IUWBB @ Ohio State - 12/12/21 @ 7:00 on BTN

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,180]

No. 10 Indiana will face its fourth ranked opponent when it travels to No. 20 Ohio State on Sunday night. Tip at the Schottenstein Center is set for 7 p.m. ET on Big Ten Network.
 
#10/8 INDIANA (7-2, 0-0 B1G) vs. #20/21 OHIO STATE (7-1, 1-0 B1G)
Sunday, December 12, 2021 • 7 p.m. ET
Schottenstein Center • Columbus, Ohio)
Broadcast: BTN (Matt Schumacker, Christy Winters Scott)
Radio: WHCC 105.1 FM (Austin Render)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast
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ABOUT THE COACHES

Indiana	Ohio State
Teri Moren	Kevin McGuff
Career Record: 354-212 (19th Season)	Career Record: 433-185 (20th Season)
Indiana Record: 155-82 (8th Season)	Ohio State Record: 178-86 (9th Season)

 
ABOUT THE BUCKEYES
Ohio State is fresh off a 94-50 win over Mount St. Mary's on Tuesday night improving to 7-1 overall on the season. Junior guard Jacy Sheldon leads the Buckeyes with 18.6 points per game while senior guard Taylor Mikesell adds 16.3 points along with 14.5 points and a team-high 5.0 rebounds per game from junior forward Rebeka Mikulasikova. OSU is averaging 87.8 points per game, currently the Big Ten's highest scoring offense.
 
SERIES HISTORY
Ohio State leads 60-22
 
LAST MEETING
2/27/21 – W, 87-75 (Columbus)
 
NOTES

• Indiana is coming off a 91-58 win over Fairfield in non-conference action on Thursday night. Junior forward Mackenzie Holmes led the way with 23 points while senior forward Aleksa Gulbe added 21. It tallied a 61.1 field goal percentage, the fifth-highest single game percentage in school history.
• Holmes is leading the way for the Hoosiers this season, averaging 17.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game. All five starters continue to average double figures with senior guard Grace Berger adding 13.6 points and 6.3 rebounds per contest.  
• The Hoosiers are currently ranked third in the Big Ten in scoring defense this year, allowing just 57.2 points per game. They haven't allowed any of their nine opponents to score over 70 points and are coming off back-to-back 30-point victories this week.
• Last time against the Buckeyes, Indiana broke a decade long streak with an 87-75 victory in Columbus on Feb. 27, 2021. The two teams split the regular season series in 2020-21.

 
UP NEXT
Indiana will pause action for finals week and resume play on Sunday, December 19 against Western Michigan in a 1 p.m. ET tip at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

[Aaron 4,318]

We really need this game. There is only several chances for good Big Ten wins (Maryland x2, Iowa x2, @Ohio State, @Michigan). Basically we have a chance at a signature win only six times and this is one of them. The advantage is we should have little trouble finishing in the top 5 of conference minimum and getting an easy bid to NCAA Tournament. The bad news is with the bottom half of the Big Ten so beyond awful we are going to need to get a lot of wins in conference and 2-3 good ones against the above to get the top 4 seed and host.

Everything I have seen so far makes me strongly believe IU is a conference title contender, but we need a few good wins (and this is one of the few chances left) and a lot of conference wins to get where we want to go..

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,180]

Great start if we can keep it up.  Midway through the 1st and we have a 10-2 lead.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,180]

19 - 15 IU lead after 1st Q.  Holmes with 11 pts and Berger 4 reb.  Gulbe and Moore-McNeil each with 2 fouls.  Poole for O$U also 2 fouls.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,180]

Midway thru the 2nd and Hoosiers with a 29-22 lead.  Gulbe, Berger, Waggoner and Moore-McNeil all with 2 fouls.

[mamasa 15,463]

We need to get Holmes inside more, keep drawing fouls

[mamasa 15,463]

Need to get momentum going into 3rd, that’s our weakest quarter. Love how Browne has progressed 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,180]

Poole picked up her third foul.   38-28 with 2:22 left in 2nd Q

[mamasa 15,463]

Miller from O$U seems like she’s been there as long as Patberg has been here lol

[LIHoosier 26,755]

Nice dagger to end the half

[mamasa 15,463]

Good finish to to half 43-29 IU

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,180]

At the half Hoosiers with a 43-29 lead and have played exceptionally well in holding the Buckeyes to 29 pts. when they're averaging over 80/game.

Holmes 13 pts; 3 reb

Cardano-Hillary 13 pts.

Berger 8 pts; 5 reb; 3 asst.

We're shooting 53% FG; 50% on 3s and we've committed just 4 TOs

Sheldon and Poole both with 3 fouls for O$U.  

[mamasa 15,463]

[LIHoosier 26,755]

O$U was this close to making it a game again and IU converted a couple turnovers into layups.

[mamasa 15,463]

Liking this start!

[TheWatShot 14,374]

#5 for OSU should get a flop warning. Twice now she's fallen down after a shot and yelled to try and get a call. 

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,180]

Midway thru the 3rd and our lead is 58-37 and the Hoosiers are putting on a clinic.

[LIHoosier 26,755]

IU's fast break too fast for the BTN camera operator.

[Class of '66 Old Fart 86,180]

We continue to shoot 53% from the floor; O$U 34% and just 3-12 in the 3rd Q.

[LockdownD 2,246]

I love watching this team play. The intensity is killer.