It started with a Tyler Griffey slip and open layup in Champaign. With that bucket, capping off a late Illini surge, the Hoosiers dropped their second conference game and continued the streak of #1 being knocked off for several weeks straight.
That loss, paired with Ohio State’s loss in Ann Arbor on Tuesday night, made both teams incredibly hungry and desperate to keep pace heading into this top ten matchup in Columbus. The crowd was mighty, the atmosphere was intense, and Deshaun Thomas showed up in a big way, but Indiana’s three-man attack of Cody Zeller, Victor Oladipo, and Christian Watford combined for 70 points as IU shot 53% on their way to a 81-68 victory in The Schott.
It wasn’t so much any particular aspect of the game you can point to regarding how Indiana pulled this one off. Sure, they outscore the Bucks on the three-point arc and at the foul line while shooting over 50%, but more than anything it was their three best players playing at an extremely high level. IU simpl...
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Tyler Griffey,
Deshaun Thomas,
Cody Zeller,
Victor Oladipo,
Christian Watford,
Amir Williams,
Trey McDonald,
LaQuinton Ross,
Aaron Craft,
Jordan Hulls,
J.R. Smith
TEAMS: New York Knicks, Illinois Fighting Illini, Ohio State Buckeyes, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan State Spartans
TEAMS: New York Knicks, Illinois Fighting Illini, Ohio State Buckeyes, Indiana Hoosiers, Michigan State Spartans
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