Big Ten Tournament final notes: Ohio State women finish second, aiming for Big Dance

The Ohio State women’s basketball team made it to the Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament over the weekend. While the final score isn’t what the Buckeyes hoped, falling 105-72 to the Iowa Hawkeyes, there are positives to take from the tournament.

Here are notes from the Scarlet and Gray’s three days in Minnesota.

Sunday Was Bad

Getting the obvious out of the way: The championship game was bad. For half the game, at least. Ohio State forced turnovers on Iowa’s first three possessions, but didn’t hit any of their first three shots, ultimately going 4-for-18 in the first quarter. Combine that with the Hawkeyes’ offense taking shape and it got ugly quickly.

With misses plaguing the Buckeyes in…