Thoughts on a 63-60 win against Arkansas: Justin Smith drew an offensive foul. Devonte Green turned the ball over. Indiana’s offense couldn’t get much of anything going against Arkansas’ pressure. We’ve been here before and it isn’t pretty. But in ...
Al Durham scored a career-high 22 points in Indiana’s relatively easy first round NIT win against Saint Francis on Tuesday evening. In a game his teammates’ effort waned at times, the hard-working sophomore took no plays off and was rewarded. ...
Thoughts on a 89-72 win against the Red Flash: There was no question heading into this one which team had more talent, more size and was just flat out better: your Indiana Hoosiers. But after falling short of making the ...
In its Big Ten Tournament loss to the Buckeyes on Thursday afternoon, a number of factors sunk Indiana. Ohio State again packed the paint with Kaleb Wesson daring Justin Smith to shoot. It worked, as Smith went scoreless in the ...
Thoughts on a 79-75 loss to the Buckeyes: CHICAGO – The ball tipped, and the Hoosiers were in a familiar spot. Ohio State and Kaleb Wesson dictated the terms, keeping the paint packed and the Hoosiers uncomfortable on offense. All ...
In Indiana’s win against Rutgers on Sunday afternoon, Juwan Morgan put on an offensive show. The senior hit a 3-pointer and scored some buckets on offensive rebounds en route to a game-high 25 points. But it was Morgan’s ability to ...
Thoughts on an 89-73 win against Rutgers: Rutgers quickly tossed up a 5-0 lead on the Hoosiers. But just as quickly, the Hoosiers took the lead, eventually pushing it out to a 10-point cushion at the 12:40 mark of the ...
In Indiana’s win against the Illini on Thursday night, freshman Robert Phinisee posted a career-high 17 points. Illinois’ defensive style — one in which the Illini pressured the ball and played Indiana tight, leaving the middle open, a rare occurrence ...
Thoughts on a 92-74 win against the Illini: In terms of their NCAA tournament bubble status, the Hoosiers pretty much had to win this one tonight. So all they did was go out and post their best offensive performance of ...
In their win against the Spartans on Saturday afternoon, Cassius Winston was a tough cover for the Hoosiers. The junior point guard ran the show for Michigan State to the tune of 20 points (8-of-12) and 11 assists. Winston got ...
Thoughts on a 63-62 win against the Spartans: Cassius Winston played maestro on Branch McCracken Court, orchestrating the Michigan State offense with an almost unstoppable mastery. With the ball in his hands, he kept it cool, calm and easy, carving ...
In its win over the Badgers on Tuesday night, the Hoosiers brought it on defense, holding Wisconsin under a point per possession (.94). The Hoosiers gave great effort and often did a good job helping, rotating and recovering, which led ...
Thoughts on a 75-73 win against the Badgers: It took nearly three hours, but Indiana finally, mercifully, has its first win in three and a half weeks. The Hoosiers hit a rare 6-of-14 from 3-point range in the first half ...
In its loss to the Hawkeyes on Friday night, Robert Phinisee had one of his better games of the Big Ten season, as he filled the box score (13 points, seven rebounds, four steals, two assists). In particular, Phinisee’s ability ...
Thoughts on a 76-70 loss to the Hawkeyes: Is this team cursed? Maybe this team is cursed. Because Indiana gave everything it had tonight. It never trailed in the second half. And yet, here came Jordan Bohannon heating up to ...
In its loss to the Boilermakers on Tuesday night, the Hoosiers held Carsen Edwards to just 4-of-24 shooting from the field. As Purdue set staggered screens for Edwards to try and free him, it was often either Rob Phinisee or ...