Ohio State's defense held one of the nation's most prolific offenses in check Monday night. Here are 4 takeaways from a 17-point win against Iowa.

Ohio State got over the hump in a big way last week. Recently, the Buckeye basketball team lost three games in a row by a combined score of five points. All winnable games, but Jake Diebler’s team just couldn’t close them out.

The Buckeyes’ lead ballooned to as many as 25 points in what has become a familiar sight on the road for Iowa. The Hawkeyes were not able to sustain the level of offensive and defensive activity needed to win on the road. Ohio State looked comfortable and was in clear command of the game.

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Don’t look now, but all the pieces of the Ohio State basketball team might be starting to come together. Just a game removed from knocking of a top-15 Purdue team on the road, the Buckeyes returned to Value City Arena on Monday night and handled the Iowa Hawkeyes rather handily.