Thoughts on a 96-72 win against the Phoenix: The Hoosiers returned to early-season form this evening with a dominant performance down low, outscoring the Phoenix 58-24 in the paint. Unlike Arizona and Kansas, Elon chose not to double-team IU’s big ...
Indiana’s first-half offense against Kansas scored a measly .76 points per possession. The Jayhawks busted out the all-too-familiar playbook of sending extra defenders at Trayce Jackson-Davis. They also did a good job blowing up IU’s high-ball screens with ice coverage ...
Thoughts on an 84-62 loss to Kansas: The first half of Indiana’s challenging four-game non-conference slate showed promise. The Hoosiers picked up a nice road win against Xavier. And they looked sensational against a reeling North Carolina, defending with vigor ...
Before the Arizona game, Tamar Bates offered this to the media when asked about his increased production. “Putting the work in, putting the time in,” Bates said. “(There’s) not really a secret recipe or a formula to it. It’s just ...
Thoughts on an 89-75 loss to the Wildcats: Arizona punched Indiana in the mouth. Its 17-0 run on the Hoosiers early in the first half was a strong start. The Wildcats looked more athletic and tough. They played loose and ...
On Wednesday night, Nebraska employed many of the same defensive tactics Rutgers used against Trayce Jackson-Davis over the weekend. The Cornhuskers threw a zone at Indiana. They double-teamed Jackson-Davis. They put an extra defender in the paint on the pick-and-roll. ...
Thoughts on an 81-65 win against the Cornhuskers: After Indiana’s loss to Rutgers over the weekend, it was fair to wonder if Nebraska could replicate the formula. The Cornhuskers tried. They threw some early zone at Indiana to try and ...
In its win against the Hoosiers on Saturday, Rutgers busted out a familiar playbook, one Indiana fans know all too well over the last several seasons. The strategy? Send extra help defense to Trayce Jackson-Davis to get the ball out ...
Thoughts on a 63-48 loss to the Scarlet Knights: Another ranked team bites the dust at the former RAC. The problem for the Hoosiers today, though, wasn’t so much that they lost. It’s how it happened. Rutgers absolutely took them ...
While Trayce Jackson-Davis got his own on Wednesday night against the Tar Heels (game-high 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting), North Carolina’s constant attention on the Center Grove grad also opened up opportunities for his teammates. When Jackson-Davis was doubled down ...
Thoughts on a 77-65 win against North Carolina: Despite North Carolina’s recent troubles, the Tar Heels still entered Assembly Hall this evening with the 11th-best offense in the Pomeroy ratings. But Indiana’s defense absolutely, positively stymied the Tar Heels for ...
Jackson State’s 2-3 zone mostly succeeded in turning the Hoosiers into a jump-shooting team to start the game on Friday afternoon. But when the Trojans went back to their zone in the second half, Indiana was ready to attack it ...
Thoughts on a 90-51 win against the Tigers: Indiana had plenty of excuses for a flat performance today. Four games in eight days. Two games in three days with Thanksgiving sandwiched in between. A 12:30 p.m. tip on a Friday ...
While Indiana won comfortably against Little Rock and still held the Trojans under a point per possession (.910), its defense wasn’t always at a high level on Wednesday night. Little Rock likes to get out and run, even after a ...
Thoughts on an 87-68 win against the Trojans: So far this season, Indiana has easily swept aside the weaker teams on its schedule, having fun along the way. But that wasn’t the case tonight. Little Rock stuck around into the ...
Nearly two-thirds (65.3 percent) of Miller Kopp’s shots have come from 3-point range this season, many off catch-and-shoot opportunities. But against the Redhawks on Sunday night, Kopp flashed some counteraction to his perimeter shooting prowess, using both a ball and ...