In early January, Indiana beat Ohio State at Assembly Hall for the first time in four years. It was an ugly game as the Buckeyes shot just 33% from the field. It was Ohio State's fourth loss in as many games.
Last Saturday, with Indiana in Columbus for a rematch, it was a different story. D.J. Carton had recently announced that he was stepping away from the team for mental health-related reasons, leaving the Buckeyes without their second-leading scorer for the foreseeable future, but Ohio State went on to earn a much-needed win over the Hoosiers anyway.