Indiana’s four-game winning streak to close the regular season came crashing to a halt on Thursday as the Hoosiers lost 79-75 in their Big Ten Tournament opener against Ohio State.
IU came out flat and had a pitiful offensive first half. The Hoosiers hit just nine of their 30 field goal attempts and went 4/15 from beyond the arc but managed to stay in the game with their defense, trailing the Buckeyes 35-28 at the half.
In the second half things got worse for the cream and crimson. Ohio State took control out of the locker room and rode that momentum to a 20 point lead with just over seven minutes left in the game.