Ohio State’s Jai’Sean Tate, left, drives the baseline against Indiana’s Nick Zeisloft during the second half Sunday. Ohio State won 82-70. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete) COLUMBUS — After a tough win Thursday at Northwestern, coach Thad Matta was hesitant to say that Ohio State might be hitting its stride. Sunday afternoon, Matta was willing to grant that things are trending in that direction. Freshman D’Angelo Russell scored 22 points and added 10 assists for his second double-double of the season and the Buckeyes (16-5, 5-3 Big Ten) knocked off No. 23 Indiana 82-70 in front of 17,322 fans at Value City Arena for their first winning streak in conference play. “Let’s see what we can do from here,” Matta said. “Today was a step in the right direction.” The Hoosiers (15-5, 5-2) hit their first eight shots of the game but committed 15 turnovers as their four-game winning streak was snapped despite 26 points from junior guard Kevin “Yogi” Ferrell. The Buckeyes weathered the early storm and pushed their lead as high as 10 in the first half and it was Russell who quelled the final Hoosier threat. After a Ferrell jumper made it 56-50 with 10:26 remaining in the game, Russell knocked down a pair of 3-pointers while battling leg cramps to double Ohio State’s lead with 8:58 remaining. Indiana got no closer than seven points for the remainder of the game…
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