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Watching them over the past year - and in some cases, two years - has given us a starting point for this seasons Craigs List.Columbus, OH (SportsNetwork.com) - The Iowa Hawkeyes and 20th-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes play one of the first Big Ten Conference games of the 2014-15 campaign, as the two teams get together at Value City Arena on Tuesday afternoon. Iowa went 9-4 during the non-conference portion of its schedule, and the team recently snapped a two-game losing streak by taking down visiting North Florida three days before Christmas, 80-70. The victory improved the Hawkeyes to 8-1 at home, and this marks only their second true road game of the season. Ohio State has enjoyed plenty of home cooking in the early going, playing 11 of its first 13 games in Columbus. The team has won each home game, losing only a pair of bouts overall. The Buckeyes put forth one of their most dominant efforts of the season the last time out, as they routed visiting Wright State in a 100-55 final. It was the second time OSU reached the century mark, also turning the trick in a 106-48 shellacking of Sacred Heart back on Nov. 23. Ohio State took a 77-76 lead in the all-time series with Iowa by winning nine of the last 10 meetings. OSU is 47-27 in the series in games played in Columbus, which includes victories in seven of the last eight encounters there. But the Hawkeyes won on the Buckeyes home floor last season, 84-74. Iowa put four players in double figures in the recent win over North Florida, led by Aaron White who tied a season-high with 23 points while also coming up with nine rebounds and a career-high five steals. Mike Gesell and first-time starter Peter Jok each scored 12 points, and Jarrod Uthoff chipped in with 10 for Iowa, which shot just 38.3 percent from the floor, but set a new program record for free-throw efficiency (min. 25 attempts) by going 26-of-28 at the stripe. Uthoff actually had a double-double as he grabbed a career-best 12 rebounds, the team winning the battle on the boards, 40-31, while taking advantage of 20 UNF turnovers. The Ospreys shot 45.6 percent from the floor, which included an impressive 12-of-26 showing from 3-point range. Iowa collected 11 steals, which marked the sixth timee this season that the team was credited with 10 or more thefts in a game. Air Max 97 Oro Outlet. Gabriel Olaseni had nine points to go along with a game-high four blocks. White (15.8 ppg, 7.2 rpg) and Uthoff (10.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg) are the only players averaging double digits in the scoring column for Iowa this season, and they rank one-two on the teams rebounding chart as well. Five others net between 5.3 and 8.5 ppg, giving the team steady, if unspectacular production. As a result, the Hawkeyes are putting up 70.7 ppg, despite shooting just 40.7 percent from the field and 30.8 percent from beyond the arc. Defensively, the club ranks among the best in the country in yielding a mere 58.8 ppg, with foes knocking down just 30.2 percent of their long-range launches, while coming up short in both rebounding (-4.0) and turnovers (-2.8). DAngelo Russell drained all six of his 3-point attempts to tally 24 points, and Amir Williams added 21 of his own in helping the Buckeyes steam roll visiting Wright State over the weekend. Kam Williams tacked on 15 points and Marc Loving 13 more for an Ohio State squad that shot a sizzling 61.4 percent from the floor, which included an 11-of-20 showing out on the perimeter. As for OSUs defensive effort, it limited the Raiders to 30 percent field goal efficiency, and the visitors missed the mark on 23 of their 31 3-point tries. The Buckeyes owned a 19-5 edge in points from the foul line, while also winning the rebounding battle, 41-34. Russell (17.7 ppg, 4.7 rpg, 5.3 apg), Loving (12.4 ppg, 3.1 rpg, .529 3-point FG percentage) and Kam Williams (10.2 ppg, .544 3-point FG percentage) are all averaging double digits in scoring for Ohio State, which nets 85.3 ppg while permitting only 58.5 ppg. The team is knocking down 52.6 percent of its total shots, which includes a stellar 42 percent of its 3-point attempts, while allowing the opposition to connect on only 37.4 percent overall and 30.1 percent from downtown. Shannon Scott has dished out 100 assists already (7.7 per game), and the Buckeyes goad the enemy into more than 18 turnovers per outing. ' ' '