On the backs of a sizzling hand from Jalen Hood-Schifino (6-of-7 from deep) and a 15-0 run to shut it out, Indiana’s first-half offense helped the Hoosiers to a double-digit lead (16 factors) at halftime.
The Buckeyes by no means bought nearer than 11 the remainder of the way in which.
Whereas Hood-Schifino made some particular person performs for his 3-pointers — a pull-up in transition, a deep look within the pick-and-roll — together with him hitting from the nook on a baseline out-of-bounds play, his three different first-half makes got here attributable to Ohio State sending additional consideration to each Jackson-Davis and Malik Reneau’s submit touches.
And as Jackson-Davis continues to guide Indiana’s break after he pulls down defensive boards, his playmaking expertise additionally got here up massive throughout Indiana’s 15-0 run to finish the half.
Saturday evening’s efficiency (1.32 factors per possession) indicated that Indiana’s offense has lastly arrived within the Jackson-Davis period. His dominance has at all times run the present. However the lefty’s improved passing and playmaking coupled with newfound off-ball motion and elite shotmaking round him makes IU lethal when it’s rolling.
We’ll check out the aforementioned three 3-pointers from Hood-Schifino as nicely a Jackson-Davis help through the 15-0 run within the newest version of Movie Session:
This possession begins with Jackson-Davis bringing the ball down the ground. He executes a dribble handoff right into a display for Miller Kopp on the left wing. Kopp is stopped on his drive, so he passes to Galloway up prime. Jackson-Davis then posts on the left low block, so Hood-Schifino tells Galloway to feed him the ball. Galloway does, then cuts by way of the paint, a transfer we’re persistently seeing Indiana’s perimeter gamers do after coming into the ball to Jackson-Davis.
Hood-Schifino then comes over to the left wing on the exchange. Isaac Likekele digs off Hood-Schifino right down to Jackson-Davis. It’s a easy move again out to Hood-Schifino and he knocks house the 3-pointer.
Hood-Schifino is now hitting 47.2 p.c (17-of-36) from 3-point vary in convention play, which ranks fourth. With Ohio State opting to try to take away Jackson-Davis, it primarily left a 50 p.c 3-point shooter broad open and he made them pay.
This time, we see Reneau enjoying the Jackson-Davis position as Indiana’s senior stole a little bit relaxation earlier than the under-8 timeout. Hood-Schifino enters the ball to Reneau on the suitable low block and this time the dig comes from the highest of the important thing as a substitute of the wing with Roddy Gayle Jr. serving to off Tamar Bates.
So Reaeau makes the move out to Bates. With each Gayle Jr. and Brice Sensabaugh rotating out to Bates, he makes a smart resolution. As an alternative of rising up and firing, he steps in on a drive down the center, additional drawing the protection to him. From there, he passes to Hood-Schifino on the suitable wing, who bangs house one other one.
Selfless play from Bates right here to move up a superb shot for a greater one.
On our third and last Hood-Schifino 3-pointer, we see Jackson-Davis deliver the ball down the ground after a rebound. Due to this, Zed Secret is steps behind him in transition and finally ends up having to select up Hood-Schifino on protection as a substitute of sticking with Jackson-Davis. Key then finds himself drifting right down to the paint as Jackson-Davis makes a transfer within the submit, the gravitational pull of Indiana’s senior an excessive amount of to beat.
Jackson-Davis’ try is nicely off the mark, however he’s in a position to seize the rebound on the opposite aspect of the ring. Key merely sticks within the lane as this occurs, permitting Hood-Schifino loads of daylight past the arc. Jackson-Davis makes the move to him and it’s an excessive amount of floor for Key to make as much as problem the shot. It’s one other triple that falls for Hood-Schifino.
There’s nothing set or deliberate right here from the Hoosiers. Simply Jackson-Davis going to work off a rebound, the protection following him and permitting house for Hood-Schifino to fireside.
On our final play, we once more see Jackson-Davis bringing the ball down the court docket after a rebound. And the setup appears to be like much like our first play from this Movie Session the place he handed off and screened for Kopp. Apart from this time round he’s on the suitable wing and it’s Galloway within the Kopp position.
Anticipating this motion from the Hoosiers, Sensabaugh jumps the handoff, trying to go over Jackson-Davis’ display.
Nevertheless it doesn’t occur.
Galloway cuts backdoor as a substitute and Jackson-Davis throws the move. Galloway goes up and below for the troublesome rating throughout Indiana’s 15-0 run.
Excessive-level stuff from Jackson-Davis right here, working the counter with Galloway to perfection.
Filed to: Ohio State Buckeyes, Trayce Jackson-Davis
