Amanda Foster is a writer for Inside the Hall who covers men's and women's basketball. Follow her on Twitter.

Lack of intensity, energy hurt Indiana in 79-59 blowout loss at Purdue

  • Amanda Foster 02/10/2024 11:48 pm  
 

Anthony Leal waved his arms around like a swarm of bugs was attacking him, but he was just trying to communicate with his teammates. Braden Smith blew a kiss to the Indiana bench after making a layup. Kel’el Ware looked ...

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Indiana falters against Ohio State’s press and falls 74-69

  • Amanda Foster 02/04/2024 6:04 pm  
 

COLUMBUS, Ohio – 10 minutes. 10 points. 11 turnovers. It was a game Indiana could have won. It was a game Indiana would have won if they had played consistently. If only they had a little bit more intensity. If ...

Experience and leadership propel Indiana to first-ever win at Maryland

  • Amanda Foster 02/01/2024 8:09 am  
 

At the end of the third quarter, Indiana gathered in a huddle near the bench. As usual, Teri Moren sat with her players in a semicircle with a whiteboard and marker in hand, ready to coach them into the fourth ...

Indiana overcomes injuries to gut out a 74-68 win against Iowa

  • Amanda Foster 01/31/2024 7:51 am  
 

Mackenzie Mgbako stood with his hands on his head. Anthony Leal gestured to his teammates to get in closer to each other to block the cameras out. Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall was silent, save for some scattered whispers. Xavier Johnson ...

Video: Mike Woodson, IU players react to win against Iowa

  • Amanda Foster 01/30/2024 9:58 pm  
 

Mike Woodson, Anthony Leal and Gabe Cupps addressed the media following Indiana’s 74-68 win against Iowa on Tuesday at Assembly Hall. Watch their postgame reaction below:

News and notes from Mike Woodson’s radio show

  • Amanda Foster 01/30/2024 7:53 am  
 

Mike Woodson made his weekly radio appearance on “Inside Indiana Basketball with Mike Woodson” Monday night for the final episode in the month of January. IU’s third-year coach recapped Indiana’s close loss to Illinois and previewed Tuesday’s game against Iowa. ...

No stranger to adversity, Indiana women’s basketball is digging deep and trusting each other

  • Amanda Foster 01/24/2024 8:04 am  
 

Chloe Moore-McNeil has seen this before. She’s seen her team suffer demoralizing losses and work hard to bounce back. She’s seen her teammates sustain injuries and go through the rehabilitation processes to return to the floor. She’s seen how her ...

Indiana basketball falls to Purdue 87-66 in a disappointing display at Assembly Hall

  • Amanda Foster 01/17/2024 7:38 am  
 

The band was playing at top volume. The cheerleaders were throwing stunts and yelling cheers on the court. The fans were leaving Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Was it the final minutes of Tuesday night’s game, or was it halftime? It ...

Indiana suffers sobering 84-57 loss at Iowa

  • Amanda Foster 01/14/2024 8:13 am  
 

The first meeting of the 2023-24 season between the No. 14 Hoosiers and the No. 3 Hawkeyes was full of questions entering the game. Winter storms and hazardous weather conditions across the Midwest changed the narrative in the few days ...

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Video: Mike Woodson, IU players react to win against Minnesota

  • Amanda Foster 01/12/2024 9:21 pm  
 

Mike Woodson, Kel’el Ware and Mackenzie Mgbako addressed the media following Indiana’s 74-62 win against Minnesota on Friday at Assembly Hall. Watch their postgame reaction below:

Indiana looking to build off win against Penn State in preparing to face Caitlin Clark, Iowa

  • Amanda Foster 01/12/2024 7:47 am  
 

Indiana women’s basketball’s game against Penn State was almost the epitome of a trap game. The Hoosiers were coming off a statement win over Nebraska on the road, riding a 12-game win streak and their long-awaited matchup with Iowa in ...

CJ Gunn’s confidence, energy shows his potential to be a game-changer for Indiana

  • Amanda Foster 01/09/2024 8:05 am  
 

Two words to describe Indiana basketball’s win on Saturday over Ohio State? Gunn show. CJ Gunn has always been a confident guy. He carries himself as someone who knows what he’s capable of and understands it may just be a ...

Sydney Parrish’s perfect first quarter sets tone for Indiana’s statement win against Nebraska

  • Amanda Foster 01/08/2024 8:20 am  
 

Everyone knows Sydney Parrish is a good shooter. To know that is like knowing Teri Moren is the winningest coach in Indiana women’s basketball history or that Mackenzie Holmes is an All-American. It’s a fact. Basketball is a fickle sport, ...

Video: Mike Woodson, IU players react to win against Ohio State

  • Amanda Foster 01/06/2024 10:56 pm  
 

Mike Woodson, CJ Gunn and Xavier Johnson addressed the media following Indiana’s 71-65 win against Ohio State at Assembly Hall. Watch their postgame reaction below:

Sloppiness and faulty perimeter play sink Indiana in 86-70 loss at Nebraska

  • Amanda Foster 01/04/2024 7:54 am  
 

Carelessness. Frustration. Butterfingers. Miscommunication, defensive breakdowns, lack of energy. Call it what you want. Whatever it was, it wasn’t pretty. The first game of 2024 was full of promise for the Hoosiers. Xavier Johnson was back in uniform for the ...

Mackenzie Holmes and Chloe Moore-McNeil show different kinds of leadership in win against Illinois

  • Amanda Foster 01/01/2024 12:29 pm  
 

One player doesn’t hesitate to show her emotions, yelling after big blocks and buckets. She’s vocal, consistently talking in huddles and directing her teammates throughout the game. Even on the bench, she often calls out to the players on the ...