At the Buzzer: Indiana 90, Washington 80

Tayton Conerway takes a shot from deep against Washington.

Quick thoughts on a 90-80 win against Washington:

How it happened

Defense was optional in the first half Sunday night in Assembly Hall. By the first media timeout, Indiana and Washington were tied at 15 and the Hoosiers were 5-for-5 on 3-pointers. The offense never slowed down for the remainder of the half, either. The Hoosiers shot a scorching 18-for-27 from the field (66.7 percent) and were 10-for-10 from the free throw line. The offense was led by Tayton Conerway, who scored 18 points in 14 minutes and Conor Enright, who poured in a season-high 11 points in 16 minutes. Indiana led by as many as 14 points, but the Huskies also had quite a show offensively. Washington shot 5-for-14 on 3s as Quimari Peterson made 3-for-6 from distance and led the Huskies with 11 points. Indiana also limited Washington to just four offensive rebounds and eight second-chance points and went into the locker room leading 52-40.

The Huskies made a move early in the second half, cutting the IU lead to four at 54-50 on a jumper by Desmond Claude with 16:04 left. But the Hoosiers pushed the lead back to 12 at the under-12 media timeout with a 15-7 run that was fueled by the play of freshman Trent Sisley. The freshman from Santa Claus had 10 points during the run to push the lead back to double figures. By the under-eight media timeout, the Hoosiers led 77-63 and a Lamar Wilkerson free throw out of the break extended the lead to 15. The Huskies, however, went on a 6-0 run to cut IU’s lead to 78-69, prompting a timeout from Darian DeVries with 5:54 to play. After Washington cut the lead to six at 78-72 on a Zoom Diallo layup, Wilkerson’s 3-pointer pushed the lead to nine at the final media timeout. But the Huskies would get no closer than six the rest of the way as IU improved to 11-3 overall and 2-1 in Big Ten play.

Standout performers

Wilkerson scored 18 of his game-high 22 points in the second half. He added four rebounds, three assists and a steal in 39 minutes.

Conerway had 18 of his 20 in the first half and played 22 minutes. Enright finished with 12 points and nine assists in 32 minutes. Sam Alexis grabbed a team-high six rebounds.

Statistics that stand out

Indiana scored 1.41 points per possession, shot 12-for-28 on 3-pointers and 16-for-20 from the free-throw line. It was an elite offensive performance for the Hoosiers, who dished out 16 assists and committed only four turnovers.

Up next for IU

Indiana travels to Maryland on Wednesday to take on the Terrapins at the Xfinity Center. Maryland is 7-7 and 0-3 in the Big Ten. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:30 p.m. ET on BTN.

Final IU individual statistics

Final stats for IU-Washington.

Final tempo-free statistics

Final tempo-free stats for IU and Washington.

Assembly Call postgame show

See More: Commentary, Washington Huskies