Indiana Hoosiers at Ohio State Buckeyes
· NCAA Men's Basketball
Thornton scores 25, becomes all-time leading scorer for Ohio State as Buckeyes top Indiana 91-78
The Buckeyes (20-11, 12-8) rode a strong shooting performance to the win, making 59% of their shots, 46% from deep, and 88% of their free-throw attempts. Thornton was 7-of-9 from the floor and 9-of-11 from the line. Bynum hauled in nine rebounds to lead all players, along with two steals and one block.
Ohio State shook off a slow start with runs of 6-0 and 8-0 in the first half, scoring 50 before halftime and taking a 17-point lead into the break.
Thornton entered the contest 12 points away from becoming the Buckeyes’ all-time leading scorer, and a 3-pointer with 44 seconds remaining in the first half put him into the Ohio State record book ahead of Dennis Hopson, who was on hand to present Thornton with the ball used to break the record.
Lamar Wilkerson led the Hoosiers (18-13, 9-11) with 18 points on 6-of-15 shooting. Tucker Devries added 17 points and five assists, and Sam Alexis, who hit all five of his shot attempts had 14 points.
Ohio State has earned a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament, and will be either the No. 7 or No. 8 seed. The Buckeyes will open play on Thursday.
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Recent Plays
| 2nd 0:00 | End of Game | 78 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | End of 2nd half | 78 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:00 | Tucker DeVries makes layup | 78 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:05 | Tucker DeVries Defensive Rebound. | 76 - 91 |
| 2nd 0:09 | John Mobley Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper | 76 - 91 |
Statistics
 IU |
 OSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-51 | FG | 29-49 |
| 55 | Field Goal % | 59 |
| 5-18 | 3PT | 11-24 |
| 28 | Three Point % | 46 |
| 17-21 | FT | 22-25 |
| 81 | Free Throw % | 88 |
| 21 | Rebounds | 24 |
| 5 | Offensive Rebounds | 4 |
| 16 | Defensive Rebounds | 20 |
| 15 | Assists | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 6 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 16 | Points Off Turnovers | 13 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 30 |
| 20 | Fouls | 15 |
| 5 | Largest Lead | 24 |
| 1 | Lead Change | 1 |
| 6 | Percent Led | 92 |
Game Information
Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 18,809 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | 19-1 | - | 29-2 |
| Nebraska | 15-5 | 4 | 26-5 |
| Michigan State | 15-5 | 4 | 25-6 |
| Illinois | 15-5 | 4 | 24-7 |
| Wisconsin | 14-6 | 5 | 22-9 |
| Purdue | 13-7 | 6 | 23-8 |
| UCLA | 13-7 | 6 | 21-10 |
| Ohio State | 12-8 | 7 | 20-11 |
| Iowa | 10-10 | 9 | 20-11 |
| Indiana | 9-11 | 10 | 18-13 |
| Minnesota | 8-12 | 11 | 15-16 |
| USC | 7-13 | 12 | 18-13 |
| Washington | 7-13 | 12 | 15-16 |
| Rutgers | 6-14 | 13 | 13-18 |
| Northwestern | 5-15 | 14 | 14-18 |
| Oregon | 5-15 | 14 | 12-20 |
| Maryland | 4-16 | 15 | 12-20 |
| Penn State | 3-17 | 16 | 12-20 |