Ohio State Doomed By Indiana’s 15-0 Run, ‘Poorest Defensive Output’ Of Year

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Ohio State threw the primary punch, leaping out to a 9-2 lead with a Brice Sensabaugh 3-pointer and put-back layup. 

Over the subsequent 13-plus minutes, the Buckeyes and Hoosiers traded baskets till the scoreboard learn 31-30, Indiana’s lead, on the under-four minute media timeout. Within the second half at Meeting Corridor on Saturday night time, the Huge Ten foes every scored 40 factors.

Indiana went backwards and forwards many of the night time, however a stretch of simply over three minutes on the finish of the primary half determined the sport. 

It started with Indiana freshman Malik Reneau cleansing up Trayce Jackson-Davis’ miss, adopted by a Trey Galloway reverse layup off a back-door minimize. Jackson-Davis added two straight buckets after a quiet begin, and Jalen Hood-Schifino hit his sixth 3-pointer of the half. Reneau added one other soar hook, and freshman Kaleb Banks streaked down the court docket, flushing a lob from Jackson-Davis to cap off Indiana’s 15-0 run to shut the half. 

Behind a raucous Meeting Corridor crowd, Indiana took management of the sport

Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann stated poor offensive possessions led to transition appears to be like for Indiana late within the first half. He thought the Buckeyes wanted to be extra intentional on offense and attempt to get to the free-throw line, however they as an alternative settled for soar photographs. 

For Ohio State junior ahead Zed Key, Indiana’s run was a results of Ohio State’s defensive struggles. In the long run, it proved to be a significant factor in Indiana’s 86-70 win over the Buckeyes.

“The run on the finish of the half damage us in the long term,” Key stated. “We will not quit that many factors. It begins on the defensive finish, and photographs weren’t falling in order that’s not serving to both. Nevertheless it begins on the defensive finish.”

The losses are piling up quick for Ohio State, who has dropped seven of its final eight video games and has simply two wins within the month of January. The Buckeyes stand at 11-10 total and 3-7 in Huge Ten play, good for twelfth place within the convention. 

Holtmann gave credit score to an Indiana workforce that has now gained 5 in a row, however he did not mince phrases after the sport. 

“I believed it was our poorest defensive output of the 12 months,” Holtmann stated. “We have got to be higher. They are a good offensive workforce, and so they’re taking part in at an excellent rhythm proper now. However the finish of the primary half was actually simply an excessive amount of.”

Ohio State turned most of its defensive consideration to Jackson-Davis within the first half, and rightfully so. The potential All-American massive man entered the sport averaging 27.3 factors, 14.3 rebounds, 4.8 blocks and three.8 assists with a 63.4 area purpose share throughout the 4 earlier video games. 

The Buckeyes despatched double-teams and dug down on Jackson-Davis to power the ball out of his fingers, holding him to 4-for-10 taking pictures within the first half. Jackson-Davis acknowledged the swarming defenders and dished out 4 first-half assists, most notably to a red-hot Hood-Schifino, who drilled 6-of-7 3-point makes an attempt within the first 20 minutes.

“Clearly Trayce was an enormous focus for us defensively,” Ohio State guard Sean McNeil stated. “He is a big-time participant, however then they have big-time items round him, too, lots of good gamers, a very good workforce. It was unlucky [Hood-Schifino] shot 6-for-7 within the first half. You simply attempt to make him miss, but it surely’s powerful when guys get rolling like that.”

Hood-Schifino led all scorers with 24 factors, complemented by 18 factors, 10 rebounds, six assists and two blocks from Jackson-Davis. Reneau tied his profession excessive with 15 factors and snatched a career-high eight rebounds, taking part in essential minutes with Jordan Geronimo sidelined with a calf harm. As a workforce, the Hoosiers shot 10-for-20 from past the arc. 

On the opposite sideline, not a lot was working for the Ohio State offense exterior of freshman sensation Brice Sensabaugh, who scored 23 factors. Key added 12 factors, however the remainder of the Buckeyes had been held to single figures and shot 5-for-19 from 3-point vary. 

There was apparent disappointment from Key after the sport, however he stays assured Ohio State can flip issues round regardless of the mounting losses.

“I do know my guys,” Key stated. “We’re a really proficient workforce. I have been seeing it because the starting of the summer season when everybody bought right here. I do know we’re a very proficient workforce, and we’re in slightly funk proper now. Individuals say, ‘You look fearful.’ I am not fearful. We’ll be effective. We’ll get out this.”

• GAME STORY: INDIANA DEFEATS OHIO STATE Jalen Hood-Schifino hit six first-half three-pointers and scored 24 factors, main Indiana to an 86-70 victory over Ohio State, the Hoosiers’ fifth-straight victory. He did all of it regardless of coping with abdomen points all night time. CLICK HERE
• WHAT WOODSON SAID Indiana basketball is on a five-game profitable streak after defeating Ohio State 86-70 at residence. Hear from head coach Mike Woodson after the sport by way of the complete press convention video, or simply learn his transcript. CLICK HERE
• WHAT BANKS, RENEAU SAID: This is what Indiana basketball freshmen forwards Malik Reneau and Kaleb Banks needed to say after the Hoosiers’ 86-70 win over Ohio State on Saturday. Learn their full transcript, or simply watch the hooked up video of your complete press convention. CLICK HERE
• HOLTMANN ON SCOREBOARD INCIDENT: A ten-to-15 pound piece of metallic fell from the scoreboard at Simon Skjodt Meeting Corridor moments earlier than the second half of Saturday’s recreation between Indiana and Ohio State. This is what Holtmann stated in regards to the state of affairs after the sport. CLICK HERE
•  WATCH GALLOWAY’S 3: Indiana is taking pictures 50 % from 3-point vary halfway by way of the second half on Saturday towards Ohio State after this nook 3 from Trey Galloway. CLICK HERE
• WATCH GALLOWAY’S REVERSE: Watch this replay of Indiana guard Trey Galloway’s reverse layup within the first half of Indiana’s matchup versus Ohio State on Saturday night time. CLICK HERE
• WATCH JACKSON-DAVIS’ DUNK: Watch this replay of Hoosier ahead Trayce Jackson-Davis’s dunk to present Indiana basketball the sting over Ohio State. CLICK HERE
• WATCH HOOD-SCHIFINO’S 3: Jalen Hood-Schifino began Saturday’s recreation towards Ohio State an ideal 4-for-4 taking pictures with 11 factors within the first six-plus minutes of motion. CLICK HERE