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Ohio State at Indiana, Friday, 23 Feb 2018, 8 PM, FS1

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What to watch for: Ohio State

Indiana’s second matchup this season against Ohio State tips on Friday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and we’re taking a look at three things to watch for in the rematch in lieu of our traditional game preview.

The matchup with the Buckeyes will be broadcast on FS1 at 8 p.m. ET with Aaron Goldsmith and Len Elmore on the call.

· Can the Hoosiers slow down Keita-Bates Diop? Keita Bates-Diop looked like a lock for the Big Ten player of the year award a few weeks ago, but the redshirt junior has hit a wall over his last three games.

Given the recent slide by Bates-Diop and Michigan State’s surge to the Big Ten title, the conference player of the year voting could be a lot more interesting than originally thought.

The 6-foot-7 forward is averaging just 11 points and 6.7 rebounds over his last three contests. Bates-Diop has eight turnovers in that span and is shooting just 30.7 percent from the field.

Bates-Diop was terrific in the first matchup between the two teams back on Jan. 30 as he finished with 13 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in 32 minutes.

If Indiana is going to claim its second win over a ranked opponent this season, keeping Bates-Diop mired in his current slump is a major key.

· Big Ten tournament seeding on the line: Indiana can be no worse than the No. 7 seed in next week’s Big Ten tournament in New York City, but the Hoosiers also have chance to clinch the No. 6 spot with a win.

How can the Hoosiers move up? Either with a win over Ohio State on Friday or a Penn State loss at Nebraska on Sunday.

If IU beats Ohio State and Purdue wins out, the Buckeyes will be the No. 3 seed. Purdue’s remaining games are tonight at Illinois and at home against Minnesota on Sunday.

That scenario could set up a rematch between the Hoosiers and Buckeyes in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten tournament if Indiana can win its Thursday matchup.

· Senior night always produces a special atmosphere: Senior night is always a special occasion at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall and this year should be no different as the program honors five outgoing players.

Entire article: http://www.insidethehall.com/2018/02/22/what-to-watch-for-ohio-state/
 
Game will be interesting because we might see them again next Friday depending on the outcome of this weekend's games and the first two rounds of the Big Ten tournament.

McRoberts will probably guard Bates-Diop and he is very physical. Keita will have to play through that physicality for the Buckeyes to win.
 
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THE GHOSTS OF COACHES PAST HAUNT THE BUCKEYES AND THE HOOSIERS, BUT ONE SCHOOL SEEMS OKAY WITH IT

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I do not enjoy Tom Crean, for one very specific and maybe slightly petty reason.



Back in March of 2013, Ohio State played a Crean-coached Indiana team that was ranked second in the country, and beat them in Bloomington on senior night. Nice. Anyway, the game started at nine at night, and instead of using any of the other 21 perfectly acceptable hours of that day to honor their seniors, Crean and company went ahead and decided that the festivities would happen after the game, and then presumably took a nice little spritz because he didn't appear before the media until 1:37 am. I know this, because our friend Kyle Rowland recorded the time for posterity.



Some things to keep in mind about this are that A) a lot of the beat writers are obligated to stay and get quotes from both coaches, no matter how long that takes, B) Crean had a reputation for making reporters wait for a long time on several different occasions, C) most of the Ohio State writers didn't have Bloomington accommodation and were planning on driving back to the Columbus area that night, and D) there was a late season snowstorm bearing down on the Ohio Valley. All of which meant that a lot of very annoyed and tired writers were stuck contending with a petulant coach and dangerous road conditions over the course of one really long night.

Here's a fun picture of the 2012-2013 Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team posing with a trophy they won as regular season Big Ten champions, right after getting kicked in the ass by Thad Matta and the Buckeyes. Note the time stamp:



I will concede that I'm maybe making a little too much of this. Crean probably wasn't thinking about anyone but his players that night. Which means that no, he isn't history's greatest monster, but he is a giant tool, as evidenced by this possibly apocryphal and out of context quote from Crean about his high school playing days:

"I didn't play a lot, although my coach called me his biggest tool, but I knew I wanted to coach."

See? A good sign of a guilty conscience is when people start to tell on themselves.

Regardless, Tom Crean got his just desserts a mere five years later, as he got fired for diminishing returns coaching one of the most blue-blood basketball programs in the nation. The truth is that Crean really didn't do a completely horrible job at Indiana; he won a couple of Big Ten titles and made the Sweet Sixteen three times. On the other hand, he also didn't field a team with a winning record until his fourth season in Bloomington, and won 20 games only four times in nine seasons. That's not going to keep you gainfully employed at a school that's been looking for the next Bob Knight for the last 20 years.

