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Murray, Iowa pull away from No. 18 Ohio State 75-62

AP
Feb 19, 2022

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) Keegan Murray scored 24 points and Iowa used a big run early in the second half to beat No. 18 Ohio State 75-62 Saturday.

Murray made 10 of 17 shots to lead the Hawkeyes (18-8, 8-7 Big Ten).

''I don't think the strategy was all that complicated,'' Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. ''We made them take tough shots and of course we rebounded. Our rebounding numbers were a big part.''

Iowa trailed by four points with 17:35 left before going on a 17-4 run. The Buckeyes (16-7, 9-5) pulled within six points with 2:40 remaining, but the Hawkeyes scored the final seven points to seal the win.

Murray scored 20 points in the first half. He didn't make his first basket of the second half until there was 7:07 remaining.

''I think the thing that's impressive about him is he does it in a variety of ways,'' McCaffery said. ''He just plays the game with a tremendous amount of confidence, which really is impactful to his teammates.''

Malaki Branham led Ohio State with 22 points and E.J. Liddell added 15. The Buckeyes were just 2 of 11 from 3-point range.

''We just didn't play with enough force or physicality and that's my fault,'' Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann said.

Kris Murray, Keegan Murray's brother, added 11 points and Jordan Bohannon recorded 10 for Iowa. The Hawkeyes forced 14 turnovers while making just eight.

DOUBLE TROUBLE

While Keegan Murray paced the Iowa offense in the first half, his brother Kris Murray did so in the second half.

Kris Murray led Iowa with 11 points in the second half, shooting 50% from the field in that span.

''He's really showing a lot of resiliency right now,'' McCaffery said. ''I think what you're seeing is a guy who's really gaining confidence. It's great to see.''

GETTING SECOND CHANCES

Iowa reached at least 40 rebounds for the third time in six games. It trailed 21-10 midway through the first half but pulled away with a 39-38 halftime lead thanks to six offensive rebounds in the final 2:31.

The Hawkeyes held Ohio State to just three field goals over the final 13:16, grabbing 12 boards to the Buckeyes' six to maintain the edge on the glass.

''It's something we talked about a lot. We always want to get downhill,'' McCaffery said. ''If we miss, we got to get the weak side rebounds and we did that.''

BIG PICTURE

Iowa: The Hawkeyes grabbed 20 offensive rebounds and capitalized with 18 second-chance points. Iowa outrebounded Ohio State 40-31 to help it bounce back from a loss to Michigan on Thursday.

Ohio State: The Buckeyes lost their first game at home this season. They became the final team in the Big Ten to lose on their home floor after getting off to their best start at home since the 2014-15 season.

''We'll live to fight another day,'' Holtmann said. ''We've got a really difficult stretch coming up. Hopefully we can coach and play better the next time out. That's our challenge.''

UP NEXT

Iowa: Hosts No. 19 Michigan State on Tuesday.

Ohio State: Hosts Indiana on Monday.

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1st Half
IOWA
Hawkeyes
39
OSU
Buckeyes
38

