Trey Galloway and Malik Reneau help Indiana overcome 10-point deficit to top Ohio State 66-60

By Canadian Press on March 8, 2025.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Trey Galloway and Malik Reneau scored 16 points each and Indiana erased a 10-point second-half deficit en route to a 66-60 victory over Ohio State on Saturday.

With the win, Indiana (19-12, 10-10 Big Ten) finishes the regular season in ninth place in the conference and will have a first-round bye in the conference tournament. Ohio State (17-14, 9-11 Big Ten) fell to 10th place and will have to play on Wednesday, the first day of the tournament in Indianapolis.

Ohio State scored six quick points to take a 56-51 lead with five minutes left in the second half. The Buckeyes missed three shots and two free throws and turned it over three times in the next four minutes. Two 3-pointers from Galloway sparked a 12-0 run and the Hoosiers led 63-56 heading to the final minute. Galloway finished 3 of 7 from deep.

Indiana made one of two free throws three times in the final minute, but the Buckeyes missed a couple of 3-pointers and committed another turnover. Ohio State’s last made basket came with 5:55 remaining.

Luke Goode, who made 8 of 10 free throws, added 11 points for Indiana. Reneau was 6 for 6 from the line — all in the final seven minutes. Indiana made 23 of 31 free throws (74%) and Ohio State was 10 for 15 (67%).

Micah Parrish scored 19 points and Devin Royal had 13 for Ohio State.

There were three ties and three lead changes in the early going before Ohio State moved out front with a 6-0 run for a 15-9 lead with nine minutes left before halftime. Indiana managed to stay within 29-25 at the break despite opening the game 3-for-18 from the field. ___ Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here. AP college basketball: https://apnews.com/hub/ap-top-25-college-basketball-poll and https://apnews.com/hub/college-basketball

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