Postgame Notes: No. 16 Ohio State 80, Indiana 78

Feb. 23, 2018

POSTGAME NOTES
No. 16 Ohio State 80 (24-7, 15-3 B1G), Indiana 78 (16-14, 9-9 B1G)
Feb. 23, 2018
Assembly Hall– Bloomington, Ind.

GAME/SERIES

The game marked the 184th meeting between Ohio State and Indiana.
The Buckeyes trail all-time series with the Hoosiers 105-79.
Indiana leads the series 63-26 when playing in Bloomington.
The Buckeyes are 22-15 when they enter the game ranked in the Top 25.
Ohio State is 6-3 all-time against Indiana when the game is decided in overtime. The last game being an 87-83 loss Feb. 2, 1994 in Bloomington.
Ohio State is 2-0 in double-overtime games against Indiana with the other being a 97-95 victory in Columbus Feb. 17, 1991.
Ohio State is 1-1 in overtime games this season.

TEAM

Ohio State is guaranteed at least the No. 2 seed in the Big Ten Tournament pending the final conference games this weekend.
Ohio State is 2-0 this season when tied at the half.
The Buckeyes are 19-3 this season when outrebounding their opponent. They outrebounded the Hoosiers 41-35 in the contest.
Ohio State is 2-2 this season in games decided by three or less points.
Ohio State is 10-1 in games in which Keita Bates-Diop records a double-double this season, and 16-1 all-time in such contests.

The game marked the fifth time Chris Holtmann has faced Indiana in his career. Holtmann holds a 3-2 record in these contests.
Holtmann’s is now one win shy of tying his career-high for wins in a season (Butler, 2016/17).

Keita Bates-Diop scored 24 points while adding 14 rebounds, four assists, four blocks, and two steals in the contest.
Bates-Diop recorded his 18th career double-double, and his 12th of the season.
Bates-Diop’s 24 points bring his career total to 1,195 and move him past Lawrence Funderburke (1,179) for the 38th spot on Ohio State’s all-time scoring list. Bates-Diop now trails Luke Wittie (1,211) by just 16 points for the 37th spot on the list.

Jae’Sean Tate scored 12 points, while adding five rebounds, six assists, a block and a steal.
Tate’s six assists ties his career high.
Tate’s 12 points give him 1,483 for his career. He needs three points to reach Jerry Francis (1,486) the 20th spot on Ohio State’s all-time scoring list.

Kam Williams scored 15 points, adding two rebounds, and a steal.
Williams’ 15 points give him 1,006 points for his career, and make him the 56th player in Ohio State history to score 1,000 career points.