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Keegan Murray vs. E.J. Liddell (Hawkeyes gains possession)
19:32		Jordan Bohannon misses three point jump shot
19:30		Zed Key defensive rebound
19:11	+2	Malaki Branham makes two point layup	0-2
18:56		Keegan Murray misses two point jump shot
18:54		Zed Key defensive rebound
18:42		Jamari Wheeler misses two point jump shot
18:40		Filip Rebraca defensive rebound
18:37		Tony Perkins misses two point jump shot
18:35		Patrick McCaffery offensive rebound
18:28		Patrick McCaffery misses two point jump shot
18:26		Keegan Murray offensive rebound
18:24	+2	Keegan Murray makes two point putback layup	2-2
18:01		E.J. Liddell misses two point jump shot
17:59		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
17:49	+2	Keegan Murray makes two point jump shot	4-2
17:24	+2	Malaki Branham makes two point layup	4-4
17:15		Zed Key shooting foul (Keegan Murray draws the foul)
17:15		Keegan Murray misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:15	+1	Keegan Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	5-4
16:49		Tony Perkins personal foul (Malaki Branham draws the foul)
16:45	+3	Malaki Branham makes three point jump shot (Jamari Wheeler assists)	5-7
16:30		Patrick McCaffery misses two point jump shot
16:28		Tony Perkins offensive rebound
16:26	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point tip shot	7-7
16:11	+2	E.J. Liddell makes two point layup (Jamari Wheeler assists)	7-9
16:00		Keegan Murray misses two point jump shot
15:58		Filip Rebraca offensive rebound
15:46		Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot
15:44		Filip Rebraca offensive rebound
15:40		Jump ball. Filip Rebraca vs. Malaki Branham (Buckeyes gains possession)
15:40		Filip Rebraca turnover (lost ball) (Malaki Branham steals)
15:40		TV timeout
15:30	+2	Kyle Young makes two point dunk (E.J. Liddell assists)	7-11
15:30		Tony Perkins shooting foul (Kyle Young draws the foul)
15:30	+1	Kyle Young makes regular free throw 1 of 1	7-12
15:11	+2	Filip Rebraca makes two point hook shot (Patrick McCaffery assists)	9-12
14:52	+2	E.J. Liddell makes two point layup (Kyle Young assists)	9-14
14:29		Filip Rebraca turnover (lost ball) (Jamari Wheeler steals)
14:24		Jamari Wheeler misses two point layup
14:22		Malaki Branham offensive rebound
14:19	+2	Malaki Branham makes two point tip shot	9-16
14:04		Kyle Young shooting foul (Filip Rebraca draws the foul)
14:04		Filip Rebraca misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:04	+1	Filip Rebraca makes regular free throw 2 of 2	10-16
13:43	+2	Kyle Young makes two point jump shot	10-18
13:43		Filip Rebraca shooting foul (Kyle Young draws the foul)
13:43	+1	Kyle Young makes regular free throw 1 of 1	10-19
13:26		Jordan Bohannon misses two point jump shot
13:24		Justin Ahrens defensive rebound
13:13	+2	E.J. Liddell makes two point dunk (Kyle Young assists)	10-21
13:12		Hawkeyes 30 second timeout
12:57	+3	Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot (Kris Murray assists)	13-21
12:41		Jamari Wheeler misses two point layup
12:39		Kris Murray defensive rebound
12:32	+2	Keegan Murray makes two point dunk (Connor McCaffery assists)	15-21
12:32		Joey Brunk shooting foul (Keegan Murray draws the foul)
12:32	+1	Keegan Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1	16-21
12:22		Joe Toussaint personal foul (Cedric Russell draws the foul)
12:02		Buckeyes turnover (shot clock violation)
11:46		Keegan Murray misses two point layup
11:44		Keegan Murray offensive rebound
11:41	+2	Keegan Murray makes two point putback layup	18-21
11:09		Buckeyes turnover (shot clock violation)
11:09		TV timeout
11:04	+2	Keegan Murray makes two point alley-oop dunk (Connor McCaffery assists)	20-21
10:32	+2	Zed Key makes two point layup (Kyle Young assists)	20-23
10:32		Connor McCaffery shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
10:32	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-24
10:12	+2	Joe Toussaint makes two point jump shot	22-24
9:47	+2	Cedric Russell makes two point jump shot	22-26
9:29		Kris Murray misses three point jump shot
9:27		Zed Key defensive rebound
9:12		E.J. Liddell misses two point jump shot
9:10		Connor McCaffery defensive rebound
8:53	+3	Keegan Murray makes three point jump shot	25-26
8:36		Cedric Russell misses three point jump shot
8:34		Zed Key offensive rebound
