The Indiana basketball team picked up a much-needed win in overtime on Friday night on the road against Ohio State. IU got 23 points from Luke Goode, which was a career night. Oumar Ballo had 21 points and 15 rebounds. The Hoosiers shot 42% from the floor.
Indiana has shown a lack of confidence and connectedness this season, a discouraging trend with its most difficult games coming up.
Bruce Thornton's final 3-point shot did not fall and Indiana handed Ohio State a third straight single-digit loss, this one in overtime.
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After four lead changes, Indiana forward Luke Goode capped off a career-night with the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:07 left on the clock in overtime to help his team escape with a 77-76 win. It was a much needed victory for a Hoosiers team (14-5; 5-3 Big Ten) that had been blown out in their previous two games.
It took overtime, but the Hoosiers did just that. A defensive stop on the final possession of overtime helped Indiana earn a 77-76 victory at Ohio State – their fourth victory in a row over the Buckeyes. More importantly, it broke that nightmarish two-game losing streak and gave Indiana some positive momentum.
Indiana men’s basketball’s senior guards made perhaps the two biggest plays in the Hoosiers’ 77-76 overtime win over Ohio State (10-8, 2-5 Big Ten) in Columbus. Goode nailed a game-winning 3-pointer with just over one minute remaining, while Leal blocked Ohio State freshman guard John Mobley Jr.’s mid-range jumper with three seconds left.
With Indiana sitting just 79th in adjusted offensive efficiency, it’s going to struggle against a quietly stout Ohio State Buckeyes defense. Ohio State is 29th in adjusted defensive efficiency and holding opponents to 71.1 ppg.
Indiana is the definition of a bubble team as its inconsistent form both keeps it alive for the NCAA Tournament and holds it back.
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No. 10 Purdue looks to record its ninth victory in 10 games when it hosts Indiana on Friday night in Big Ten play at West Lafayette, Ind.