The game never needed to get there in the first place. Ohio State once again had large stretches of sloppy play. The Buckeyes turned the ball over at inopportune times, allowed too many offensive rebounds, and had too many befuddling offensive possessions.

After four lead changes, Indiana forward Luke Goode capped off a career-night with the go-ahead 3-pointer with 1:07 left on the clock in overtime to help his team escape with a 77-76 win. It was a much needed victory for a Hoosiers team (14-5; 5-3 Big Ten) that had been blown out in their previous two games.

The Indiana Hoosiers (13-5, 4-3 Big Ten) and the Ohio State Buckeyes (10-7, 2-4) meet Friday at Schottenstein Center in Columbus. Tip-off is scheduled for 8 p.m. ET (FOX). Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsb

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Indiana has its second Quad 1 win of the season and potentially a spark of life that many didn’t think possible after the last two games. Here’s Three Things we learned: Luke Goode first made headlines this week during the press conference after the Illinois game,