Halftime Score: Ohio State 38, Indiana 28 I’m really impressed with the Buckeyes defense in the beginning of the first half. They’re hedging screens really well (especially Kyle Young) and recovering from those hedges even better. But the Hoosiers, who were once down 21-6, have significantly cut into the Buckeye lead. Ohio State’s largest lead was 31-15 with 5:21 to play, but a 13-3 run for Indiana over the final stretch of the first half made this game much tighter. The Hoosiers weren’t locked in on the boards early on, but Indiana narrowed that deficit as the half progressed. Ohio State rebounded six of its first nine misses. “They looked like choir boys but they played like a motorcycle gang.” … That’s how ESPN’s Jay Bilas described Chris Holtmann’s teams at Butler and said this Buckeyes exhibits the same toughness. I loved that and for a huge chunk of the…
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