Thoughts on a 78-59 loss to the Buckeyes:
Dig an early hole against struggling Iowa or Northwestern squads? Climbing out isn’t so hard. But against Ohio State, a potential No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament? You stay stuck down in that hole, the dirt piling on top of you with each turnover and missed layup, eventually buried for good in a double-digit loss.
Indiana made a couple of runs in each half to try and get back into this thing, but each time the Hoosiers cut it to single digits, they made a mistake or Ohio State simply kept putting the ball in the basket.