Ohio State basketball vs. Indiana score tonight, live updates: Start time, where to watch

• The Indiana Hoosiers and Ohio State Buckeyes are potentially fighting for an NCAA Tournament berth in this regular-season finale.
• There’s a record watch on for Ohio State’s Bruce Thornton and Indiana’s Lamar Wilkerson.

Indiana (18-12, 9-10 Big Ten) and host Ohio State (19-11, 11-8) are sitting perilously on the NCAA Tournament bubble as they meet in a regular-season finale. Lamar Wilkerson has a chance to set an IU season record, while Bruce Thornton could become OSU’s career scoring leader.

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What time does Indiana basketball play Ohio State today, March 7? Start time for Ohio State basketball vs Indiana on Saturday, March 7, 2026

• The Indiana-Ohio State game is at 5:30 p.m. ET on Saturday, March 7, 2026, at Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio.

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• Zach Osterman, IndyStar: Ohio State 62-59 
• “Both teams need this game. Neither is particularly consistent or impressive right now. They are living on the bubble, dangerously. Ohio State is at home, though, and Bruce Thornton might be the best player on the floor, pound for pound. Expect Indiana fans to turn out as they so often do in Columbus, but Ohio State wins a grind-it-out affair.”
• Michael Niziolek, Herald-Times: Ohio State 78-74
• “Indiana got back on track against Minnesota, but the matchup against Ohio State will be a much bigger challenge. The Buckeyes defend the perimeter well — opposing teams only shoot 31.3% from 3-point range against OSU — and they have a balanced lineup with four players averaging double-digits. One key matchup will be how well IU defends Bruce Thornton, who is 0-5 in his career against the Hoosiers. He has a chance to become his program’s all-time leading scorer on Saturday.”

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• Lamar Wilkerson averages 21.1 points on 38.4% 3-point shooting, while Tucker DeVries averages 13.8 points and 5.3 rebounds. The ever-giving Wilkerson has a chance to pass Steve Alford for the most 3-pointers in a season for IU. Wilkerson has 101, while Alford had 107 in the first season that the NCAA used the shot (1986-87). The Hoosiers won their home finale to keep their March Madness hopes alive.
• Bruce Thornton averages 19.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 3.8 assists and shoots 39.4% from 3-point range. He enters his final home game with 2,085 career points, 29 behind Dennis Hopson (1983-87). Backcourt mate John Mobley Jr. adds 15.8 points on 43.2% 3-point shooting. Inside, Devin Royal adds 14.0 points and 5.7 rebounds, and Christoph Tilly 11.1 points and 4.8 rebounds. The Buckeyes have won their last two, one of them over Purdue.

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As of March 5

(all times ET; with date, day of week, location and opponent, time, TV)

• March 10-15: Big Ten Tournament in Chicago

• 0, Jasai Miles
• 1, Reed Bailey
• 2, Jason Drake
• 3, Lamar Wilkerson
• 4, Sam Alexis
• 5, Conor Enright
• 6, Tayton Conerway
• 7, Nick Dorn
• 10, Josh Harris
• 11, Trent Sisley
• 12, Tucker DeVries
• 13, Aleksa Ristic
• 15, Andrej Acimovic

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