Ohio State's NCAA Tournament chances just took it on the chin. The Buckeyes were already precariously on the bubble and it might have just popped in a 77-70 loss to Iowa in a Big Ten Tournament first-round game that continued a poor showing down the stretch of the season.

Like last year, they’ll start what they hope is a long Big Ten Tournament run by facing off with the Iowa Hawkeyes. Like last year, Ohio State is the No. 10 seed. Unlike last ye

In a stunning turn of events, Ohio State met their demise at the hands of No. 15 seed Iowa. The Hawkeyes were not expected to advance while the Buckeyes needed to keep going to improve their NCAA Tournament hopes. A 77-70 loss, OSU's seventh in 10 games, could knock them out of March Madness. It's no longer in their hands.