Indiana Secures Big Ten TournamentBye with 66-60 Win Over Ohio State

The Hoosiers rallied from a 10-point deficit in the second half to clinch the No. 9 seed, while Ohio State faces a tougher path as the No. 10 seed.

• Indiana's Trey Galloway and Malik Reneau each scored 16 points, leading a late 12-0 run to overcome Ohio State's 10-point second-half lead.
• The victory gives Indiana (19-12, 10-10 Big Ten) the No. 9 seed and a second-round bye in the Big Ten Tournament, while Ohio State (17-14, 9-11) will play in the first round as the No. 10 seed.
• Ohio State's NCAA Tournament hopes are now uncertain, as they must win five games in five days to secure the conference's automatic bid.
• Indiana's win likely solidifies their at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament and marks the final home game for head coach Mike Woodson, who will step down after this season.
• Ohio State struggled offensively, shooting just 38.2% from the field and missing 18 of 26 three-point attempts, despite a strong 19-point performance from Micah Parrish.

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