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    IU basketball game day essentials: Indiana finishes regular season against Ohio State

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    Game Day Essentials:

    Indiana (18-12, 9-10) vs. Ohio State (17-13, 9-10)

    • Tip Time:  3:45 p.m. Eastern, Saturday
    • Location: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222), Bloomington, Ind.
    • Television: CBS (Spero Dedes, Jim Spanarkel)
    • Radio: IU Radio Network (Don Fischer, Errek Suhr, John Herrick)
    • Stream: CBS Sports
    • Point Spread:  Indiana is a 1.5-point favorite
    • KenPom Projected Score:  Indiana 75  Ohio State 74
    • History: Indiana leads, 113-88.
    • Last Meeting: IU 77, OSU 76 (OT) on Jan. 17, 2025, in Columbus
    • Tickets (via our StubHub affiliate link)

    Here are the eight IU basketball players going through Senior Day on Saturday

    Three keys from last matchup:

    1. Goode and Ballo step up.  The two players in the headlines following Indiana’s loss to Illinois had massive games on the road.  Oumar Ballo scored 21 points and Luke Goode a career high 23 to lead the Hoosiers.  They combined for the game winning offensive rebound, assist and three in overtime as Ballo snared a second chance and found Goode on the wing for a kickout.  Goode was 4-of-7 from three, while Ballo had 15 rebounds and four assists.  Both players played the entire second half and overtime.

    2. Strong second half in the face of adversity.  With their season on the brink down six at halftime, Indiana stormed out to a 10-point second half lead and hung on for dear life.  The Hoosiers led 68-58 with 5:12 left in regulation, reflecting a 39-23 run out of halftime.  But OSU rallied to force overtime, leading to the Goode game-winner with 1:07 left in the extra segment.  While they made things interesting, Indiana showed some resilience coming out of the break.

    3. Hoosiers keep the turnovers under control, bench steps up.  Turnovers plagued IU in their 25-point losses to Iowa and Illinois, but Indiana kept things manageable in this one with just 10 for the game and three in the second half.  Meanwhile, IU’s bench outscored the Buckeyes 23-8.  Mike Woodson had Trey Galloway come off the bench. He scored seven points while Kanaan Carlyle had 13.  Carlyle was critical as IU had to navigate Myles Rice’s foul trouble throughout.

    HIGHLIGHTS

    Ohio State’s results and roster:

    DATE OPPONENT LOCATION RESULT
    11/4/2024 vs. No. 19 Texas (Hall of Fame Series) Las Vegas, Nev. W 80-72
    11/11/2024 Youngstown State Columbus, Ohio W 81-47
    11/15/2024 at No. 23 Texas A&M College Station, Texas L 64-78
    11/19/2024 Evansville Columbus, Ohio W 80-30
    11/22/2024 Campbell Columbus, Ohio W 104-60
    11/25/2024 Green Bay Columbus, Ohio W 102-69
    11/29/2024 Pitt Columbus, Ohio L 90-91
    12/4/2024 at Maryland College Park, Md. L 59-83
    12/7/2024 Rutgers Columbus, Ohio W 80-66
    12/14/2024 at No. 2 Auburn Atlanta, Ga. L 53-91
    12/17/2024 Valparaiso Columbus, Ohio W 95-73
    12/21/2024 vs. No. 4 Kentucky (CBS Sports Classic) New York, N.Y. W 85-65
    12/29/2024 Indiana State Columbus, Ohio W 103-83
    1/3/2025 No. 18 Michigan State Columbus, Ohio L 62-69
    1/6/2025 at Minnesota Minneapolis, Minn. W 89-88 2OT
    1/9/2025 No. 15 Oregon Columbus, Ohio L 71-73
    1/14/2025 at No. 24 Wisconsin Madison, Wis. L 68-70
    1/17/2025 Indiana Columbus, Ohio L 76-77 OT
    1/21/2025 at No. 11 Purdue West Lafayette, Ind. W 73-70
    1/27/2025 Iowa Columbus, Ohio W 82-65
    1/30/2025 at Penn State University Park, Penn. W 83-64
    2/2/2025 at No. 18 Illinois Champaign, Ill. L 79-87
    2/6/2025 No. 18 Maryland Columbus, Ohio W 73-70
    2/9/2025 at Nebraska Lincoln, Neb. L 71-79
    2/12/2025 Washington Columbus, Ohio W 93-69
    2/16/2025 No. 20 Michigan Columbus, Ohio L 83-86
    2/20/2025 Northwestern Columbus, Ohio L 49-70
    2/23/2025 at UCLA Los Angeles, Calif. L 61-69
    2/26/2025 at USC Los Angeles, Calif. W 87-82
    3/4/2025 Nebraska Columbus, Ohio W 116-114

