National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Ohio St. 67, Indiana 58
When: 9:00 PM ET, Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Where: Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
Officials: # Gene Steratore, # Ted Valentine, # Terry Wymer
Attendance: 17472
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No. 13 Ohio State 67, No. 2 Indiana 58: Deshaun Thomas had 18 points and eight rebounds and the visiting Buckeyes prevented the Hoosiers from clinching the Big Ten title.

Aaron Craft scored 10 of his 15 points in the second half to help Ohio State (22-7, 12-5 Big Ten) pull within one game of Indiana in the conference race.

Cody Zeller scored 17 points and Christian Watford added 12 for the Hoosiers (25-5, 13-4). Big Ten Player of the Year candidate Victor Oladipo had just seven points and the Hoosiers shot only 39.6 percent from the field.

Ohio State led 28-25 at halftime but trailed 39-34 five-plus minutes into the second half before seizing control with a 27-11 surge over the ensuing 11-plus minutes. The Hoosiers trailed 52-50 with 6:10 left before the Buckeyes ripped off nine straight points and completed the run on a dunk by Lenzelle Smith Jr. to take an 11-point lead with 3:15 to play.

Indiana made a last-ditch run and cut Ohio State’s lead to 64-58 on a 3-pointer by Jordan Hulls with 37.3 seconds left. Thomas made two free throws and Smith hit one as the Buckeyes sealed the victory.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Ohio State has won eight of the past 10 meetings. … Indiana’s 11-point deficit was its largest of the season. … Craft and Shannon Scott each had four steals for the Buckeyes.
Top Game Performances
 
Ohio St.   Indiana
Deshaun Thomas 18 Scoring Cody Zeller 17
Aaron Craft 4 Assists Cody Zeller 3
Deshaun Thomas 8 Rebounds Victor Oladipo 6
Deshaun Thomas 5 Free Throws Made Cody Zeller 7
Aaron Craft 4 Steals Remy Abell 1
LaQuinton Ross 2 Blocks Victor Oladipo 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Ohio St. 67 45.8 2-8 11-16 9 34 7 8 8
Indiana 58 39.6 6-15 10-13 9 28 4 2 12