On Friday at Ohio State, Indiana got a passing grade for effort, but it was an open question until the bitter end as to whether they would pass the test to finish the Buckeyes off

The game never needed to get there in the first place. Ohio State once again had large stretches of sloppy play. The Buckeyes turned the ball over at inopportune times, allowed too many offensive rebounds, and had too many befuddling offensive possessions.

Indiana basketball and Ohio State went down to the wire for a second straight year at the Schottenstein Center. The Buckeyes erased a 10-point lead in the final five minutes and John Mobley Jr. hit a 3-pointer to force overtime with 40 seconds to go.

For Ohio State, it was critical to avoid falling to 2-5 in Big Ten play before heading to Mackey Arena next week. For Indiana, it was critical to win this game to calm down the ra