Ohio State forced 21 turnovers but failed to hit their average of 25 points off turnovers, scoring just 20. After a weak first quarter from the starters, Ohio State began the second down 26-17. McGuff opted to play bench players Madison Greene, Elsa Lemmila and Eboni Walker with starters McMahon and Taylor Thierry to attempt a comeback.

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

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.