Indiana men’s basketball’s senior guards made perhaps the two biggest plays in the Hoosiers’ 77-76 overtime win over Ohio State (10-8, 2-5 Big Ten) in Columbus. Goode nailed a game-winning 3-pointer with just over one minute remaining, while Leal blocked Ohio State freshman guard John Mobley Jr.’s mid-range jumper with three seconds left.
After sixth-year center Oumar Ballo controlled the loose ball, he looked to one teammate — senior forward Luke Goode. As quickly as the pass arrived in Goode’s hands, it left them. He rose up from the right wing, releasing the orange ball into a backdrop of scarlet and gray.
Ohio State head coach Ryan Day held court with the media for an hour on Saturday, two days before his Buckeyes face the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the national championship game. There were, naturally,
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.
Totals 37-60 17-25 108. Halftime_Ohio 57-39. 3-Point Goals_N. Illinois 10-30 (Muhammad 4-4, Dent 2-7, McPherson 2-7, Jones 1-3, Sotirov 1-4, Tipton 0-2, Nicholls 0-3), Ohio 17-31 (Clayton 9-10 ...
Ohio State was favored by 20 points over Michigan and Notre Dame was a 28-point favorite over Northern Illinois, a Mid-American Conference team that lost to Buffalo, North Carolina State, Toledo, Ball State and Miami (Ohio).
Southern Indiana 7-10 Southern Indiana is 0-3 against Western Illinois since November of 2022 but things could change on Saturday. Both will face off in an Ohio Valley battle at 4:30 p.m. ET at Liberty Arena.
Despite holding a double-digit lead with less than five minutes remaining in regulation, Indiana needed overtime heroics from senior forward Luke Goode to defeat Ohio State 77-76 in thrilling fashion. Goode led the Hoosier attack with a career-high 23 points and shot 4 for 7 from beyond the arc.
The 2nd-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes kick off a big Friday night of wrestling on BTN with a top-10 Big Ten battle with the No. 9 Illinois Fighting Illini at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
Craft 1-4 0-0 3, Elmer 5-11 2-2 13, Woolfolk 6-8 0-0 12, Cooper 3-8 3-5 11, Suder 4-8 7-8 15, Ipsaro 1-2 6-6 9, Byers 5-7 2-2 17, Potter 0-2 2-2 2, Kotecki 1-1 0-1 2. Totals 26-51 22-26 84.