No. 25 Ohio State 76, No. 13 Iowa 69: Aaron Craft led the way with 17 points, six assists and six steals as the visiting Buckeyes knocked off the Hawkeyes to earn their second straight Big Ten road victory over a ranked opponent.

LaQuinton Ross added 13 points and seven rebounds while Lenzelle Smith Jr. and Amir Williams scored 12 apiece for Ohio State (18-5, 5-5 Big Ten), which won at Wisconsin on Saturday. Shannon Scott chipped in 11 points off the bench as the Buckeyes shot 51 percent.

Mike Gesell scored 16 points as Iowa (17-6, 6-4) suffered its second straight home setback. Gabriel Olaseni added 14 points on 5-of-5 shooting off the bench while leading scorer Roy Devyn Marble was held to 10 on 4-of-11 from the field.

Craft stole the ball and found Scott for a layup to cap a 9-2 spurt that left Ohio State on top 58-49 and forced an Iowa timeout with just over six minutes left. Gesell led a 5-0 spurt to get the Hawkeyes back into it but Craft found Williams for a dunk and assisted on Sam Thompson’s 3-pointer to spread it back out to nine points before the Buckeyes put it away from the free-throw line.

Craft scored 14 points in the first half but Iowa closed the period with a 6-0 run to take a 33-31 lead into the break. Smith got hot at the beginning of the second half and hit a pair of 3-pointers in the first four minutes to help put Ohio State back in front.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Craft now has 307 career steals, second all-time in the Big Ten behind former Illinois G Bruce Douglas (324). … Iowa outrebounded Ohio State 38-25 but could not overcome a 3-of-20 effort from 3-point range. … Olaseni has reached double figures in three of the last four games and is shooting 70 percent from the field in that span.