In its 32nd and final game of the season, the Hoosiers blocked 12 of Nebraska’s shots — a season-high. All the swatted attempts created variance in an already frenetic contest. For the balls that remained inbounds, sometimes the Hoosiers were able ...
Thoughts on an 89-64 win against the Cornhuskers: Nebraska came out the gates with nothing to lose, playing at a spirited pace. The Cornhuskers were beating the Hoosiers off the perimeter, scoring on back cuts and dropping in 3s at ...
As the Badgers tossed a 12-0 run on Indiana to take the lead for good late in the second half, the Hoosiers came up short on seven straight offensive possessions. So what went wrong? It can be boiled down to ...
Thoughts on a 60-56 loss to the Badgers: Indiana’s senior day started with perfection. Devonte Green and De’Ron Davis, both getting the rare start, carried the Hoosiers across the first several minutes of the contest. The seniors combined for Indiana’s ...
Al Durham worked his way to 11 points and four assists against Minnesota in IU’s win on Wednesday night. The Hoosiers put Durham in identical spots to make simple plays. In the pick and roll, Durham worked off the right ...
Thoughts on a 72-67 win against Minnesota: For all the good Indiana did in the first half — leading for much of it, getting up by as many as 10 points and playing with intensity — it was negated by ...
During Indiana’s narrow 67-66 loss to the Illini on Sunday afternoon, Kofi Cockburn’s shotblocking ability loomed large, especially in the second half. When Cockburn wasn’t swatting Indiana’s attempts at the rim, his mere presence made the Hoosiers hesitant. It led ...
Thoughts on a 67-66 loss to the Illini: If there’s a silver lining to Indiana’s 0-2 week, it’s this: Unlike so much of the conference season, the Hoosiers competed and didn’t wilt away on the road. Despite an awful offensive ...
In wins against Minnesota and Penn State last week, Indiana did a great job of making things difficult for big men Daniel Oturu and Lamar Stevens. But that wasn’t the case in its loss to the Boilermakers on Thursday night, ...
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 ...