselves high up the AP Poll. Both teams have a fast-paced offense, which leads to a fair amount of turnovers. Ohio State gave up 8 turnovers in the second half against Michigan and still left with the win.

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The Buckeyes match up well with the Hawkeyes. While they have no answer for Luka Garza, the Buckeyes could ride a hot shooting night from someone like Justin Aherns to a big win. This is a hard one to call.

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The Buckeyes will line up with Duane Washington Jr., Jimmy Sotos, Justice Sueing, Kyle Young, and E.J. Liddle. The Hawkeyes will start with Jordan Bohannon, CJ Frederick, Joe Wisekamp, Connor McCaffrey, and Luka Garza.

For our prediction, we are going with the Buckeyes. It just seems like momentum is on their side and they can force the rest of the Iowa team outside Garza struggle. That has been the key for most teams against Iowa, so it may work like a charm here.

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Ishaan Bhattacharya is an NBA, NCAA Basketball, and Combat Sports writer at EssentiallySports. Currently, Ishaan is pursuing a Post Graduate Degree in Journalism from Xavier's Institute of Communication. Previously, Ishaan has written for The Indian Express, The Quint, Sportskeeda, and WrestleClub.
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