Thoughts on a 73-66 loss at Northwestern: EVANSTON, Ill. – In a Welsh-Ryan Arena with a fair amount of empty seats, and those filled containing a healthy number of Hoosier faithful, Indiana certainly didn’t walk into an intimidating environment on the ...
While its defense that clogged the lane and threw extra attention at Romeo Langford and Juwan Morgan propelled the Boilermakers to victory on Saturday, there was one Hoosier who benefited from the approach: Justin Smith. Smith scored a season-high 15 ...
Thought on a 70-55 loss to Purdue: The hits just keep coming for your 2018-2019 Hoosiers, the latest punch delivered from rival Purdue inside a rocking Mackey Arena on a wintry Saturday afternoon. Today’s loss marks Indiana’s fourth straight. The ...
In its loss to the Cornhuskers on Monday night, the Hoosiers had issues on both sides of the ball. They struggled to get much going against Nebraska’s 1-3-1 zone. And when they made a run early in the second half, ...
Thoughts on a 66-51 loss to the Cornhuskers: At this point in the season, the slow start was no surprise. And as Indiana cut what was once a Nebraska 18-point lead to single digits at half — followed by a ...
In its loss to Maryland on Friday night, Indiana played excellent defense on Bruno Fernando in the first half. When Indiana sent a double team at him, it got the ball out of his hands. And when Juwan Morgan played ...
Thoughts on a 78-75 loss to Maryland: It finally happened. And on the road no less. The Hoosiers, after so many slow starts, stormed out of the gates and left the Terps in their dust. It was a locked-in effort ...
In their victory against the Hoosiers on Sunday, the Wolverines, and specifically Jon Teske, made things uncomfortable for Juwan Morgan. “I’ve got to give credit to Michigan. They made it really tough just to get catches,” Morgan said. “It was ...
Thoughts on a 74-63 loss to the Wolverines: The margin for error against this terrific Michigan team — especially in Ann Arbor — is not big. And in some ways, the Hoosiers responded to the challenge. In a season where ...
In its win over the Illini on Thursday evening, the Hoosiers fell behind early. Illinois was hot from the field to start, but also burned Indiana in transition, as missed 3-pointers from the Hoosiers led to quick secondary break scores ...
Thoughts on a 73-65 win against the Illini: Here the Hoosiers went again with another slow start, the student-lacking Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall desperate to make some noise, but the on-court performance just not letting them. The sweat on Archie ...
In its win against Jacksonville on Saturday evening, Indiana had one of its better offensive outputs of the season thanks to an unselfishness and an ability to find the open man. The standout in the passing department was Juwan Morgan. ...
Thoughts on a 94-64 win against the Dolphins: In this season of giving, the Hoosiers were handing each other gifts all game tonight. Save for some outlier possessions, this was a balanced offensive attack, no one trying to do too ...
In Indiana’s win against Central Arkansas on Wednesday night, Devonte Green put on a show. The junior received his most playing time of the season (28 minutes) due to Robert Phinisee’s head injury and he made the most of it, ...
Thoughts on an 86-53 win against the Bears: This one started with Indiana’s normal trappings, too many turnovers leading to a deficit. But as the Hoosiers cleaned things up as the first half went along, it became apparent that their ...
In Indiana’s buzzer-beating win against Butler on Saturday, Juwan Morgan scored a career-high 35 points, setting a new Crossroads Classic scoring record in the process. Just over a third of his points (12) came from behind the arc, as he ...