The Hoosiers broke down the Buckeyes' press early. Indiana scored 6 of its first 9 points off fastbreaks. "We weren't matching up correctly," Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff said. " So, then they would throw it ahead and kind of sprint ahead,

Indiana is on the right side of the NCAA Tournament bubble, but only just. In ESPN’s latest women’s bracketology released on Tuesday, the Hoosiers were one of the last teams to avoid a play-in game and were predicted to have a No. 10 seed in the tournament.

The Hoosiers matched the Buckeyes shot for shot to open the game, and broke the patented Ohio State press and avoided a dreaded collapse.