Thoughts on a 79-75 win against the Spartans: Wow. After all the missed 3s, the dispirited defense, the lack of mental toughness, the complaining and arguing and moaning from the Indiana faithful as this season has seemingly sputtered away, Indiana ...
While Rutgers handed the Hoosiers their seventh straight loss of the season on Wednesday night, Indiana’s offense did have things cooking for the majority of the first half. The Hoosiers moved the ball well and assisted on six of their ...
Thoughts on a 66-58 loss to Rutgers: Indiana set the table for a long overdue victory tonight. There was a different energy at the start of this contest, the Hoosiers’ defense stymying the Scarlet Knights early on, leading to transition ...
In an otherwise forgettable contest, the Hoosiers were able to cut Michigan’s lead to nine after a Rob Phinisee 3-pointer at the 16:47 mark of the second half. But from there, the Wolverines scored on their next four possessions leading ...
In their loss to the Wildcats on Tuesday night, Aaron Falzon got cooking against the Hoosiers and stole the show. The Newton, Mass. native lit up Indiana as he hit 6-of-7 from distance for a career-high 21 points. So how did ...
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 ...