On the backs of a hot hand from Jalen Hood-Schifino (6-of-7 from deep) and a 15-0 run to close it out, Indiana’s first-half offense helped the Hoosiers to a double-digit lead (16 points) at halftime.
The Buckeyes never got closer than 11 the rest of the way.
While Hood-Schifino made some individual plays for his 3-pointers — a pull-up in transition, a deep look in the pick-and-roll — along with him hitting from the corner on a baseline out-of-bounds play, his three other first-half makes came due to Ohio State sending extra attention to both Jackson-Davis and Malik Reneau’s post touches.