It wasn’t often, but the Hoosiers did find success on occasion against Syracuse’s 2-3 zone in their blowout 69-52 loss to the Orange. A look at two such occasions in the first half as well as two Trevor Cooney 3-pointers ...
Thoughts on a 69-52 loss to the Orange: This had the makings of a great one. During their first true road game inside a rocking Carrier Dome, the Hoosiers withstood an early 10-0 deficit. They stopped settling for 3-pointers, started ...
The Evansville Purple Aces came into Bloomington last Tuesday sporting one of the better offenses in the country. But they left deflated, as the Hoosiers held them to just .65 points per possession. A look at four strong defensive stands ...
Thoughts on a 77-46 win against the Purple Aces: I. Jeff Howard? Jeff Howard. Some of the media at Assembly Hall this evening tweeted shortly before the contest that it must be some sort of typo to the starting lineup. ...
The Hoosiers came up empty on their last two attempts against the Huskies, resulting in their first loss of the season. A look at what IU was angling for on those two attempts, as well as two late scores involving ...
Freshman wing Troy Williams scored a career-high 22 points in Thursday’s comfortable win against the Washington Huskies at Madison Square Garden. While Williams hit a few shots from the perimeter, he did most of his work around the hoop on ...
Thoughts on a 59-58 loss to the Huskies: We know this team is young and prone to mistakes. That nights like tonight were bound to happen, a game the Hoosiers could have had but let slip away because of turnovers ...
Thoughts on a 102-84 win over the Huskies: All the spotlight on Noah Vonleh’s sensational start to the season, but under the lights at Madison Square Garden fellow freshman Troy Williams finally got his. In Indiana’s first four games, Williams ...
Freshman Noah Vonleh has used his size and athleticism to dominate the post in his first four collegiate games. But as the New Hampton Prep product stated after committing to IU, one thing that stood out to him about Tom ...
Indiana cruised to a 105-59 win over Samford on Friday night by relentlessly attacking the basket. A look at two Jeremy Hollowell drives doing just that, as well as a couple defensive miscues by the Hoosiers in the latest edition ...
Thoughts on a 90-74 win over the Seawolves: On paper, Stony Brook looked like another sneaky early test for the Hoosiers, a veteran team with some strong individual talent. But the Hoosiers had a lead coast-to-coast in this one, and ...
Thoughts on a 105-59 win over Samford: The Hoosiers were on point from the get-go tonight. They established Noah Vonleh early and played downhill for pretty much the whole first half. Eight blocks — including three from freshman Luke Fischer, ...
In the closing minutes of Tuesday night’s narrow 73-72 victory over LIU Brooklyn, both the Blackbirds and Hoosiers nailed open 3-point looks to keep things interesting. A look at how Jason Brickman worked his magic to get teammates open and ...
Thoughts on a 73-72 win over the Blackbirds: Outside shooting is no longer an advantage for this team. At least not at this point in the season. So the Blackbirds, a smart, disciplined team — one that’s gone dancing the last ...
Indiana posted 100 points in its season opener by getting to the line 55 times and running a frantic pace at the Cougars (86 possessions). A look at early work by Noah Vonleh along with some success and failure in ...
Thoughts on a 100-72 win over the Cougars: Alex lined this game up as one that promised to be foul-heavy. It delivered. The Cougars and Hoosiers combined for 56 fouls and 82 total free throws attempts. Indiana shot 45-55 from ...