Hoosiers drop game to Buckeyes

After suffering its first loss at home of the season on Thursday against Minnesota, life didn’t get any better for IU on the road.

The IU men’s basketball team was routed by Ohio State on Sunday, falling 80-63 to the Buckeyes at Value City Arena.

After defeating the then-No. 2 Buckeyes (16-3, 4-2) 74-70 at Assembly Hall on Dec. 31, IU (15-3, 3-3) suffered its worst loss of the season on Sunday.

Leading the way for the Buckeyes was sophomore guard Lenzelle Smith, Jr. with a career-high 28 points. Sunday marked only the second time in which Smith registered double-digit points with the first time coming on Dec. 31 against IU.

IU was led by freshman forward Cody Zeller, who scored 16 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Zeller was the only Hoosier to score a point in the final 15:31 of the first half.

The Hoosiers will look to snap their skid when they travel to Lincoln to take on Nebraska on Wednesday night.