U ▁got ▁off ▁to ▁a ▁slow ▁start ▁and ▁tra iled ▁for ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁half . ▁However , ▁For bes ▁got ▁hot ▁from ▁the ▁three - point ▁line ▁late ▁in ▁the ▁half , ▁making ▁five ▁including ▁one ▁with ▁less ▁than ▁ 1 0 ▁seconds ▁remaining ▁in ▁the ▁half . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁MS U ▁led ▁by ▁one ▁at ▁the ▁half . ▁In ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁MS U ▁ran ▁away ▁with ▁the ▁game , ▁led ▁by ▁For bes . ▁His ▁Big ▁Ten ▁single - game ▁record ▁of ▁ 1 1 ▁three - point ▁field ▁goals ▁( his ▁only ▁b ask ets ▁of ▁the ▁game ) ▁helped ▁MS U ▁to ▁a ▁ 3 1 - point ▁blow out . ▁Iz zo ▁was ▁disappoint ed ▁with ▁the ▁performance ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half . ▁The ▁Spart ans ▁moved ▁to ▁ 2 5 – 5 ▁overall ▁and ▁ 1 2 – 5 ▁in ▁conference ▁with ▁one ▁game ▁remaining ▁in ▁the ▁regular ▁season . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 4 , ▁Iz zo ▁was ▁named ▁one ▁of ▁ 1 2 ▁semif inal ists ▁for ▁the ▁Na ism ith ▁Tro phy ▁Men ' s ▁Co ach ▁of ▁the ▁Year . ▁ ▁On ▁Senior ▁Day ▁at ▁Bres lin ▁Center , ▁March ▁ 5 , ▁the ▁Buck ey es ▁looked ▁for ▁reven ge ▁for ▁their ▁home ▁loss ▁to ▁the ▁Spart ans ▁the ▁prior ▁week end . ▁Ohio ▁State ▁started ▁off ▁well ▁and ▁led ▁for ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁half , ▁but ▁MS U ▁took ▁a ▁ 4 7