Hoosiers Beat Buckeyes in Overtime Thriller

Friday, January 17

Columbus, Ohio

8 p.m.

Indiana University

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Ohio State

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1/17/2025 10:00:00 PM | Men's Basketball

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By Pete DiPrimio
IUHoosiers.com

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Luke Goode refused to let Indiana lose Friday night. Just refused. The senior forward hit big shot after big shot, more than he'd ever made before in 95 career college games.

And then, with everything at stake in overtime at Value City Arena, he hit one more, his fourth 3-pointer, to give the Hoosiers a 77-76 victory over Ohio State.

Goode's career-high 23 points -- five more than he'd ever scored before -- snapped a two-game losing streak and gave the Hoosiers (14-5 overall, 5-3 in the Big Ten) a huge boost.

So did fierce defensive pressure from Anthony Leal, whose block on John Mobley Jr in the final second helped preserve the win. Mobley led Ohio State with 22 points.

"I give my team a lot of credit to come back from the last two games to gut out a game on the road," coach Mike Woodson told Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer.

"Goode hit some big shots when we needed it, and I thought defensively he played his butt off. It was just a solid game. He had a career high in points, and we needed every bit of them.

"Anthony gets a big defensive stop at the end, which was huge."

Center Oumar Ballo added 20 points, 15 rebounds, four assists, two blocks, and a steal.

"Ballo was fantastic," Woodson told Fischer. "I wanted to give him a break in the second half, but the way the game was going, we got a few breaks with timeouts. He hung in there and said he was OK, so I played him all the way through."

Guard Kanaan Carlyle, filling in for foul-troubled Myles Rice, had 13 points.

"I needed it from him, as well," Woodson told Fischer. "We were short-handed. He was fantastic."

Leal started for just the third time in his career, replacing Trey Galloway. Still, Galloway played 35 minutes and had seven points, six assists, and five rebounds. Leal had three rebounds, one assist, and some key defensive plays.

IU's late 14-3 run built a 10-point lead with four minutes left. Ohio State rallied for a 71-71 tie to send the game into overtime.

"We played better in the second half and got that 10-point lead," Woodson told Fischer, "but we didn't close regulation right. We give up a three when we're up three. Our switches were awful. We have to get better in that area. It never should have come to overtime if we had done what we're supposed to do."

The Buckeyes lost their third straight game to fall to 10-8 overall, 2-5 in the Big Ten.

Ballo scored IU's first six points in less than five minutes as the Hoosiers jumped ahead 10-7. Ohio State inched ahead 16-11.

IU forced three turnovers in less than two minutes. Mackenzie Mgbako hit a pair of free throws for an 18-18 tie. Ballo added two baskets for a 22-20 Hoosier lead with seven minutes left in the half.

Ohio State came back with a 7-0 run and pushed ahead 33-26. Three straight Goode free throws cut that lead to four. The Buckeyes reached halftime with a 35-29 lead. Ballo led with 10 points and five rebounds. The Hoosiers were just 1-for-9 on three-pointers and made just one of their last seven shots from the field.

Mgbako opened the second half with a layup. Goode added a pair of free throws and then a 3-pointer to keep IU within range at 39-36. A Ballo free throw got the Hoosiers within two points. A three-point Ballo play made it a one-point game at 41-40 with 16 minutes left in regulation. A Goode 3-pointer pushed IU ahead by two. Another Goode 3-pointer made it a 50-46 Hoosier lead.

A Carlyle three-point play boosted Indiana ahead 59-55 with eight minutes left. A Carlyle layup and Goode baskets of three and two points made it 68-58 with four minutes left.

The Buckeyes went with full-court pressure to close within 70-66 with 2:46 left. Ballo made a free throw. Ohio State tied it at 71-71 on a 3-pointer with 40 seconds left. The Hoosiers missed three short shots in the closing seconds.

Overtime.

Ohio State scored first in the extra period with a layup. IU got a free throw from Carlyle and a basket from Rice for a 74-73 Hoosier lead. Goode's fourth 3-pointer pushed IU ahead 77-76 as the clock ticked under a minute.

It was just enough.

The Hoosiers stay on the road with a trip to Northwestern (11-6, 2-4) on Wednesday. The Wildcats are coming off an overtime win over Maryland.