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‘Physically we looked out of sorts’: No. 15 Indiana falls 2-1 at No. 22 Ohio State in third straight match against top-25 opponent – The Hoosier Network
Herbert Endeley acquired the ball at midfield knee-high, faked kicking with the aspect of his foot, and as an alternative, let the ball dip towards the bottom earlier than tapping it round a striped white jersey.
Endeley rushed ahead, dodging one slide sort out, and dribbling so shortly that by the point the opposite Ohio State defender bent his knee to problem, Endeley had already handed.
The fourth and remaining defender slowly backpedaled simply exterior the field. And as quickly as he ran to satisfy the Indiana ahead, he was caught flat-footed, as Endeley grew dangerously nearer to the online.
Ohio State keeper Max Trejo hesitated — maybe pondering whether or not to cost or give floor. Caught in the midst of each choices, Endeley chipped the ball over the diving keeper, displaying the identical management that began the midfield run.
“Herb’s been nice for us, making a purpose out of generally nothing on this case,” Indiana head coach Todd Yeagley stated postgame. “He did take two or three guys on and discover the end. However yeah, Herb’s been sick this week. So he was battling — he made a particular play. We did not have sufficient of these at this time.”
No. 15 Indiana trailed 2-1 with 20 minutes remaining within the match — and in the end fell to No. 22 Ohio State by the identical rating at full-time Sunday afternoon. The Buckeyes, off to certainly one of their finest begins in program historical past, remained undefeated whereas snapping Indiana’s three-match profitable streak. This was Ohio State’s first win over Indiana since 2015 by eight makes an attempt.
Endeley helped the Hoosiers keep away from their first shutout lack of the season within the staff’s convention opener — which might have been a way more brutal defeat to deal with. But, on the time, that was solely Indiana’s first shot on purpose — by 70 minutes. Coming into halftime, Ohio State led 2-0 together with a 5-1 shot benefit.
Exact and fast passes within the field between Xavier Inexperienced and Devyn Etling weaved by Indiana’s backline, resulting in the primary purpose. And a chronic possession within the attacking third from the Buckeyes a couple of minutes earlier than halftime — which Indiana did not clear — led to the second.
“We did not do quite a lot of good issues,” Yeagley stated. “That was a very sluggish efficiency in quite a lot of methods. I do not fairly know what occurred, however perhaps we did an excessive amount of this week. There actually wasn’t a lot bounce at this time.”
Indiana defeated No. 9 Akron 2-0 on Sept. 9, and snatched a come-from-behind 2-1 victory on the street at No. 20 Butler final Wednesday. In these contests, Indiana tallied 33 pictures mixed — and greater than half have been on the right track. But on Sunday, Ohio State outshot Indiana 14-5, and 7-3 in pictures on purpose.
“I do not know, simply bodily we appeared out of types,” Yeagley stated. “…however they performed in the identical circumstances we did. I used to be simply disenchanted within the pop to our recreation. Ninety levels, actually sluggish discipline in opposition to a very good staff that is clearly jacked up for the convention opener. You may’t carry out like that and anticipate to win.”
Indiana was with out 2021 Huge Ten Defensive Participant of the 12 months Daniel Munie in opposition to Butler, and the staff surrendered two targets. The identical final result occurred in opposition to Ohio State.
And just like going through Butler, Indiana trailed first Sunday, but this time, failed to search out the equalizer.
Endeley’s purpose did spark the staff although, and some shut probabilities adopted within the remaining 20 minutes. An Ohio State defender standing on the purpose line blocked Ryan Wittenbrink’s shot within the field, Wittenbrink then barely mistimed a header within the field, and Nyk Sessock’s rocketed shot exterior the field was saved.
None trickled into the online. Probabilities arrived too little, too late.
However what was Yeagley’s response when requested if early setbacks deter him and the staff?
“No, we have been capable of finding our option to the highest after a loss… factors are pivotal, and you don’t need any to slide away, (however) we have simply acquired to carry out higher. I am disenchanted we gave factors, however I used to be extra disenchanted on efficiency.”
Maybe the Hoosiers merely fell flat of their taxing third consecutive match in opposition to top-25 groups. But, they quickly return to Huge Ten play this upcoming Friday on their residence turf in opposition to Michigan State — a stable likelihood to get again on monitor in pursuit of the staff’s 18th convention title.
