On the brink of dropping back-to-back home games in a three-day stretch, Ohio State found a way to win and hand the Hoosiers their fifth straight loss on Monday.
Despite giving away a double-digit lead in the second half, the 22nd-ranked Buckeyes rallied late to avenge their Jan. 6 loss in Bloomington with a 80-69 overtime win over Trayce Jackson-Davis and Indiana. With the win, Ohio State avoided a multi-game losing streak once again as the Buckeyes still have yet to lose consecutive contests this season.
After going up 11 points in the first seven minutes of the second half, Ohio State didn’t hit a field goal for nearly five full minutes while Indiana chipped away at the free-throw line and eventually took a one-point lead with 6:35 to play.