8:32		Ahron Ulis personal foul (E.J. Liddell draws the foul)
8:22		Zed Key turnover (lost ball)
8:10		Kris Murray turnover (lost ball) (Malaki Branham steals)
7:55		Malaki Branham misses two point jump shot
7:53		Kyle Young offensive rebound
7:48		Kyle Young turnover (lost ball) (Kris Murray steals)
7:44		Payton Sandfort turnover (out of bounds)
7:44		TV timeout
7:25		E.J. Liddell misses two point jump shot
7:23		Ahron Ulis defensive rebound
7:17		E.J. Liddell blocks Ahron Ulis's two point layup
7:15		Jamari Wheeler defensive rebound
7:11		Jamari Wheeler misses three point jump shot
7:09		Kyle Young offensive rebound
7:05	+2	Kyle Young makes two point jump shot	25-28
6:44		Joe Toussaint misses three point jump shot
6:42		Ahron Ulis offensive rebound
6:36		Jamari Wheeler personal foul (Ahron Ulis draws the foul)
6:32		Ahron Ulis turnover (lost ball) (Jamari Wheeler steals)
6:11		Kyle Young misses two point hook shot
6:09		Kyle Young offensive rebound
6:00		Kris Murray blocks Malaki Branham's two point jump shot
5:58		E.J. Liddell offensive rebound
5:57		Kris Murray shooting foul (Malaki Branham draws the foul)
5:57	+1	Malaki Branham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	25-29
5:57		Malaki Branham misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:57		Kris Murray defensive rebound
5:29	+2	Joe Toussaint makes two point jump shot	27-29
4:57	+2	E.J. Liddell makes two point jump shot	27-31
4:38		Zed Key personal foul (Keegan Murray draws the foul)
4:28	+2	Ahron Ulis makes two point layup	29-31
4:08		Justin Ahrens turnover (bad pass)
4:01		Joe Toussaint misses three point jump shot
3:59		Hawkeyes offensive rebound
4:00		Jamari Wheeler personal foul (Keegan Murray draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
3:58		Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot
3:56		Jamari Wheeler defensive rebound
3:55		Joe Toussaint personal foul (Jamari Wheeler draws the foul)
3:56	+1	Jamari Wheeler makes regular free throw 1 of 2	29-32
3:56		Jamari Wheeler misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:56		Patrick McCaffery defensive rebound
3:38	+2	Patrick McCaffery makes two point jump shot	31-32
3:22		E.J. Liddell offensive foul (Ahron Ulis draws the foul)
3:22		E.J. Liddell turnover
3:04		Kris Murray misses two point jump shot
3:02		Kyle Young defensive rebound
2:54		Malaki Branham turnover (lost ball)
2:49		E.J. Liddell blocks Patrick McCaffery's two point layup
2:47		Hawkeyes offensive rebound
2:36		E.J. Liddell blocks Patrick McCaffery's two point dunk
2:34		Kris Murray offensive rebound
2:31		Meechie Johnson Jr. shooting foul (Ahron Ulis draws the foul)
2:31	+1	Ahron Ulis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-32
2:31	+1	Ahron Ulis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	33-32
2:06		Patrick McCaffery blocks Kyle Young's two point layup
2:04		Kyle Young offensive rebound
2:00	+2	Kyle Young makes two point layup	33-34
1:51		E.J. Liddell blocks Kris Murray's two point layup
1:49		Keegan Murray offensive rebound
1:48	+2	Keegan Murray makes two point dunk	35-34
1:32	+2	Malaki Branham makes two point jump shot	35-36
1:19		Kris Murray misses two point layup
1:17		Kris Murray offensive rebound
1:15		Patrick McCaffery misses three point jump shot
1:13		Ahron Ulis offensive rebound
1:09		E.J. Liddell shooting foul (Ahron Ulis draws the foul)
1:09		Ahron Ulis misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:09	+1	Ahron Ulis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-36
0:55		Ahron Ulis personal foul (E.J. Liddell draws the foul)
0:55		E.J. Liddell misses regular free throw 1 of 1
0:55		Malaki Branham offensive rebound
0:52		Malaki Branham misses two point layup
0:50		Hawkeyes defensive rebound
0:40	+3	Jordan Bohannon makes three point jump shot (Keegan Murray assists)	39-36
0:33		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
0:08		Eugene Brown III misses three point jump shot
0:06		E.J. Liddell offensive rebound
0:01		Keegan Murray personal foul (E.J. Liddell draws the foul)
0:01	+1	E.J. Liddell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-37
0:01	+1	E.J. Liddell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	39-38
0:01		Kris Murray misses two point jump shot
0:00		Patrick McCaffery offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
IOWA
Hawkeyes
36
OSU
Buckeyes
24