Extra
PARADISE ISLAND, The Bahamas – Indiana and Providence have one last chance to salvage a win Friday in the Battle 4 Atlantis seventh-place game. The loser will head home as the member of the eight-team tournament to go winless in the three-game stretch.
Indiana entered the tournament with a 4-0 record and ranked No. 14 in the nation, but it suffered an 89-61 loss to Louisville Wednesday and an 89-73 loss to Gonzaga Thursday. Providence had a 5-0 record before losing 79-77 to Oklahoma and 69-58 to Davidson.
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Bart Torvik rankings
Projected score: Indiana 72, Providence 67. Torvik gives the Hoosiers a 68% chance of victory.
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Meet the coaches
How does a team shake off its first loss of the season while facing a top-15 program that also has a lot to prove following its first defeat?
Ask Gonzaga men’s basketball head coach Mark Few — he and his coaching staff appeared to have all the answers to guide the Bulldogs to an 89-73 victory over No. 14 Indiana on Thursday to advance to the Battle 4 Atlantis fifth-place game.
The Zags (5-1) didn’t waste any time putting their overtime defeat to West Virginia behind them, as they jumped out to an 8-0 lead over the Hoosiers (4-2) in the first couple of minutes before taking a double-digit lead into halftime. Oumar Ballo kept Indiana in the fight early on to make it a 1-point game nearing the 9-minute mark in the first half, yet despite the former Zag’s efforts, Gonzaga capitalized on second-chance opportunities and transition points to go on a 21-2 scoring run, highlighted by an alley-oop dunk from Khalif Battle. The sixth-year guard led his team with 16 points and grabbed five rebounds, while five of his teammates scored in double figures, thanks in large part to Ryan Nembhard’s 13 assists.
With the win, Gonzaga will play the winner of Providence/Davidson in the fifth place on Friday at 5:30 p.m. PST/8:30 p.m. EST.
Here are three takeaways from the victory.
BULLDOGS IMPOSE THEIR WILL DOWN LOW
Braden Huff noted the Bulldogs didn’t have much of a presence in the paint in their loss to the Mountaineers. The Zags went a season-worst 19-of-44 (43.2%) from inside the arc and never established themselves on the low block, instead settling for 3-pointers when their first action didn’t lead to a score from 5 feet out.
Ballo and 6-foot-9 forward Mackenzie Mgbako posed a different kind of challenge, though, despite a hot start from Ballo, who scored 17 of his team’s first 31 points, Gonzaga’s bigs controlled the interior and the boards in totality. The Zags outrebounded the Hoosiers, 42-27, and outscored their opposition, 23-4, in second-chance points.
“Our bigs did a good job,” Few said after the game. “That’s the first team we played that’s kind of like us — likes to throw the ball inside a lot, really ducks in and really puts a lot of foul pressure on you. We were in massive foul trouble in the first half. Got in even more trouble in the second half. But they kept playing. They kept repeating and moving them in and out of there, and they were able to stay in the game.”
Ballo gave the Hoosiers a much-needed spark after they fell into an 8-0 hole. The 7-foot-tall, 237-pound redshirt senior nailed a few right-handed hook shots to put his team in position to compete with the No. 3-ranked team in the country. Ballo led all scorers with 25 points.
“Clearly he’s gotten a lot better,” Few said of Ballo. “I mean that was what six years ago [when Ballo arrived to Gonzaga as a freshman]? He’s older, he’s gotten in great shape. I’m happy for him. That right-handed hook was going tonight but we were OK with that. We just didn’t want him to get a whole lot of stuff between us and the basket.”
Michael Ajayi had his best game as a Zag, recording 15 points and nine rebounds on 5-of-9 from the field, while Ike finished with 14 points and seven rebounds. Ben Gregg added 13 points off the bench and held down the center spot while Ike and Huff had to sit on the bench due to foul trouble in the second half.
AN EMPHATIC RESPONSE
Gonzaga’s players looked ready to flush away the dramatic loss to WVU the moment they stepped off the floor Wednesday. Having a short memory is somewhat necessary when playing three games in as many days, regardless of the final score. Safe to say the Bulldogs embraced that mentality heading into Thursday’s consolation game.
