Thoughts on a 57-49 loss to the Boilermakers: Mackey Arena rocked and rolled, leading to a frantic first half for this bitter in-state rivalry. Yet, Indiana seemed poised to match the moment. The Hoosiers grabbed an early 6-2 lead. They ...
After Penn State put up a 30-5 run on the Hoosiers, Indiana’s 16-point first half lead became a six-point second half deficit at 48-42 with 12:17 to go. From there, Indiana scored the next 13 points of the game to ...
Thoughts on a 68-60 win against the Nittany Lions: Penn State isn’t a traditional Big Ten powerhouse, but make no mistake: The Nittany Lions are playing like one this year. To rip off eight straight wins (four of those coming ...
While Trayce Jackson-Davis put up a monster line of 27 points and 16 rebounds (both career-highs) in IU’s win against Minnesota on Wednesday night, his defense on star Daniel Oturu deserved plenty of praise as well. The freshman — along ...
Thoughts on a 68-56 win against the Golden Gophers: By this point in the season with all the available evidence on hand, it’s fair to assume most of the Indiana faithful pegged tonight’s game as another road loss for these ...
Indiana put up a nice stretch of ball screen defense in its win against Iowa last week, helping it hold the Big Ten’s best offense to 1.0 points per possession. But that defense didn’t travel to Ann Arbor on Sunday. ...
Thoughts on an 89-65 loss to the Wolverines: It’s easy to look at this one as another disastrous double-digit Big Ten road loss for the Hoosiers. And that would be a fair assessment. Indiana had absolutely no answer for Michigan’s ...
While Indiana’s stellar 3-point shooting was a big catalyst in its victory against Iowa, the Hoosiers also put together one of their better defensive performances in a while. This was especially true during a stretch in the first half. As the ...
Thoughts on an 89-77 win against the Hawkeyes: With their season sliding downhill, the Hoosiers regained some footing tonight inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Indiana’s 3-point shooting, so often a weakness, was a strength in this one. Devonte Green was ...
After the Hoosiers grabbed a three-point advantage (28-25) at the 3:47 mark of the first half, they allowed Purdue a 29-10 run over the next 10:48 of game action. What was one a three-point cushion became a 16-point deficit, a ...
Thoughts on a 74-62 loss to the Boilermakers: As the stars of IU’s past, and the biggest figure in Indiana basketball history graced the floor at halftime, the program’s present continued to unravel around them. The Hoosiers are now losers ...
In Indiana’s Saturday afternoon loss to the Buckeyes, both teams excelled from distance. The programs combined to hit 17-of-39 (43.5 percent) as the Hoosiers poured in 7-of-12 and Ohio State made 10-of-27. We’ll take a look at some of the ...
Thoughts on a 68-59 loss to the Buckeyes: It’s been a rough week for Indiana. The Hoosiers just weren’t able to find anything easy, anything to hang their hats on over the last two road contests — losses to Penn ...
Indiana played a dismal second half in State College on Wednesday night. While Indiana had a tough time knocking down shots, it also did itself no favors, turning it over nine times after the break. Often those live ball turnovers ...
Thoughts on a 64-49 loss to the Nittany Lions: As January’s Big Ten slate comes to a close, one thing appears clear for these Hoosiers: They’re horrendous on the road. Sure, it’s not easy to win away from home in ...
Indiana failed to close out the contest against Maryland on Sunday and lost by a point. But it was still the team’s best offensive performance of the Big Ten season, as the Hoosiers scored 1.28 points per possession. It helped ...