    Ohio State game notes (via Ohio State Athletics)

    BUCKEYE BUBBLE

    • Because of the three-game win streak at the end of January, the Buckeyes gave themselves a real shot at the NCAA Tournament.
    • The loss at home on Feb. 20 to Northwestern has now put them squarely on the bubble.
    • They have neutral site wins over Texas and Kentucky and true road wins over Purdue, Penn State and Minnesota.
    • The Buckeyes are 36 in the NET and 34 in Kenpom, and they have six Quad 1 wins with another chance at
      Indiana on Saturday

    THORNTON DOING HIS THING

    • Junior point guard Bruce Thornton is has been described as an “every rep guy” by head coach Jake Diebler and his consistency has shown so far this season.
    • Thornton is averaging 17.8 points per game as well as 4.5 assists and 3.3 rebounds per game. He’s also shooting 50.7 percent from the floor and a career-best 43.2 percent from long range.

    THORNTON SCORES 1,000, CLIMBING THE LIST

    • Bruce Thornton knocked-down a three-pointer in the second half of the win over Green Bay on Nov. 25 to record his 1,000th career point.
    • Thornton is the 61st Buckeye to hit the 1,000-point mark and the first since E.J. Liddell in the 2021-22 season.

    PARRISH PUTTING UP NUMBERS

    • Micah Parrish has played in 163 games in his career, which is tied for fourth among active players.
    • He has scored 1,630 points, made 212 career three-pointers, grabbed 769 career rebounds and swiped 202 steals.
    • He’s the only active player with 1,500 career points, 750 career rebounds, 200 career steals and 200 career three-pointers.

    MOBLEY SHOOTING IT WELL

    • Freshman John Mobley Jr. is 74-of-184 (39.9 percent) from long range this season.
    • He leads the Big Ten with those 74 threes.
    • He has made at least one three-pointer in every game but one and three or more in 15 games.
    • His 16 three-pointers through the first five games this season were the most by any freshman in program history.
    • The OSU freshman record for threes in a season is 95 set by D’Angelo Russell in 2015.

    ONE POSSESSION GAMES

    • Ohio State played five consecutive one possession games, including two overtime games, at the start of January.
    • The Buckeyes were 2-3 in those games.
    • That was the first time that Ohio State has ever played four consecutive one possession games.
    • The Buckeyes lost three consecutive one possession games for the first time since 1931 when the team fell to Columbia 30-29, Chicago 26-25 and Minnesota 22-21.
    • In all, the Buckeyes have played nine one-possession games this season and four of those have been overtime games.

    Ohio State’s KenPom notable numbers:

    (out of 364 teams)

    Tempo – No. 171 (Offense No. 231 / Defense No. 80)

    Offensive Efficiency – No. 25

    • The Buckeyes hold a 54% effective field goal percentage on the season (No. 61). They’re shooting 37.5% from three (No. 26) and 52.7% on twos (No. 120) on the season.
    • Ohio State has the lowest steals allowed percentage in the country on the offensive end at 6%. Their overall turnover percentage is at 15.6% (No. 66).
    • A lot of production has come from the charity stripe, with free throws attempts at 36.2% of field goal attempts (No. 84). They convert well with a 75% team percentage (No. 82).
    • Offensive rebounding hasn’t improved from the last matchup, as the Buckeyes hold a 28.9% rate on the season (No. 216).

    Defensive Efficiency – No. 51

    • Teams hold a 48.4% effective field goal percentage on the year against OSU (No. 65). Teams are shooting 30.2% on threes (No. 19) and 50.2% on twos (No. 156).
    • Foul trouble continues to be a struggle this year, at least for shooting fouls. Teams are attempting free throws on 40% of their field goal attempts (No. 329). Teams are converting, as free throws make up 23.7% of their point distribution (No. 15).
    • OSU does not force a lot of turnovers, with a 16.8% rate, No. 201.

    OG’s Pick

    Win/Loss Record: 23-4

    It’s the regular season finale of our picks.

    It’s a big matchup for both of these squads as they try to ensure an NCAA Tournament berth. Across multiple media outlets, both teams hover in the last four in or last four bye range. They are also both competing for a Big Ten Tournament bye.  Going to be a lot to play for in Assembly Hall.

    It’s an “end of an era” type of game if you’re Indiana. Mike Woodson will be coaching his last game in Assembly Hall, fifth-year seniors Anthony Leal and Trey Galloway will play at home for the last time, and, Luke Goode, Oumar Ballo and Langdon Hatton also get honored for senior day.

    Let’s give Indiana their storybook ending in what was a roller coaster of a regular season.

    PICK: Indiana 75 – Ohio State 71

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