“There’s a lot you say in a 24-hour period like that,” Few said in regard to how he addressed his team in wake of their loss to WVU. “We talked about how in a game like the other night, comes down to one or two possessions, we’ve got to be able to execute, especially on defense. I didn’t feel like we played very good ‘D’ last night.”
The Zags flipped the script on that end of the floor against the Hoosiers. While Ballo was rolling down low, his teammates weren’t creating much on offense from the perimeter. Indiana’s starting backcourt of Myles Rice and Kanaan Carlyle combined for 12 points on 4-of-14 from the field. Malik Reneau, who led the way with 21 points against the Cardinals, put up a goose egg in the first half before ending the night with a quiet six points in 24 minutes of action.
ONTO PROVIDENCE/DAVIDSON
The Zags can enjoy the rest of their Thanksgiving holiday while they await their opponent for tomorrow’s fifth-place game at 5:30 p.m. PST. Gonzaga will face the winner of Providence (5-1) vs. Davidson (4-1) to conclude its trip in The Bahamas.
The Friars nearly completed a wild comeback against Oklahoma in the final minutes of their quarterfinal matchup on Wednesday. The Sooners led by nine points with 44 seconds left but missed free throws and a traveling violation made it a 2-point game in the final seconds. Wesley Cardet Jr. had 17 points, Jayden Pierre and Bensley Joseph 16 each and Corey Floyd Jr. put up 13 for Providence.
The Wildcats got blown out, 104-71, by No. 24 Arizona on Wednesday. Connor Kochera tallied 20 points and Bobby Durbin nailed five 3s for Davidson, which went 38% from the field.
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How to watch Gonzaga Bulldogs vs. Indiana Hoosiers: TV channel, live stream for Battle 4 Atlantis game
A pair of AP Top 25 teams look to bounce back from their first letdowns of the season on Thursday when No. 3 Gonzaga takes on No. 14 Indiana in the Battle 4 Atlantis event from The Bahamas.
The Bulldogs (5-1) were less than 30 seconds away from advancing to the semifinal round before West Virginia mounted a swift comeback in the final seconds behind Tucker DeVries, who sunk two free throws in the final seconds of regulation to force overtime. The Mountaineers held the Zags to 2-of-10 from the field in the extra period to come away victorious, 84-78, over the No. 3-ranked program in the country. Gonzaga also led by eight points at halftime and by double-digits at the 18:35 mark in the second half.
Braden Huff’s 19 points led his team, followed by Khalif Battle with 16 points. Javon Small scored a season-high 31 points for West Virginia, which went 14-of-28 (50.0%) from the field in the second half.
The Hoosiers (4-1) are looking to rebound from Wednesday’s 89-61 loss to Louisville in their Battle 4 Atlantis opener on Wednesday. Malik Reneau led Indiana with 21 points while former Zag Oumar Ballo recorded 11 points and six rebounds.
The Bulldogs and Hoosiers have met four times before, all at neutral sites, with the series split at 2-2. The two last met in the 2008 Hartford Classic in Indianapolis, Indiana, where the Zags came out on top, 70-54.
The winner of Thursday’s game plays at noon PST on Friday in the third-place game. Loser plays at 8 a.m. PST in the seventh-place game.
HOW TO WATCH GONZAGA VS. INDIANA
Who: Gonzaga and Indiana meet in the consolation bracket of the 2024 Battle 4 Atlantis
When: 11:30 a.m. PT/2:30 p.m. EST | Thursday, Nov. 28
Where: Imperial Arena at Atlantis Resort | Nassau, Bahamas
TV: ESPN2
2024 Battle 4 Atlantis Schedule:
Nov. 28 – Semifinals
Noon ET – Louisville vs. West Virginia
2:30 p.m. ET – Gonzaga vs. Indiana
5 p.m. ET – Game 3 winner vs. Game 4 winner
7:30 p.m. ET – Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 loser (consolation bracket)
Nov. 29 – Championship
11 a.m. ET – Seventh-Place Game
3 p.m. ET – Third-Place Game
5:30 p.m. ET – Championship Game
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