Big Ten basketball continues Sunday when Indiana hosts Maryland on CBS. This weekend will mark the first and only scheduled meeting between the Big Ten programs this season. Maryland has been one of the hottest teams in the Big Ten since falling to 1-3 in conference play earlier this month.
Indiana is the definition of a bubble team as its inconsistent form both keeps it alive for the NCAA Tournament and holds it back.
SportsLine's model just revealed its college basketball picks for the Indiana Hoosiers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes on Friday night
There will be a lot of new faces for Indiana on the offensive side of the ball, but enough familiar contributors to build around.
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.
Ohio State has lost consecutive two-point games to top-25 teams, most recently a 70-68 defeat at No. 24 Wisconsin on Tuesday night. That same day, Indiana took a 94-69 home loss to No. 18 Illinois that, on the heels of an 85-60 loss at Iowa three days earlier, had Hoosiers fans chanting for coach Mike Woodson to be fired.
Luke Goode hit a 3-pointer and Anthony Leal blocked John Mobley Jr.'s jumper with a second left to secure the Hoosiers' overtime win.
Luke Goode's 3-pointer in OT lifts Indiana past Ohio State 77-76 Luke Goode stroked a 3-pointer with more than a minute left in overtime to give Indiana the lead and Anthony Leal blocked John ...
With Indiana sitting just 79th in adjusted offensive efficiency, it’s going to struggle against a quietly stout Ohio State Buckeyes defense. Ohio State is 29th in adjusted defensive efficiency and holding opponents to 71.1 ppg.
After Oregon sophomore guard Sofia Bell’s missed 3-pointer, it was Indiana women’s basketball’s turn to respond in its first possession of the fourth quarter. The Ducks held momentum as they cut the Hoosiers once 10-point lead to a 2-point lead with a 10-0 run in the middle of the third quarter.
Oumar Ballo has averaged 13.3 points and 14.3 rebounds over the past three games. Over the past four, Mackenzie Mgbako has averaged 4.0 points on 4-of-29 shooting (0-of-15 3-pointers) and 3.8 rebounds.
The Indiana Hoosiers suffer a second consecutive blowout loss, this time at home against Indiana. It gets heated in the closing minutes.