National Basketball Association
Indiana 81, Ohio St. 68
When: 1:00 PM ET, Sunday, February 10, 2013
Where: Schottenstein Center, Columbus, Ohio
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Tom Eades, # Gene Steratore
Attendance:
18809
By SportsDirect Inc.
No. 1 Indiana 81, No. 10 Ohio State 68: Victor Oladipo scored a career-high 26 points as the Hoosiers rebounded from a surprising loss earlier in the week with a road win over the Buckeyes.
Cody Zeller added 24 points while Christian Watford tallied 20 points for Indiana (21-3, 9-2 Big Ten), which won its first road game against a ranked opponent since Jan. 13, 2002, after Thursday’s stunning two-point loss at Illinois.
Deshaun Thomas finished with 26 points for Ohio State (17-6, 7-4), which had not lost consecutive games over the last 121 contests – the longest such streak in the country.
A layup from Watford gave the Hoosiers a lead they did not relinquish with 7:21 left in the first half, but Indiana did not pull away until the second half when Oladipo scored seven points during a 19-7 run that turned a 43-39 advantage into a 16-point cushion with 9:30 remaining.
Ohio State could get no closer than eight points after that as the Hoosiers shot 53.1 percent from the floor – the highest mark allowed by the Buckeyes this season.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Indiana won for the first time in its last three tries against Ohio State as the top-ranked team in the country. The Buckeyes, who are 9-10 all-time against No. 1 opponents, defeated a top-ranked Hoosier team in 1983 and 1993. …The 81 points surrendered by Ohio State was its most since allowing 84 in a win over Purdue last season. … The Hoosiers continued their hot shooting from the free-throw line, going 22-of-28 Sunday. Over the last four games, they are 76-of-87 (87.4 percent).
Top Game Performances
Indiana |
|
Ohio St. |
Victor Oladipo 26 |
Scoring |
Deshaun Thomas 26 |
Jordan Hulls 4 |
Assists |
Shannon Scott 4 |
Victor Oladipo 8 |
Rebounds |
Evan Ravenel 7 |
Victor Oladipo 9 |
Free Throws Made |
Deshaun Thomas 8 |
Victor Oladipo 2 |
Steals |
Shannon Scott 2 |
Cody Zeller 1 |
Blocks |
Evan Ravenel 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Indiana
|
81 |
53.1 |
7-18 |
22-28 |
11 |
30 |
1 |
3 |
10 |
Ohio St.
|
68 |
42.4 |
3-13 |
15-20 |
9 |
30 |
4 |
4 |
12 |