No.2 Indiana has the hearts set on an outright league title tonight, their first in 20 years, at home against a tough Ohio State.
The once struggling college hoops team has turned it around to remind their faithful of the hold Hoosiers teams. They'll need a big performance from Victor Oladipo and Cody Zeller, who spoke a little about having the opportunity to play with guys committed to the program who have helped show him the ropes.
"They've meant a lot to me," the sophomore leading scorer said. "They've helped me out coming into college and I know (freshman guard) Yogi Ferrell would say the same thing, just bringing us along because they've been through so much. When you're around someone for practices, traveling, and games you get to know each other very well and it's a relationship that I'm sure we'll carry on for the rest of our lives."
Indiana sits at (25-4) with a guaranteed share of the title, but they want more. Seniors will be honored before the game, so expected Assembly Hall to be bouncing with energy.
No.14 Ohio State meanwhile is (21-7) are going to need quite a bit of help to get the share of the title. They'll need to escape Bloomington with a win, beat Illinois, and hope Indiana falls to Michigan. It's not the easiest of paths, but it's also not out of the question. Things have been shaky at the top and a loss against Michigan for Indiana isn't out of the question. Still, Ohio State has to keep focused on the task at hand since there's no point looking forward if they can't get things done tonight.
Make no mistake though, Ohio State knows they have something to play for, and they're going to act like it.
Prediction: It'll be closer than Indiana would like, but they'll still get the win.
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