After winning in extra innings on Friday night, the Buckeyes dropped identical 5-4 decisions in the final two games at Washington. Record now stands at 6-12.
Ohio State's four-year absence from March Madness is over in Jake Diebler's second season. Bruce Thornton finally reaches his goal after three frustrating seasons.
Ohio State took its first lead with 5:39 left, but Michigan had enough answers in the final minutes to advance to the Big Ten tournament semifinals with a four-point victory.
Bruce Thornton carried Ohio State to double-digit second-half leads, but beating Iowa came down to a missed 3-pointer at the buzzer. Next is Michigan at noon Thursday. Read Jeff Gilbert