Key Player For Ohio State
Duane Washington is 3 of 14 shooting tonight. Kaleb is 7 of 8. D.J. Carton has been held moot tonight. 19 minutes. No points. Only taken 1 shot. 0-2 at foul line. 3 turnovers, 1 assist, 1 rebound.
— Rob McCurdy (@McMotorsport) January 4, 2020
D.J. Carton. It’s time. With the issues scoring the ball, the athletically gifted freshman point-guard has to start looking for his shot. He’s one of the few on the team that has the first step and explosiveness to create things off the dribble. Things have bogged down recently and look to the Hoosiers to make it another drag-out and physical Big Ten game.
Carton has to take care of the ball, yet be aggressive and assertive enough to be the next known option behind Kaleb Wesson. This team desperately needs him to make that next step soon. Why not Saturday?
How It’ll All Go Down
I don’t know if this team is ready to break out of its funk just yet. Not against an Indiana team that’s having a pretty good year, and not in Bloomington. Ohio State needs to get its confidence back on the offensive end, but it’s not likely to happen in a game that won’t be free-flowing enough to allow for some open looks. If the Buckeyes win, it will be an ugly one. Unfortunately that’s the Big Ten, and this team is still learning how to win the style of game this conference affords.
Final Score
Indiana 68, Ohio State 62
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