Indiana buried itself in an early hole, couldn’t shoot well enough, didn’t get enough from its best player until late, lacked the consistent defensive will to make this a fight, and dropped to 1-6 against Ohio State in the Archie Miller era in a 78-59 loss to the No. 4 Buckeyes.
Or, in other words, IU went into Columbus on Saturday operating on its default setting and received the expected result.
Here are Three Things:
At least one thing was consistent this week
In each of the three games Indiana played this week, the Hoosiers found themselves staring at a massive deficit midway through the first half.