Time		Play	Score
19:41		Patrick McCaffery misses two point jump shot
19:39		Malaki Branham defensive rebound
19:36	+2	Malaki Branham makes two point layup	39-40
19:17		Jordan Bohannon misses three point jump shot
19:15		E.J. Liddell defensive rebound
19:11		Jordan Bohannon shooting foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
19:11	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-41
19:11		Zed Key misses regular free throw 2 of 2
19:11		Filip Rebraca defensive rebound
18:54		Tony Perkins misses two point jump shot
18:52		E.J. Liddell defensive rebound
18:43		Eugene Brown III misses two point layup
18:41		Tony Perkins defensive rebound
18:37		Jordan Bohannon misses three point jump shot
18:35		Malaki Branham defensive rebound
18:12	+2	Malaki Branham makes two point layup	39-43
18:02	+2	Tony Perkins makes two point layup	41-43
17:39	+2	Malaki Branham makes two point jump shot	41-45
17:28		Malaki Branham shooting foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul)
17:28		Patrick McCaffery misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:28	+1	Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	42-45
17:10		Jamari Wheeler misses three point jump shot
17:08		E.J. Liddell offensive rebound
17:05		Keegan Murray shooting foul (E.J. Liddell draws the foul)
17:05		E.J. Liddell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
17:05		E.J. Liddell misses regular free throw 2 of 2
17:05		Keegan Murray defensive rebound
16:49	+3	Jordan Bohannon makes three point jump shot (Patrick McCaffery assists)	45-45
16:26		Eugene Brown III turnover (out of bounds)
16:14		E.J. Liddell personal foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul)
16:08		E.J. Liddell blocks Tony Perkins's two point layup
16:06		E.J. Liddell defensive rebound
16:00		Filip Rebraca personal foul (E.J. Liddell draws the foul)
16:00		TV timeout
15:58	+2	E.J. Liddell makes two point jump shot (Jamari Wheeler assists)	45-47
15:33		Filip Rebraca misses two point jump shot
15:31		Patrick McCaffery offensive rebound
15:31	+2	Patrick McCaffery makes two point layup	47-47
15:31		Jamari Wheeler shooting foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul)
15:31		Patrick McCaffery misses regular free throw 1 of 1
15:31		E.J. Liddell defensive rebound
15:21		Malaki Branham turnover (bad pass)
15:07		Zed Key blocks Tony Perkins's two point layup
15:05		Patrick McCaffery offensive rebound
14:53		Zed Key personal foul (Jordan Bohannon draws the foul)
14:49		Malaki Branham shooting foul (Patrick McCaffery draws the foul)
14:49	+1	Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-47
14:49	+1	Patrick McCaffery makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-47
14:29		Cedric Russell misses two point jump shot
14:27		Filip Rebraca defensive rebound
14:19		Jordan Bohannon misses three point jump shot
14:17		Malaki Branham defensive rebound
13:55		E.J. Liddell turnover (bad pass)
13:40		Filip Rebraca turnover (lost ball) (Kyle Young steals)
13:40		Joe Toussaint personal foul (Kyle Young draws the foul)
13:19	+2	Cedric Russell makes two point layup	49-49
12:44		Jamari Wheeler shooting foul (Jordan Bohannon draws the foul)
12:44	+1	Jordan Bohannon makes regular free throw 1 of 3	50-49
12:44		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
12:44		TV timeout
12:44	+1	Jordan Bohannon makes regular free throw 2 of 3	51-49
12:44		Jordan Bohannon misses regular free throw 3 of 3
12:44		E.J. Liddell defensive rebound
12:27		E.J. Liddell misses three point jump shot
12:25		Joe Toussaint defensive rebound
12:16	+3	Kris Murray makes three point jump shot (Keegan Murray assists)	54-49
11:51		Keegan Murray personal foul (Cedric Russell draws the foul)
11:51		TV timeout
11:36		Meechie Johnson Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Bohannon steals)
11:10	+2	Filip Rebraca makes two point layup (Kris Murray assists)	56-49
