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Quick thoughts on a 76-73 win at Ohio State:
As a step
Indiana was listless Tuesday at Ohio State. Mike Woodson’s teams have typically been able to bounce back from tough performances in the past, but this version of the Hoosiers had no urgency against the Buckeyes. Ohio State didn’t play particularly well, but it didn’t matter, as Indiana shot a terrible 9-of-27 and scored just .76 points per possession in the first 20 minutes. Roddy Gayle Jr. and Bruce Thornton, who struggled in the first game in Bloomington, combined for 22 points in the first half. It was enough for Ohio State to go to the locker room with a comfortable cushion of 42-29.
The Buckeyes extended the lead to 18 twice early in the second half as the Hoosiers continued to struggle outside the locker room. Indiana, however, did not give up. The Hoosiers got within nine at 51-42 on a jumper from Trey Galloway, but the Buckeyes responded immediately with a 3-pointer from Jamison Battle to make it 54-42 with 13:18 left. The Hoosiers got within eight on Malik Reneau’s free throw with 11:37 left, but Ohio State scored the next five points to extend the lead to 13 with 10:33 left.
Indiana closed the Buckeye lead to seven on a Trey Galloway 3-pointer with 6:34 remaining. And the Hoosiers pulled within four at 65-61 when Reneau split a pair of free throws with 5:37 left. A basket by Galloway put Ohio State within 65-63 with five minutes left and Galloway committed an offensive foul to regain possession with 4:55 left. Indiana’s 10-0 run was stopped by a pair of Gayle Jr. free throws, but Galloway recovered on the next possession and hit a 3-pointer to bring the game within one point.
Indiana trailed by just one at the final media timeout and had possession. The Hoosiers took a 70-69 lead on a basket by Kel’el Ware and had a chance to extend it to three with Anthony Leal at the line. But Leal split the free throws to make the score 71-69 and Ohio State’s Jamison Battle scored on the next possession to make the score 71-6 with 1:40 left. No one scored for the next minute until Mackenzie Mgbako fouled out with 37.6 seconds left, sending Battle to the line. He made both to make the score 73-71. Ohio State and Indiana took a timeout with 32.6 seconds left. Out of the timeout, Leal’s corner 3-pointer with 22.4 seconds left gave the Hoosiers a 74-73 lead. Leal made both free throws and a Bruce Thornton 3-pointer missed at the buzzer to give Indiana its 14th victory.
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Galloway scored 19 of his 25 points in the second half with four assists. Reneau had 26 points and 14 rebounds and Leal was fantastic off the bench with six points, including the go-ahead 3-pointer.
Stats that stand out
Indiana was excellent defensively in the second half, holding Ohio State to 31 points on 8-of-25 shooting. The Buckeyes scored just .969 points per possession in the final 20 minutes.
Final UI Individual Statistics
Final statistics without tempo
Assembly Call Post-Game Program
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