The Minute After: Ohio State

Thoughts on a 66-54 win against the Buckeyes:

For a game, hope is restored.

Indiana looked like a completely different group in this one. After all the questions marks hanging over this team in recent weeks — was the record a mirage? could they ever hit a 3-pointer again? what’s up with this offense? why aren’t they playing harder? — the Hoosiers rose to the occasion in a huge way on Saturday afternoon inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

From the opening tip, Indiana was locked in. There would be no questions about heart or effort. And as Ohio State doubled Trayce Jackson-Davis in the post, Rob Phinisee, starting for the first time all season, knocked down three early 3-pointers. Indiana…