Indiana rebounded 38 percent of its misses against Iowa, helping the Hoosiers to a 15-4 advantage in second-chance points. A combination of a lot of attention paid to Kel’el Ware and the Hoosiers’ overall determination and effort to grab the ...
Thoughts on a 74-68 win against Iowa: For a second straight game, Indiana played with more grit and determination, showing an elevated togetherness on defense. But this time around? The shots fell and the Hoosiers made the plays down the ...
In Indiana’s loss to the Illini, Xavier Johnson seemed to re-capture some of his explosion off the bounce, as he scored all 14 of his points and all six of his field goals via drives off the perimeter. Johnson’s struggles ...
Thoughts on a 70-62 loss to the Illini: Indiana gave a great effort this afternoon in Champaign. The Hoosiers fought. But in the end, it’s another loss and another missed opportunity to get their first signature win of the season. ...
In its loss to Wisconsin on Friday night, Indiana really let Max Klesmit get going in the second half, as he scored 23 of his team-high 26 points after the break. Some defensive breakdowns from the Hoosiers allowed Klesmit some ...
Thoughts on a 91-79 loss to the Badgers: Twenty straight losses at the Kohl Center. Tonight’s version featured an Indiana team that looked out of sorts midway through the second half. So out of sorts that long-time play-by-play announcer for ...
As Jerod Morris of the Assembly Call pointed out on X after Indiana’s loss to Purdue, the Hoosiers are in the 98th percentile in the country on the amount of long 2s they’re taking. But they’re making just 26 percent ...
Thoughts on an 87-66 loss to the Boilermakers: After Purdue dominated the rivalry for years, Mike Woodson had gotten the better of the Boilermakers so far in his tenure. But tonight’s affair tipped the scales back in Matt Painter’s favor ...
Mackenzie Mgbako’s career-high 19 points against the Golden Gophers came with a new wrinkle, as Indiana’s freshman played the primary ballhandler role in ball-screen actions more than usual. Across four ball screens in the first half, Mgbako drove the opposite ...
Thoughts on a 74-62 win against Minnesota: Talk about a bounceback. After a forgettable performance against Rutgers in Piscataway on Tuesday night, the Hoosiers responded in a big way tonight against Minnesota. Of course, it helps to be playing at ...
Entering Tuesday night’s game against Rutgers, the Hoosiers had been shooting 39.7 percent from 3-point range since Dec. 1. But against the Scarlet Knights, Indiana made just 7-of-26 for 26.9 percent. Off-shooting nights happen to every team. But as the ...
Thoughts on a 66-57 loss to Rutgers: There are poor performances. And then there’s what happened tonight in Piscataway. Indiana was downright, no good, unfathomably … awful. Let us count the ways: 1. The Hoosiers made 4-of-15 (26.7 percent) from ...
Malik Reneau scored 19 of his game-high 23 points in the second half against Ohio State. While Indiana went to him on the right low block for lefty-hook scores — Reneau’s sweet spot and go-to move — the Hoosiers didn’t ...
Thoughts on a 71-65 win against the Buckeyes: Indiana’s one-point deficit at half quickly turned into nine, as Ohio State started the second half on an 8-0 run. Timeout Mike Woodson. From there, the Hoosiers recovered. They got back in ...
After a seven-game absence due to a foot injury, Xavier Johnson returned to the lineup against Nebraska. The sixth-year senior played only 15 minutes. While most of his stat line didn’t impress — 0 points, four turnovers — Johnson’s ability ...
Thoughts on an 86-70 loss to the Cornhuskers: With the Big Ten season back for good and a new year upon us, Indiana got its first crack at making the case it’s better than what KenPom is currently projecting as ...