The Buckeyes have lost three straight games in Assembly Hall.
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7 Duke in early December, while Ohio State has notched seven consecutive victories, including a seven-point triumph over then-No.
In fact, the schedule lays out favorably for IN to win as many as eight or nine games before being considered an underdog IN conference play.
Regardless, Harbaugh is off to a tremendous start on the recruiting trail. Ohio State is 7-3-1 against the spread in their last 11 games, 5-15-1 against the spread in their last 21 road games, and 3-1-1 against the spread against a team with a winning record.
“We really needed to get better over the last couple of days”, Crean said. Buss added seven more points in the third putting her only four points behind Mitchell in the contest.
Ohio State women’s basketball stayed flawless in Big Ten play on Sunday, beating Rutgers 90-78 at Value City Arena. Scaife scored 12 of her 27 points in the fourth quarter, but a balanced OSU attack helped the Buckeyes secure a win at home.
On offense, IN was hard to keep at bay, involving all five players on the floor with fast ball movement and it resulted IN five 3-pointers IN the first half that brought IN fans to their feet and kept the Buckeyes trailing by double digits.
Credit Bryant, the freshman center, with a double-double – and holding his ground against Ohio State around the rim. “With the offense, we don’t try to shape it around one person, we shape it around what IN does”. Crean is nearly always under pressure to win at IN and this year is no different as they look to get back to the NCAA Tournament.
The Hoosiers opened the game on a 10-0 run, and it snowballed from there. A layup by Alston and a pair of free throws by Hart in the final two minutes put the game on ice, and the Buckeyes survived a very scrappy opponent.
Indiana’s ideal start felt more like a nightmare for Ohio State.
“I thought we played a great first half but the game is played in two halves”, Moren said.
Oho State: The Buckeyes shot just 28 percent in the first half and had 11 turnovers that in converted to 17 points.
There will be games when IN misses Blackmon’s scoring, especially his three-point shooting.
“Ohio State is clicking on all cylinders”, Crean said. They also rank 21st in the country in points allowed with just 63.1, which makes for an interesting matchup against a Hoosiers team that scores 85.9 points per game. “I feel like the way we practice is the standard we set”.
The Hoosiers outscored the Buckeyes 32-5 in second chance points.
Ohio State forward Marc Loving (2) pulls down a rebound in front of in guard Kevin Yogi Ferrell (11) in the first half in Bloomington, Ind., Sunday.
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The Indiana Hoosiers rank seventh for their offensive rating of 122.5.
