Five takeaways from Indiana’s win against Ohio State

Indiana finished the regular season with a 66-60 win against Ohio State on Saturday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The Hoosiers are 19-12 overall, concluded Big Ten play with a 10-10 mark and will play Oregon next week in the Big Ten tournament.

Here are five takeaways from the win against the Buckeyes:

Defense carries Indiana in the final five minutes

It was an afternoon to forget offensively for IU basketball. The Hoosiers shot just 35.2 percent from the field, 25 percent on 3s and never got in rhythm for a sustained period.

After Ohio State grabbed a one-point lead at 52-51 on a Devin Royal layup, Indiana’s defense took over. That Royal layup was the last field goal of the game for the…