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Buckeyes Remain Resilient After Blown Lead, Finish Strong in Overtime Win Over Indiana

Malaki Branham was so good for the Buckeyes on Monday night that Indiana forgot about E.J. Liddell with the game on the line in the waning seconds of a two-point contest.

With seven seconds left on the second-half clock and Ohio State trailing 63-61, Branham attracted the attention of four Hoosier defenders who had their eyes fixed on the freshman while Liddell flashed wide open on the low block. Branham found him for a dunk, Ohio State sent it to overtime and momentum had swung completely.

Not even three minutes of game time earlier, Indiana freshman Tamar Bates drilled a long 2-pointer to put the Hoosiers up four points, a lead they looked to expand after a timeout with 1:23 to play in the second half.