Film Session: Northwestern
While Smith didn’t look great on that last play, here he’s locked in on defense as the Hoosiers mounted their comeback. He cuts off Kopp’s baseline drive:
As Kopp cuts and drives to the painted area, Smith sticks right with him:
All Kopp can muster is a tough fadeaway that Smith contests hard:
The shot misses and Joey Brunk grabs the rebound. Brunk passes it to Armaan Franklin:
Franklin brings the ball up the court. Jackson-Davis is in an all-out sprint:
Jackson-Davis posts on Nance as Franklin has the ball across the timeline now:
Franklin dribbles in and gets a good angle on the pass as Jackson-Davis gets position on Nance:
He catches with a little space:
And scores:
This type of quick rim-running score was a big part of Indiana’s offense earlier in the season, but has fallen off some against better competition. Jackson-Davis’ dead sprint shows Indiana started really bringing it during this segment of the game.
Category: Film Session
Filed to: Justin Smith, Northwestern Wildcats