In Indiana’s comfortable win against Morehead State on Saturday night, the Hoosiers played a higher level of defense fans had been craving over the last several games. Indiana was particularly strong in the first half, as it turned the Eagles ...
Thoughts on a 92-59 win over Morehead State: The Eagles scored an easy bucket off the opening tip. On their next possession, Anthony Elechi blew by James Blackmon Jr. on the perimeter for a bucket at the rim. Two plays in ...
Duke feasted on Indiana’s soft defense on Wednesday night. In the first half, the Blue Devils scored 1.62 points per possession against the Hoosiers and dropped in a number of 3-point buckets (6-of-13). Man. Zone. Transition. No matter what defense Indiana ...
Thoughts on a 94-74 loss the the Blue Devils: No one expected victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium. 120 straight non-conference wins. The No. 1 offense in the country. The Duke and Coach K mystique. It’s a lot to overcome. So ...
Indiana routed Alcorn State on Monday night thanks to a 33-point performance from James Blackmon Jr. We’ll take a look at two of his scores as well as an Indiana turnover and two defensive possessions for the Hoosiers in the ...
Thoughts on a 112-70 win over Alcorn State: The James Blackmon Jr. offensive assault impressed. The Troy Williams highlight alley-oop did, too. But as the Hoosiers entered half time tonight, all those lingering doubts remained. Despite scoring 1.51 points per ...
It’s common knowledge by now: The Hoosiers turned the ball over too much in Maui and played some porous defense to boot. We’ll take a look at both of these issues from all three games in the latest edition of ...
Thoughts on a 72-69 loss to the Runnin’ Rebels: LAHAINA, Hawaii — Riding high off a strong performance against Creighton on Thursday, Indiana seemed primed to make some serious noise in Maui. But the Hoosiers leave uttering but a whimper. ...
Thoughts on an 83-73 win over St. John’s: LAHAINA, Hawaii — On an overcast morning in the land of the cruel sun, Indiana’s fatigue from a never-ending Monday showed up in its win against St. John’s. The disappointing, unexpected loss to ...
Thoughts on an 82-78 loss to the Demon Deacons: LAHAINA, Hawaii — Indiana had finally found its stride. After a first half it failed to defend at an acceptable level and Wake Forest had a lot of confidence, the Hoosiers ...
After two standout performances against Creighton during Indiana’s comfortable 86-65 win, James Blackmon Jr. and Thomas Bryant took questions together at the podium. When asked how much he’s feeding off the energy Bryant brings to the game, the quiet Blackmon Jr. ...
LAHAINA, Hawaii – Indiana tips off the 2015 Maui Jim Maui Invitational on Monday against Wake Forest and on Sunday, the Hoosiers and their coach, Tom Crean, looked ahead to the event. We’ve got quotes from Crean’s comments in an ...
LAHAINA, Hawaii — Tom Crean met with the media Sunday morning in Maui to preview Indiana’s game against Wake Forest on Monday in the Maui Jim Maui Invitational. Watch his comments in the embedded media player below:
Thoughts on an 86-65 win over the Bluejays: Cautious optimism ran through the minds of the IU faithful this summer. Sure, Indiana was primed to have an elite offense once more, but could it incorporate a big man seamlessly into ...
While I wrote in Monday evening’s The Minute After that Indiana’s defense was an “after thought” in its win over Austin Peay, a closer inspection of the film reveals I was a little off. Indiana’s effort was there, but its ...
Thoughts on a 102-76 win against the Governors: The Hoosiers played a near perfect offensive second half. Fifteen straight made shots, 18 for their last 20, a barrage of 3-pointers, ridiculous highlight reel plays from Troy Williams. They finished the contest ...