Thoughts on an 84-74 win against Rutgers: Rutgers’ elite defense has given Indiana problems in the Mike Woodson era. The Hoosiers entered tonight’s contest just 1-3 against the Scarlet Knights and had yet to crack 66 points in any of ...
In Indiana’s win against Winthrop on Sunday, Myles Rice took eight shots at the rim, tied for a season-high. It’s no coincidence that in a game Oumar Ballo didn’t play in and that Malik Reneau saw limited playing time due ...
Thoughts on a 77-68 win against Winthrop: Oumar Ballo sat on the bench, inactive for tonight’s contest. Malik Reneau joined him for much of the game, saddled with foul trouble. With Indiana’s starting bigs making less of an impact tonight, ...
In Indiana’s win against Chattanooga on Saturday afternoon, the Hoosiers had a rough time on defense in the first half, allowing the Mocs to shoot 6-of-13 on 3-pointers and post 1.16 points per possession. While it certainly wasn’t the only ...
Thoughts on a 74-65 win against Chattanooga: It would be easy to blame Indiana’s lackluster start to this game on a noon tip over winter break. But with other guaranteed games this season following a familiar script to this afternoon’s ...
In Indiana’s loss to Nebraska on Friday night, the Hoosiers shot 35 3-pointers, the most attempts in a game of the Mike Woodson era. While there were a couple of questionable attempts, a look back at the film reveals Indiana ...
Thoughts on an 85-68 loss to the Cornhuskers: Indiana did some of the things it needed to do to win on the road in the Big Ten. The Hoosiers turned the ball over on just 13 percent of their possessions, ...
Kanaan Carlyle has gotten the most attention for his attitude on defense and his ability to add a scoring pop — even if that’s been intermittent so far in his first season in Bloomington. But against Minnesota on Monday night, ...
Thoughts on an 82-67 win against the Golden Gophers: That’s more like it. Indiana played with more urgency, more willingness to get its hands dirty, more pace, more zip and more zest. For its efforts, it led by a comfortable ...
After mounting a 33-21 lead in the first half against Miami Ohio on Friday night, Indiana went into halftime up just three points as the Redhawks ripped off a 15-6 run to close out the half. In today’s Film Session, ...
Thoughts on a 76-57 win against the RedHawks: Indiana’s bad habits remain. Let’s start with the turnovers. Indiana had a whole mess of them tonight, turning the ball over on nearly a quarter (23.9 percent) of its possessions for the ...
In Indiana’s win against Sam Houston State, there was a clear difference between the fluidity of Indiana’s starting 2-big lineup vs. a 1-big lineup that often featured Luke Goode at the 4. But there’s some nuance to the 2-big vs ...
Thoughts on a 97-71 win against Sam Houston State: The Hoosiers failed to rebound in the Bahamas and let Providence fire away from 3-point range. As the Bearkats entered Assembly Hall this evening, their statistical profile looked like potential trouble ...
Nail slot rim. Mike Woodson’s signature defense. We’ve all heard it. We all (kinda?) know it. While Indiana didn’t employ the coverage for every middle ball screen during the Battle 4 Atlantis — today’s Film Session mostly centers around the ...
Thoughts on an 89-73 win against the Friars: Indiana’s offense looked different this afternoon. It’s the biggest reason why it won comfortably against Providence. The Hoosiers placed renewed emphasis on its guards and wings, who have struggled in this tournament. ...
Thoughts on an 89-73 loss to the Bulldogs: The Hoosiers picked up right where they left off against Louisville. They came out flat. Looked lifeless. Gonzaga got three quick buckets in the paint. 6-0 Bulldogs. Timeout Mike Woodson. The Bulldogs ...