After a season-low 10 points against Northwestern on Wednesday night, Trayce Jackson-Davis rebounded against Ohio State to post an efficient 23 points on 10-of-14 shooting. While the Buckeyes tried a similar strategy against the Center Grove grad by sending double ...
Thoughts on a 78-59 loss to the Buckeyes: Dig an early hole against struggling Iowa or Northwestern squads? Climbing out isn’t so hard. But against Ohio State, a potential No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament? You stay stuck down ...
While Indiana’s offense floundered in the first half against Northwestern on Wednesday night, the Hoosiers turned things around significantly after the break. They got to the line a ton, and for once this season, actually converted at a high rate. ...
Thoughts on a 79-76 win against the Wildcats: This had all the makings of another letdown after beating a ranked opponent. The Hoosiers came oh so close to being 2-10 in the Archie Miller era in games following a win ...
In Indiana’s season sweep of the Hawkeyes on Sunday afternoon, Khristian Lander had his most impactful game of the Big Ten season. While his numbers in fifteen minutes of play don’t wow you (three points, three assists, one steal, two ...
Thoughts on a 67-65 win against the Hawkeyes: Here we were once again. Indiana right in the thick of it late against one of the better teams in the conference, let alone the country. But the stakes were even higher ...
Indiana came up short in overtime against the Illini on Wednesday night, failing to score on its first five possessions of the extra frame. IU’s lone basket came with just seven seconds left in the contest on its sixth possession ...
Thoughts on a 75-71 loss to the Illini: The Illini served up chance … after chance … after chance. But Indiana failed to capitalize. And so, despite a strong first half, a fouled-out Ayo Dosunmu in his worst game of ...
In his team’s loss to Rutgers on Sunday afternoon, Trayce Jackson-Davis had his second-worst offensive performance of the Big Ten season in terms of points scored (13), field goal percentage (40) and offensive rating (78). From the get-go, the length ...
Thoughts on a 74-70 loss to Rutgers: On Thursday night in Iowa City, Indiana caught the Hawkeyes in a situation primed for an upset. Iowa had won five straight entering the contest. It had an off-shooting night from deep. Indiana ...
The Hawkeyes, holders of the most efficient offense in the country, missed some shots they normally cash in on during the second half of their Thursday night loss to Indiana. But IU’s strong defense also played a key role in ...
Thoughts on an 81-69 win against the Hawkeyes: It’s been a long week for Indiana basketball. The home loss to Purdue last Thursday had fans upset, some cascading towards apathy for this season … and the program. The vacuum created ...
Beyond its overall hot 3-point shooting and 22 points from Trevion Williams, the Boilermakers also had success on baseline out of bounds plays against the Hoosiers. “I thought we had some real breakdowns on our underneath out of bounds defense,” ...
Thoughts on an 81-69 loss to the Boilermakers: The Purdue Problem continues. The Hoosiers are now losers of 11 of their last 12 against the Boilermakers, including eight straight. Tonight’s loss also draws Archie Miller’s IU record against the Boilermakers ...
In its loss to the Hoosiers on Sunday night, Nebraska had a defensive plan for Trayce Jackson-Davis. The Cornhuskers chose to throw extra attention at the sophomore, often hard double-teaming him. Jackson-Davis took just eight field-goal attempts, tying a season-low. ...
Thoughts on an 84-76 win against the Cornhuskers: At this point in the Big Ten season, Nebraska finds itself as the clear cellar-dweller in the conference. Fred Hoiberg has failed to find any roster continuity in his second season in ...