[College Sports News]

Ohio State opens one of the more difficult stretches of its 2006-07 schedule when Indiana travels to Columbus Tuesday for the Big Ten opener for both teams. The game is one of four-consecutive nationally-televised contests featuring the Buckeyes and teams that participated in the 2006 NCAA Tournament. After the IU game, a matchup televised by ESPN (8 p.m.), Ohio State travels to Illinois (ESPN, 2 p.m., Jan. 6), to No. 4 Wisconsin (ESPN, 9 p.m., Jan. 9) and then returns home for a CBS game with Tennessee Jan. 13 (1 p.m.).

Ohio State Opens Big Ten Play at Home vs. Indiana

[College Sports News]

Greg Oden scored 19 points, Othello Hunter had 14 and both provided key defensive stops down the stretch to help No. 6 Ohio State beat Indiana 74-67 on Tuesday night, spoiling Hoosiers coach Kelvin Sampson's first Big Ten game.

Buckeyes Get Past Indiana, Win 74-67