Buckeyes continue roll, top Hoosiers

Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell, left, posts up against Indiana's Yogi Ferrell during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Ohio State's D'Angelo Russell, left, posts up against Indiana's Yogi Ferrell during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- D'Angelo Russell scored 22 points and added 10 assists, Jae'Sean Tate added a career-high 20 points, and Ohio State defeated No. 23 Indiana 82-70 Sunday in Value City Arena.

The Buckeyes (16-5, 5-3 Big Ten) won consecutive games for the first time since victories against in-state foes Miami and Wright State on Dec. 22 and 27, respectively. Indiana (15-5, 5-2) had its four-game winning streak snapped despite 26 points from junior guard Kevin "Yogi" Ferrell.

For the second consecutive game, Ohio State Coach Thad Matta replaced senior center Amir Williams with Anthony Lee and sophomore forward Marc Loving with Tate in his starting lineup. Just like in their earlier meeting this season, the Buckeyes pressured the Hoosiers into 15 turnovers. Indiana entered the game averaging 11.1 turnovers per game -- the second-lowest mark in the Big Ten -- while Ohio State's average of 16.6 forced turnovers a game was second-best.

Ohio State turned those 15 turnovers into 26 points in their most-prolific conference game this season. Troy Williams has five turnovers as each Indiana starter committed at least one.

After following their norm of falling behind early, the Buckeyes trailed by eight points less than four minutes into the game before their defensive pressure led to a comeback. An Emmitt Holt free-throw with 11:57 left in the first half put the Hoosiers ahead 19-15, but Ohio State put together a 10-0 run during the next three minutes capped by free-throw from Tate that made it 25-19 with 9:26 remaining.

Indiana broke its drought with a three-pointer from Ferrell at the 6:34 mark, ending a stretch of more than five minutes without a point that saw the Hoosiers miss three shots and turn the ball over five times. Collin Hartman answered Ferrell's three-pointer with one of his own to tie the game at 25 on the ensuing possession, but after the teams traded possessions Tate tipped in his own missed shot to put the Buckeyes ahead for good with 4:40 remaining in the half.

Ferrell scored 18 of his points in the second half.

No. 4 VILLANOVA 71, CREIGHTON 50

VILLANOVA, Pa. -- Darrun Hilliard scored a season-high 24 points to lead No. 4 Villanova over Creighton.

Ryan Arcidiacono added 10 points for the Wildcats (18-2, 5-2 Big East), which rebounded from one of its worst performances of the season -- last Monday's 78-58 defeat at Georgetown.

James Milliken had 13 points for the Bluejays (9-12, 0-8), who lost their ninth consecutive game.

No. 14 WICHITA STATE 74, DRAKE 40

WICHITA, Kan.-- Ron Baker scored 15 points and No. 14 Wichita State breezed past Drake for its 26th consecutive victory in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Tekele Cotton added 10 points for the Shockers (18-2, 8-0). No one played more than 28 minutes for Wichita State.

Reed Timmer topped Drake (4-16, 1-7) with eight points.

No. 20 NORTHERN IOWA 54, ILLINOIS STATE 53

NORMAL, Ill. -- Nate Buss hit a three-pointer with five seconds left and No. 20 Northern Iowa edged Illinois State.

Northern Iowa (18-2, 8-1 Missouri Valley) overcame a 12-point deficit in the final 11 minutes. Seth Tuttle scored 21 for the Panthers and Jeremy Morgan made three steals and blocked a shot down the stretch.

Daishon Knight drove the lane at the end for Illinois State (12-8, 4-4), but his short shot hit the bottom of the rim as the horn sounded.

BUTLER 77, No. 24 SETON HALL 57

INDIANAPOLIS -- Andrew Chrabascz scored 15 of his 16 points in the first half to lead Butler past No. 24 Seton Hall.

Kellen Dunham added 15 points and Roosevelt Jones had 12 and seven rebounds for the Bulldogs (15-6, 5-3 Big East).

Brandon Mobley finished with 15 points and Desi Rodriquez added 12 for the Pirates (13-6, 3-4) in their season-high third consecutive loss.

TOP 25 SEC WOMEN

No. 5 TENNESSEE 59, No. 22 GEORGIA 51

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. -- Jordan Reynolds scored a career-high 15 points and Tennessee came from behind in the second half for a victory over Georgia, which lost leading scorer Shacobia Barbee to an injury.

Barbee got hurt with less than three minutes left in the first half, was helped off the court and walked to the locker room on crutches just before halftime. She didn't return in the second half.

Tennessee (17-3, 7-0 SEC) won despite failing to score in the first eight-plus minutes of the second half, which allowed Georgia to take a 35-30 lead. Georgia (17-4, 5-3) had a scoring drought of its own that lasted nearly seven minutes later in the game.

Isabelle Harrison put Tennessee ahead for good at 47-45 by converting a three-point play with 5:51 remaining.

No. 14 KENTUCKY 83, MISSOURI 69

COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Jennifer O'Neill scored 19 points to pace a balanced attack and Kentucky outlasted Missouri.

Kentucky led 43-40 at the break but Missouri responded and went up 50-48 with 14:07 left. The Wildcats scored the next 11 points, including a three-pointer by Bria Goss, and Missouri never got closer than six points the rest of the way.

Makayla Epps had 18 points and 10 rebounds for Kentucky (16-4, 5-2 SEC). Goss finished with 16, Linnae Harper had 15 points, 10 rebounds and 4 steals and Alexis Jennings contributed 10 points. The Wildcats had 12 steals and forced 22 Missouri turnovers.

Sierra Michaelis led Missouri (11-9, 1-6) with 16 points. Maddie Stock made four three-pointers and finished with 14 points. Morgan Eye added 13 points despite 3-of-12 shooting and Jordan Frericks had 10 points and 13 rebounds.

Sports on 01/26/2015

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