Indiana turned up the defense and got some key scores in the final four minutes of Wednesday night’s 71-66 win against the Wildcats — outscoring Northwestern 8-3 down the stretch. A look at a strong defensive stand and two buckets ...
Thoughts on a 71-66 win against Northwestern: Let’s face it: This Northwestern team has owned, and often embarrassed Indiana in the Tom Crean era. The Wildcats had won the last three meetings before tonight (including a win in Assembly Hall ...
Lost amidst the sea of free throws and the Cody Zeller vs. Meyers Leonard matchup was a strong distributing game for Jordan Hulls. The junior from Bloomington had seven assists. Six of them came in the second half. A look at three ...
Thoughts on a 84-71 win against the Illini: Back and forth, back and forth she went. Indiana surged. D.J. Richardson responded and drained threes. Meyers Leonard shouldered Cody Zeller to the ground in the first half; Zeller countered with an ...
With Verdell Jones out of the lineup, Victor Oladipo assumed more of a ballhandling role and scored a career-high 23 points inside Mackey Area on Saturday evening. And when Oladipo wasn’t scoring, he was making smart decisions and dishing to ...
Thoughts on a 78-61 win against the Boilermakers: This was rivalry. A physical, emotional, high-energy affair inside a rocking Mackey Arena. Jordan Hulls jumping out of bounds to extend an Indiana possession; Sandi Marcius diving to the ground for a loose ball; ...
Indiana came out flat on ends of the floor against Michigan on Wednesday. And in the end, it was too much to overcome. A look a three plays near the top of the key in the first half where Michigan ...
Thoughts on a 68-56 loss to the Wolverines: Things did not start well in Ann Arbor this evening. Indiana missed shots. It turned the ball over and allowed Michigan to have its way on offense. The Wolverines frustrated Cody Zeller ...
Tom Pritchard scored a season-high seven points and aided in the Hoosiers’ strong offensive rebounding effort by snagging three in Indiana’s 103-89 win against the Hawkeyes on Sunday inside Assembly Hall. He also drew two charges and recorded a steal ...
Thoughts on a 103-89 win against the Hawkeyes: There was Thursday’s slow-paced, every-possession-counts loss to the Badgers. But tonight inside Assembly Hall? Decidely different. Blink and you missed a bucket. Indiana’s relentless scoring early in the shot clock was reminiscent of the ...
After Indiana’s win against Penn State, I highlighted both a double screen and cross screen set in Film Session. The Hoosiers used both again in its loss to the Badgers — this time with different results. A look at these two, ...
Thoughts on a 57-50 loss to the Badgers: Look above. Verdell Jones has been through it all, seen it all in the Tom Crean era. And so his hot start in his last trip to the Kohl Center was perhaps ...
Indiana’s offense came out clicking after halftime in Sunday’s win against the Nittany Lions, and it helped propel them to a comfortable win inside Assembly Hall. A look at three early plays — all of which featured some interesting sets ...
Thoughts on a 73-54 win against the Nittany Lions: Sometimes, you just need to make things easy for yourself. And then it all opens up. After a grind-it-out first half where Indiana found itself trailing at intermission, an early Jordan ...
In Indiana’s 70-69 road loss to Nebraska, the Hoosiers turned the ball over on 22.7 percent of their possessions — allowing for 16 points off turnovers for the Cornhuskers. A look at three errant passes which turned into points for ...
Thoughts on a 70-69 loss to the Cornhuskers: Where to begin in a game so ripe for criticism? Start here: Up 11 points with six minutes to go (63-52), Indiana appeared to be in control. The Hoosiers had an opportunity to step ...