Indiana exploded on offense in the second half against Maryland, dropping 50 points on 1.4 points per possession. While the Hoosiers made plenty of baskets via their half-court offense, they also scored 14 points on the fast break with Xavier ...
Thoughts on an 83-78 win against the Terrapins: To start, Indiana very much played the role of the road team. Be it the crowd or Maryland’s full-court pressure, Indiana struggled with ball security. The Hoosiers turned it over 26.4 percent ...
Kel’el Ware sat on the sideline against Wisconsin last time around due to injury. But back on Tuesday night’s court, Ware found something with Trey Galloway in middle ball-screen action. Galloway passed to Ware continually for lobs and was also ...
Thoughts on a 74-70 win against Wisconsin: Indiana hadn’t been up by double-digits in a game in 24 days. But there the Hoosiers were, up 15 (32-17) against the Badgers in the first half at the 6:09 mark after a ...
Kel’el Ware scored 16 points on 7-of-11 shooting against Penn State on Saturday afternoon. While that number of points basically matches his season average of 15.1, the way Ware got his buckets was often different than we’ve seen this season. ...
Thoughts on an 83-74 loss to the Nittany Lions: Indiana played well enough to win this game. The Hoosiers came out with intensity on defense. And with Trey Galloway (foot injury), Mackenzie Mgbako (Mike Woodson auto-bench with two fouls), Kel’el ...
Nebraska hit nine first-half 3-pointers against the Hoosiers on Wednesday night. Those 27 points were a big reason the Cornhuskers carried a 20-point lead into the break. Today’s Film Session breaks down the variety of ways the Cornhuskers get their ...
Thoughts on an 85-70 loss to Nebraska: The Cornhuskers came to Bloomington losers of all seven of their Big Ten road games. Those losses came by an average of 12.4 points. But tonight? They were victorious, easily leaving Bloomington with ...
The Hoosiers haven’t been a team that’s pushed much in transition this season, especially as the competition has stiffened in conference play. But against Northwestern on Sunday afternoon, the Hoosiers made an emphasis to get out and run in the ...
Thoughts on a 76-72 loss to the Wildcats: Mike Woodson still hasn’t gotten over the hump against Northwestern. He’s now 0-4 against the Wildcats in his tenure. Northwestern remains the only Big Ten program he’s yet to defeat. The Wildcats ...
Braden Smith scored 15 first-half points against Indiana on Saturday night. Out of high-ball-screen action, he set the tone and dictated things for Purdue’s offense, as Indiana had trouble stopping him with Zach Edey lingering. Today’s Film Session takes a ...
Thoughts on a 79-59 loss to the Boilermakers: From the start, it looked like Indiana might make a game of this one. The offense came out crisp. The defense was good enough. Purdue wasn’t dominating. Indiana led for much of ...
To mount their comeback on Tuesday night against Ohio State, Indiana ran a lot of its actions starting with Trey Galloway off the left wing. Galloway got it done in a big way, scoring 19 points and dishing out four ...
Thoughts on a 76-73 win against the Buckeyes: Things weren’t going well early in the second half. After arguing what he believed was a missed goaltending call, Malik Reneau said something to a referee. That garnered him a technical foul. ...
Penn State took it to Indiana on Saturday afternoon, scoring 1.38 points per possession. While he certainly was far from the only issue the Hoosiers had on defense, one player that stood out on film was Malik Reneau. Reneau isn’t ...
Thoughts on an 85-71 loss to the Nittany Lions: Early on, this much was clear: Penn State looked very much like some of the lower-level, non-conference opponents the Hoosiers had trouble putting away earlier this season. Speedy guards. Lots of ...