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3/7/1981 (1980-1981)

St. John Arena [Columbus, OH]

#8 Iowa @ Ohio State #8 Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball @ Ohio State on 3/7/1981 - HawkeyeRecap.com

L 70 - 78

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Head Coach: Lute Olson
Attendance: 13,591
Start Time: 2:35 PM CST

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An overtime loss to Michigan State Thursday night, coupled with this loss destroyed everything the Hawks had worked for all season. What could have been the first outright Big Ten title in more than a decade is now second place. The game was tied several times, but the Buckeyes refused to fall behind. Ohio State blocked 13 shots, with Herb Williams accounting for 8 of them.

Iowa shot 36 percent from the field in the game, making only 31 percent in the second half.

Center Steve Krafcisin spent Saturday in the UI Hospitals, nursing a swelled left arm. Bobby Hansen will have his foot x-rayed today for broken bones.

The first half can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8OM1wa4yjk.

1 2 F

Iowa 34 36 70

Ohio State 37 41 78

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I make it clear to my players that when they come into the locker room after a game, they look in the mirror and think whether or not they gave out everything they could have. If they feel they gave out all their effort, then they can sit down. There are some guys right now that can't do that. We got great efforts from some and only 50 or 60 percent from others.
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I make it clear to my players that when they come into the locker room after a game, they look in the mirror and think whether or not they gave out everything they could have. If they feel they gave out all their effort, then they can sit down. There are some guys right now that can't do that. We got great efforts from some and only 50 or 60 percent from others.
-- Lute Olson

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3/7/1981 (1980-1981)

St. John Arena [Columbus, OH]

#8 Iowa @ Ohio State #8 Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball @ Ohio State on 3/7/1981 - HawkeyeRecap.com

L 70 - 78

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Head Coach: Lute Olson
Attendance: 13,591
Start Time: 2:35 PM CST

RECAP

An overtime loss to Michigan State Thursday night, coupled with this loss destroyed everything the Hawks had worked for all season. What could have been the first outright Big Ten title in more than a decade is now second place. The game was tied several times, but the Buckeyes refused to fall behind. Ohio State blocked 13 shots, with Herb Williams accounting for 8 of them.

Iowa shot 36 percent from the field in the game, making only 31 percent in the second half.

Center Steve Krafcisin spent Saturday in the UI Hospitals, nursing a swelled left arm. Bobby Hansen will have his foot x-rayed today for broken bones.

The first half can be found at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E8OM1wa4yjk.

1 2 F

Iowa 34 36 70

Ohio State 37 41 78

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I make it clear to my players that when they come into the locker room after a game, they look in the mirror and think whether or not they gave out everything they could have. If they feel they gave out all their effort, then they can sit down. There are some guys right now that can't do that. We got great efforts from some and only 50 or 60 percent from others.
-- Lute Olson

I make it clear to my players that when they come into the locker room after a game, they look in the mirror and think whether or not they gave out everything they could have. If they feel they gave out all their effort, then they can sit down. There are some guys right now that can't do that. We got great efforts from some and only 50 or 60 percent from others.
-- Lute Olson

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