Entire article: https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...he-hoosiers-but-one-school-seems-okay-with-it
 
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How to watch No. 16 Ohio State at Indiana: Preview, game time, live streaming online

The Buckeyes look to close out the regular season on a high note against the Hoosiers.

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Despite all-but losing out on the Big Ten regular season title, the Ohio State Buckeyes head into their regular season finale as one of the best teams in the conference as they face the Indiana Hoosiers this evening in Bloomington, Ind.

Earlier this week, the Buckeyes bounced back after two-straight losses for a 79-52 win over Rutgers on Senior Night in Columbus. Junior point guard C.J. Jackson led all scorers with 18 points on the night, with a total of 11 players putting up points for the Buckeyes. It was an impressive win on an emotional night, as Buckeye nation honored four seniors--Jae’Sean Tate, Kam Williams, Keita Bates-Diop (redshirt junior) and Andrew Dakich (graduate transfer)--who have made a strong impact in their final season with the program.

The performance was a far cry from what the Buckeyes were able to produce in games against Penn State and Michigan last week, when the offense struggled to find a rhythm and when Bates-Diop, previously thought to be the runaway candidate for Big Ten Player of the Year, struggled immensely against physical defenses. Despite the losses, Ohio State is having its best conference season since 2011. Even while dropping two of their last three, the Buckeyes are one game back from Michigan State in the conference standings with a 14-3 record in the Big Ten and a 23-7 overall record on the season.

Indiana, meanwhile, is sitting at 16-13 on the season, including 9-8 in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers are seventh in the conference standings, six games back from conference leader Michigan State. First-year head coach Archie Miller has improved things marginally for the Hoosiers this season after the departure of long-time head coach Tom Crean at the conclusion of the 2016-17 season when Crean was fired after spending nine seasons with the Hoosiers. In his final year, Crean went 7-11 in-conference.

In their last meeting at the end of January, Ohio State led the Hoosiers for nearly the entire game on the way to a 71-56 win. Tate led the Buckeyes with 16 points on the night with four players scoring in double figures. It was the first game following Ohio State’s first loss of the conference season to Penn State, and the Buckeyes responded with a vengeance. Even with an intervening matchup against Rutgers earlier in the week, Ohio State will need to bring the same sort of intensity to Bloomington as it looks ahead to the Big Ten Tournament next week.

Numbers to know

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How many turnovers Indiana had against Nebraska. Of these, 11 were committed by the Hoosiers’ starting guards, including six from sophomore Devonte Green. Nine first half turnovers directly translated to 11 points for the Huskers in a game which Indiana only lost by nine. Turnovers have been an issue for the Hoosiers all season, but one that has been wildly inconsistent. While Indiana committed just 10 against Iowa, they gave up 18 versus Illinois (granted, Illinois is one of the best teams in the nation in forcing turnovers). IU is averaging 13 on the season, slightly worse than Ohio State’s 12, but an improvement over last season’s 15. The last time the two teams faced off, however, Indiana had just eight turnovers to the Buckeyes’ 14.

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The days of rest that Ohio State will have before their first game in the Big Ten Tournament after facing Indiana tonight. In a season with a compressed conference schedule, there has been little time for days off. The Big Ten Tournament starts next week in Madison Square Garden a full week ahead of its normal schedule, which means that teams have had to play more games in less time. Perhaps it is good practice for the NCAA Tournament, but it will certainly help the Buckeyes--who at one point played three games in six days--to have a short break before facing the rest of the Big Ten in the conference tournament. Ohio State cannot go lower than the No. 3 seed in the tournament, which means that the team will play its first tournament game March 2, while lower seeds will have to play as early as Feb. 28.

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Indiana’s free throw percentage. That’s 13th in the Big Ten and 334th nationally. For a team whose scoring margin has been just +2.1 per game this season, those critical missed free throws mean the difference between wins and losses. Ohio State, meanwhile, has been shooting 73 percent from the line, led by C.J. Jackson’s 81.4 percent shooting. While the Hoosiers’ loss to the Buckeyes earlier this season was not that razor thin, IU still only went 10-for-18 from the free throw line, while Ohio State was 8-of-10. In their last meeting, Ohio State was able to control every aspect of that game so that it did not come down to free throws, but in a game in Bloomington at the end of a long regular season, Ohio State will need to maintain the edge from the line.

