Woodson psychological in final home game as IU wins

BLOOMINGTON, Ind.– Indiana rallied from a 10-point second-half deficit to give head coach Mike Woodson a 66-60 victory over Ohio State on Saturday in his final game at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.Trey Galloway and Malik Reneau scored 16 points each for the Hoosiers( 19-12, 10-10 Big Ten), who finished the routine season in ninth place in the conference and will have a first-round bye in the conference tournament.Woodson, who revealed in

February that he was stepping down from his position at the end of the season, ended up being emotional after the game, noting that his”entire life was formed in this structure.”Editor’s Picks 2 Related”

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quickly, I don’t understand,”Woodson told CBS in a postgame interview.” This revives old memories. My last game on this floor protested Ohio State for the Big 10 title back in 1980.”We have actually had a great deal of ups and downs this year.

We have. However they are rivals. They keep completing. We’ve still got to go attempt to win the Big 10 competition. That’s what’s next. “Woodson later on clarified his remarks about perhaps stepping down prematurely. “There’s constantly gon na be that idea,”Woodson stated.” But at the end of the day, it’s not about me today. It’s still about this group and us going up to Indianapolis and attempting to win the Big Ten tournament.” Micah Parrish scored 19 points and Devin Royal had 13 for Ohio State (17-14, 9-11 Big Ten), which fell to 10th place after Saturday’s loss and will need to play Wednesday, the first day of the conference tournament in Indianapolis.The Associated Press added to this report.