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 ...
During Indiana’s 80-73 double overtime loss to the Badgers on Thursday night, Anthony Leal played his best game as a Hoosier. The freshman held his own on defense in 34 minutes of action and scored a career-high nine points on ...
Thoughts on an 80-73 loss in double OT to the Badgers: Indiana, playing without its best perimeter scorer in Armaan Franklin, gave Wisconsin absolutely everything it could handle tonight in Madison. This game was there to be had. At the ...
After a first half spent missing 3-pointers and often failing to gain an advantage on offense, the Hoosiers flipped the script in the second half against Maryland. It led to a much more efficient outcome (.67 vs. 1.29 points per ...
Thoughts on a 63-55 win against Maryland: As Aaron Wiggins splashed home a 3-pointer with 15:14 to go in the contest, Indiana found itself down 10 points and in trouble. The first 25 minutes of action had been an abysmal, ...