BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Feb. 10 (UPI) -- No. 16 Ohio State raced to a 34-20 halftime lead Wednesday and cruised to a 69-52 Big Ten Conference victory at Indiana, its fourth in a row.
William Buford's 21 points, seven rebounds and four assists led OSU's regular-season sweep against the Hoosiers.
Dallas Lauderdale scored 14 with eight rebounds, Kyle Madsen had a career-high 11 points, and Evan Turner scored 10 with seven rebounds and six assists for the Buckeyes (19-6, 6-3), who have won their last eight Big Ten encounters.
The Buckeyes were out-rebounded 34-30, but sank 13-of-16 free throw attempts. They held a double-digit lead the entire second half.
Christian Watford led Indiana with 15 points and seven rebounds.
Jordan Hulls added 13 and Verdell Jones III scored 11 but also had five of the Hoosiers' 13 turnovers.
Indiana (9-14, 3-8), shot just 37 percent en route to its fourth straight loss.
