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.
Ohio State hasn't had a losing streak like the one it's now enduring for almost a century. Here are five takeaways from the loss to Indiana.
The Indiana Hoosiers (13-5, 4-3 Big Ten) and the Ohio State Buckeyes (10-7, 2-4) meet Friday at Schottenstein Center in Columbus. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (FOX). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsb
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.
Notre Dame doesn't have a chance, right? There's a reason those win probability analytics are so dumb. Everyone always has a chance to win. You actually have to play the game instead of paying attention to some arbitrary numbers.
The Hoosiers are currently 13-5 and the Buckeyes are 10-7. The Buckeyes’ record in their last ten games is 6-4 while the Hoosiers’ record is 3-3 in their last 6 tilts. Indiana is 1-2 on the road this season while Ohio State is 7-3 at home.
But evolution is also a choice. The dinosaurs didn't have to walk into the tar pits. And college football programs -- even old-timers such as Ohio State and Notre Dame -- don't have to walk into the quicksand of mediocrity, led there by the blinders of obligation to keep on keeping on the same way that Knute Rockne and Woody Hayes did.
Ohio State scores 80.4 points while outscoring opponents by 9.3 points per game. The Hoosiers have gone 4-3 against Big Ten opponents. Indiana
The Hoosiers will be without Malik Reneau, Bryson Tucker, Gabe Cupps and Jackson Creel for Friday's game against the Buckeyes.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Indiana Gov. Mike Braun have placed a friendly wager on the outcome of Ohio State vs. Notre Dame national title game. The Buckeyes take on the Fighting Irish in the College Football Playoff National Championship on Monday.