Thoughts on a 77-76 loss to the Terrapins: What an absolute gut punch. Oof. The Terrapins started the contest with a shooting barrage, scoring as high as 1.90 points per possession at one point in the first half. It helped ...
Indiana busted out of the gate strong against Michigan State on Thursday night. The Hoosiers amassed a 25-10 lead by the 9:07 mark of the first half thanks to some spirited play on both ends of the floor the Spartans ...
Thoughts on a 67-63 win against the Spartans: Unlike other Indiana foes this season, Tom Izzo and the Michigan Spartans decided not to be so egregious with their defense on Indiana’s bigs. There were no constant, strong double and triple ...
While Trayce Jackson-Davis picked up another points and rebounds double-double (18 points, 13 rebounds) against Nebraska in Saturday night’s win, he also had a career-high four assists. As the Cornhuskers employed a defense that double and even tripled-teamed the post, ...
Thoughts on an 82-74 win against the Cornhuskers: Oh, what a difference made baskets make. Wednesday evening’s loss at Rutgers saw the Hoosiers shoot just 4-of-36 on shots that weren’t layups. Against Nebraska in Lincoln tonight, De’Ron Davis and Joey ...
The Hoosiers fell to Rutgers on Wednesday night, 59-50. The Scarlet Knights busted out to a 12-0 lead to start the game, as Indiana turned the ball over and didn’t shoot well to start, two areas that would dog them ...
Thoughts on a 59-50 loss to the Scarlet Knights: Now three road games into the Big Ten season, the Hoosiers have been downright abysmal away from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Wisconsin dusted them up bad. The Hoosiers trailed by as ...
After Indiana’s win against Ohio State on Saturday afternoon, Archie Miller had praise for Jerome Hunter. “Jerome Hunter played the best game of his college career and he gave the best minutes all season long at that wing position that ...
Thoughts on a 66-54 win against the Buckeyes: For a game, hope is restored. Indiana looked like a completely different group in this one. After all the questions marks hanging over this team in recent weeks — was the record ...
After finding themselves down 10 points with 11:59 to go in the second half, the Hoosiers turned up their intensity and energy and were able to pull off the comeback victory against Northwestern on Wednesday night. As the Wildcats came ...
Thoughts on a 66-62 win against the Wildcats: Tonight’s performance from Indiana didn’t instill much confidence things are going to turn around. While the Hoosiers knocked down their first two 3-pointers of the night, they’d only go 1-of-12 the rest ...
Beyond their shooting woes — both from distance and at the line — the Hoosiers also struggled with turnovers in their loss to Maryland on Saturday afternoon. Indiana turned it over on 20.2 percent of their possessions. Maryland capitalized in ...
Thoughts on a 75-59 loss to the Terrapins: The last few weeks haven’t been a disaster for the Hoosiers. But the cracks in the foundation have started to show. Devoid of the astronomical free throw rate Indiana racked up inside ...
Indiana lost its fourth and final marquee non-conference game of the season, falling to Arkansas 71-64 in Bloomington on Sunday night. The Hoosiers carried a nine-point lead at the 8:08 mark in the second half. But from there on out, ...
Armaan Franklin scored a career-high 17 points against Notre Dame on Saturday. In a freshman season he’s so far struggled to connect from distance, the Cathedral product’s 4-of-5 shooting from 3-point range was key in Indiana’s narrow victory. Franklin moved ...
Thoughts on a 62-60 win against Notre Dame: Notre Dame clanged 3-pointer after 3-pointer and threw a soft zone at Indiana, one where the Hoosiers found ample opportunities in the middle. The Fighting Irish were out of sorts and playing ...