Thoughts on a 69-58 loss to the Badgers: For a half, the Hoosiers silenced the Kohl Center. They moved the ball. They found good looks. They went to their three best offensive players in Yogi Ferrell, Noah Vonleh and Will ...
After struggling to put the ball in the basket against Northwestern in Bloomington, Indiana’s halfcourt offense hummed to the tune of 1.1 points per possession in Evanston. Often, the Hoosiers stayed patient, making the extra pass to get the best ...
Thoughts on a 61-56 win over the Wildcats: EVANSTON, Ill. — After all the tumult over the last week-plus, just what Indiana team was going to show up inside Welsh-Ryan Arena tonight was anybody’s guess. As it turns out, the Good ...
The Boilermakers ran the Hoosiers out of Mackey Arena on Saturday afternoon by a score of 82-64. It was a rough one for IU, as poor communication, missed lay-ups and some stagnant offense in the second half led to the ...
Thoughts on a 82-64 loss to Purdue: As it turns out, it can get worse. The Penn State meltdown. The Hanner Mosquera-Perea middle-of-the night arrest. And now, on a Saturday in Mackey Arena, a pathetic performance against a Purdue team ...
As we all know by now, Indiana melted down in the last few minutes on Wednesday night. It led to a crushing loss to Penn State and a potential bubble burst, depending on how the Hoosiers finish out the season. ...
Thoughts on a 66-65 loss to the Nittany Lions: The scoreboard read 64-53 with 3:19 to go. Indiana, despite another game full of wasted possessions via unforced turnovers, were in control at Assembly Hall. The offense hummed for most of ...
After just five turnovers in the first half, the Hoosiers coughed the ball up 11 times against Minnesota in their 66-60 loss at Williams Arena on Saturday evening. We’ll take a look at how Minnesota’s press and trapping sped IU ...
Thoughts on 66-60 loss to Minnesota: The record skips once more on the road in the second half, and with it came another loss in a game Indiana controlled. This was a near repeat of the Nebraska game. A strong ...
Yogi Ferrell’s work in denying Nik Stauskas the basketball was a key to victory in Sunday’s 63-52 win over the Wolverines. Beyond Yogi’s ball denial, Indiana’s decision to put Will Sheehey on Jordan Morgan was also key, as it created ...
In last Thursday evening’s 60-55 loss to Nebraska, Indiana allowed the Cornhuskers a 6-of-11 mark from distance after halftime. It was just one of many reasons why Nebraska was able to trim a 13-point halftime deficit, take the lead and ...
Thoughts on a 63-52 win against the Wolverines: The time, team and place were right. Michigan, a program that’s struggled in Assembly Hall under John Beilein, took the court this afternoon winners of 10 straight and holders of a perfect ...
Thoughts on a 60-55 loss to the Cornhuskers: This one, with its epic collapse by the Hoosiers, will give you a headache. Indiana’s zone D flustered the Cornhuskers in the first half. They scored just 19 points on a woeful ...
Noah Vonleh was credited with 14 boards during Sunday’s win against the Illini. The freshman used his long arms, big hands, strength and instincts to outmaneuver Illinois on the defensive glass — often when he didn’t have a positional advantage ...
Thoughts on a 56-46 win over the Illini: This one wins no awards. You don’t frame it and place on the mantle above the fireplace. Still, in a Big Ten season where wins are never a guarantee for these Hoosiers, ...
“The standard offensive set, to begin with, is a 1-in, 4-out flex, where the perimeter players provide ball screens and allow the ball handler to make a decision to drive, pass, or shoot. Indiana began out of that set a ...