10:43		Jump ball. E.J. Liddell vs. Connor McCaffery (Buckeyes gains possession)
10:43		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
10:39		Cedric Russell misses three point jump shot
10:37		Kris Murray defensive rebound
10:14		Jordan Bohannon misses three point jump shot
10:12		Hawkeyes offensive rebound
10:00		Kris Murray misses three point jump shot
9:58		Zed Key defensive rebound
9:32		Filip Rebraca personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
9:15		E.J. Liddell turnover (lost ball)
9:09	+2	Kris Murray makes two point layup (Jordan Bohannon assists)	58-49
8:59		Filip Rebraca personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
8:59	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-50
8:59	+1	Zed Key makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-51
8:36		Kris Murray misses two point layup
8:34		Malaki Branham defensive rebound
8:22		Connor McCaffery shooting foul (Eugene Brown III draws the foul)
8:22	+1	Eugene Brown III makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-52
8:22	+1	Eugene Brown III makes regular free throw 2 of 2	58-53
8:05		Keegan Murray misses three point jump shot
8:03		Malaki Branham defensive rebound
7:54		Jordan Bohannon personal foul (Zed Key draws the foul)
7:54		TV timeout
7:54		Zed Key misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:54		Joe Toussaint defensive rebound
7:37		Kyle Young personal foul (Kris Murray draws the foul)
7:37	+1	Kris Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	59-53
7:37	+1	Kris Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	60-53
7:22		Eugene Brown III turnover (bad pass)
7:08	+2	Keegan Murray makes two point dunk	62-53
6:45		Malaki Branham turnover (lost ball) (Kris Murray steals)
6:39	+2	Kris Murray makes two point layup (Joe Toussaint assists)	64-53
6:39		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
6:17		Keegan Murray blocks E.J. Liddell's two point layup
6:15		Kris Murray defensive rebound
5:58		Patrick McCaffery turnover (lost ball) (Jamari Wheeler steals)
5:45		E.J. Liddell misses two point jump shot
5:43		Kris Murray defensive rebound
5:35	+2	Kris Murray makes two point layup (Ahron Ulis assists)	66-53
5:22	+2	Jamari Wheeler makes two point layup	66-55
4:53	+2	Keegan Murray makes two point dunk	68-55
4:37		Malaki Branham misses three point jump shot
4:35		Buckeyes offensive rebound
4:30		Meechie Johnson Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:28		Malaki Branham offensive rebound
4:25	+2	Malaki Branham makes two point layup	68-57
3:53		Joe Toussaint turnover (lost ball) (E.J. Liddell steals)
3:53		TV timeout
3:40		Connor McCaffery personal foul (Malaki Branham draws the foul)
3:40	+1	Malaki Branham makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-58
3:40	+1	Malaki Branham makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-59
3:15		Keegan Murray misses two point jump shot
3:13		Kris Murray offensive rebound
2:54		Kris Murray misses three point jump shot
2:52		Cedric Russell defensive rebound
2:40	+3	E.J. Liddell makes three point jump shot	68-62
2:17		Kris Murray misses three point jump shot
2:15		Connor McCaffery offensive rebound
2:06		Ahron Ulis misses two point layup
2:04		Jordan Bohannon offensive rebound
1:43	+3	Connor McCaffery makes three point jump shot (Ahron Ulis assists)	71-62
1:24		E.J. Liddell misses two point jump shot
1:22		Ahron Ulis defensive rebound
1:04		Malaki Branham personal foul (Ahron Ulis draws the foul)
1:04	+1	Ahron Ulis makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-62
1:04	+1	Ahron Ulis makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-62
0:57		Meechie Johnson Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:55		Connor McCaffery defensive rebound
0:26	+2	Jordan Bohannon makes two point jump shot	75-62
0:17		Cedric Russell misses two point layup
0:15		Keegan Murray defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Keegan Murray defensive rebound