On Friday at Ohio State, Indiana got a passing grade for effort, but it was an open question until the bitter end as to whether they would pass the test to finish the Buckeyes off

The game never needed to get there in the first place. Ohio State once again had large stretches of sloppy play. The Buckeyes turned the ball over at inopportune times, allowed too many offensive rebounds, and had too many befuddling offensive possessions.

Ohio State has lost consecutive two-point games to top-25 teams, most recently a 70-68 defeat at No. 24 Wisconsin on Tuesday night. That same day, Indiana took a 94-69 home loss to No. 18 Illinois that,

These two teams have been on a downturn recently. Indiana has more talent than Ohio State, but they have not hit their ceiling. Then, Ohio State had a lot of potential but has not hit any of it this year.