Entire article: https://www.landgrantholyland.com/2...diana-preview-game-time-live-streaming-online
 
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Most important thing to me tonight is getting out of there healthy. Bucks have looked fatigued at times late in the season, so the week off will do us good.

But it would be nice to sweep these clowns.
 
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Men’s Basketball: No. 16 Ohio State’s regular season comes to an end against Indiana with future uncertain

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Just over a week ago, the No. 16 Ohio State men’s basketball team controlled its own destiny.

Win the remaining of its four games, and Ohio State would have won the outright Big Ten regular-season championship and entered the conference tournament as the No. 1 seed. Now, the Buckeyes (23-7, 14-3 Big Ten) will face Indiana (16-13, 9-8 Big Ten) at 8 p.m. Friday with its fate in doubt.

No. 2 Michigan State could beat Wisconsin Saturday on the road and win the outright Big Ten title. A loss for the Spartans gives the Buckeyes a share of the title. However, a third loss in four games in front of a hostile crowd in Assembly Hall would end all possibility for a Big Ten title.

Projected Starters

Indiana

G — Devonte Green — Sophomore, 6-foot-3, 186 lbs., 7.9 ppg, 2.1 rpg, 2.7 apg

G — Robert Johnson — Senior, 6-foot-3, 195 lbs., 14.0 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 2.6 apg

F — Zach McRoberts — Junior, 6-foot-6, 205 lbs., 2.5 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 1.3 apg

F — Justin Smith — Freshman, 6-foot-6, 220 lbs., 6.2 ppg, 3.2 rpg, 0.2 apg

C — Juwan Morgan — Junior, 6-foot-7, 230 lbs., 16.5 ppg, 7.3 rpg, 1.4 apg

Ohio State

G — C.J. Jackson — Junior, 6-foot-1, 175 lbs., 12.4 ppg, 3.8 rpg, 3.9 apg

F — Jae’Sean Tate — Senior, 6-foot-4, 185 lbs., 12.6 ppg, 6.2 rpg, 2.9 apg

F — Andre Wesson — Sophomore, 6-foot-6, 220 lbs., 2.9 ppg, 1.7 rpg, 1.2 apg

F — Keita Bates-Diop — Redshirt junior, 6-foot-7, 235 lbs., 19.0 ppg, 8.7 rpg, 1.6 apg

C — Kaleb Wesson — Freshman, 6-foot-9, 270 lbs., 11.0 ppg, 5.2 rpg, 1.1 apg

From favorites to long-shots

Ohio State had a clear path to an outright regular-season title and top seed in the conference tournament. The Buckeyes still had a pair of potentially challenging matchups ahead, facing both Penn State — the only Big Ten loss it had previously suffered — and then-No. 22 Michigan on the road down the stretch. But after beating then-No. 3 Purdue, the road did not seem as daunting.

“We still kind of control our own destiny at this point,” sophomore center Micah Potter said on Feb. 10.

The Buckeyes lost both games, and thus the control of their own destiny. They slid to second in the Big Ten behind Michigan State and now both need to beat Indiana Friday and need Michigan State to lose to Wisconsin.

Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann said he never wanted anyone on his team to look ahead to what could potentially lie ahead given the tough season-ending stretch, but junior guard C.J. Jackson maintained that the thought of the title is always in the back of the players’ minds.

“You come here to win championships, and that’s what we wanted to do,” Jackson said. “Obviously we dropped those two last week and it hurt us in the standings part. But mentally in the locker room, we still have the same goal in mind. Take the floor tomorrow, get ready to play against a hungry Indiana team. So that’s all we can control at this point.”

Though the Buckeyes’ regular-season title hopes now look all but lost, the team is still looking at both what it has accomplished and what remains on the table. Ohio State has rebounded from what was an abysmal 2016-17 campaign and is now in a position to enter the Big Ten tournament as a top-two seed and reach the NCAA Tournament likely anywhere between a No. 6 or No. 3 seed.

“I think it’s been wildly successful, but we’re hungry to do more and see what this group can be,” Holtmann said. “We have improvements to make and I have to do a better job and our players have to do a better job in a lot of areas and that’s what our focus is.”

Ohio State could still enter the tournament as a No. 3 seed if it loses to Indiana and both Purdue and Michigan State win on Saturday.

Entire article: https://www.thelantern.com/2018/02/...an-end-against-indiana-with-future-uncertain/
 
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