Thoughts on a 71-66 loss to the Spartans: This time, it was Indiana’s turn to put the heat on the better squad at home. The Hoosiers frustrated Michigan State for much of this one. Without an injured Will Sheehey, they ...
With 12:28 remaining in Saturday’s loss to the Wildcats, Jonny Marlin, Jeff Howard, Troy Williams and Will Sheehey checked into the ballgame and joined Evan Gordon on the court. The Hoosiers trailed by six. It was a unit that was ...
Thoughts on a 54-47 loss to the Wildcats: The Wildcats arrived in Bloomington with a plan. Pack the paint in both the halfcourt and in transition. Force the Hoosiers out of the driving lanes, out of their comfort zone that ...
After a strong Wisconsin start to the second half, Indiana found itself down eight with 11 minutes and change remaining in the ballgame. Yogi Ferrell and Noah Vonleh hadn’t seen the court in a few minutes. But while the Hoosiers ...
Thoughts on a 75-72 victory over the Badgers: The Badgers came to Assembly Hall riding high, a team racking up impressive numbers and garnering much praise. A No. 3 ranking. Their best start in school history (16-0). With a win, ...
In Saturday’s win against Penn State, the Hoosiers executed on both sides of the ball down the stretch to emerge victorious for the first time in Big Ten play. A look at two big scores and some defensive stops in ...
Thoughts on a 79-76 win in Happy Valley: The candy stripes never left Jeremy Hollowell’s body. Jeff Howard and Austin Etherington played crucial minutes during crunch time. Indiana has its first Big Ten victory, and Tom Crean’s message is clear: ...
As noted in Monday’s Five Takeaways, both Tom Crean and Will Sheehey spoke on Noah Vonleh’s role in IU’s offense after Saturday’s loss to Michigan State. Crean called for him to become more demanding, while Sheehey said he needs to ...
Thoughts on a 73-56 loss to the Spartans: Seniors Keith Appling and Adreian Payne sat on the bench near the end of the first half, saddled with two fouls a piece. It mattered little. This Michigan State team defended well ...
When freshman Stanford Robinson entered Tuesday afternoon’s loss to the Illini at the 11:19 mark, he quickly turned the ball over with a travel. His stint lasted less than two minutes, as was subbed out at the 9:36 mark. But ...
Thoughts on an 83-80 overtime loss to the Illini: Illinois, a team knocking on the door of the Top 25, provided the Hoosiers plenty of chances to pull out a victory in their first Big Ten contest of the season. But ...
The non-conference portion of IU’s schedule is complete and the Hoosiers are 10-3 heading into Tuesday’s Big Ten opener in Champaign. Here’s a player-by-player look at how each Hoosier performed in the non-conference portion of IU’s schedule: Yogi Ferrell Tom ...
Over the weekend, the Hoosiers posted high turnover rates in wins against Nicholls State (28.3%) and Kennesaw State (26.3%) and now stand 309th in the country in turnover percentage, per KenPom. A supercut of all of their miscues from Friday ...
Thoughts on a 90-66 win over the Owls: This was a little more like it. Following up Friday’s uninspired victory over Nicholls State, the Hoosiers grabbed the bull by the horns in this one. Save for a defensive lapse in ...
Thoughts on a 79-66 win against the Colonels: A long layoff after a disappointing loss, practice, finals, a later-arriving crowd, the holiday season. It all collided in this last week for the Hoosiers. So Friday night’s affair amounted to a ...
Entering Sunday’s matchup against the Fighting Irish, the Hoosiers ranked ninth in the nation in terms of adjusted defensive efficiency. But after giving up 1.16 points per possession, the Hoosiers fell to 16th. Noah Vonleh gave little resistance in the ...