Indiana followed a damaging loss to Penn State with its most important win to date, beating No. 12 Ohio State 67-51 to earn its first victory over a ranked opponent this season and its first Quadrant 1 win according to the NET rankings. The Hoosiers improve to 10-3 overall, 2-2 in the Big Ten with the biggest plus so far on their NCAA tournament resume. The Buckeyes fall to 9-3, 3-1. Here are three reasons why it happened. Trayce Jackson-Davis responded Though Indiana All-American center Trayce Jackson-Davis was Indiana’s only scorer in double figures in Sunday’s loss to Penn State with 20 points, coach Mike Woodson called him out for the the fact that he only had five rebounds in a game in which the Hoosiers had a -10 rebound margin. He also pointed out that Jackson-Davis was 8 of 18 from the field and missed some chippies that would…
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