Iowa coach Fran McCaffery shows a steer at the Iowa Governor’s Charity Auction. Photo via Flickr. If Indiana was going to get an advantageous road matchup after back-to-back strong performances in games against Michigan and Wisconsin, a trip to Carver-Hawkeye ...
Thoughts on a 69-60 loss to the Badgers: When you head up to the Kohl Center, a place Bo Ryan’s Badgers were a staggeringly good 146-11 and had won 31 of 32 heading into this one, you best bring your ...
Saturday’s bout with the Wolverines was won on the back of a stronger defensive performance. But in amassing 80 points, Indiana also brought it on the offensive side of the ball. In the latest Film Session, a look at three ...
Notes on an 80-61 victory over Michigan. Photo by Jamie Owens. This team badly needed a strong defensive performance. Tonight inside Assembly Hall, they brought just that — and more. From the onset, the Hoosiers displayed intensity, emotion and aggression ...
Four games is only representative of 22.2 percent of Indiana’s 18-game slog through the Big Ten schedule. There are a lot of games left on the docket — which, may further downward spiral your funk about this team, or give ...
As Dan Dakich noted during the second half of Tuesday night’s broadcast, the Hoosiers exploited Ralph Sampson III’s screen switches on a few occasions. By drawing him out from the basket — a place he can often feast as a ...
Notes on a 67-63 loss to the Gophers: This was one the Hoosiers had right in their hands. A chance to get over the hump. A shot at erasing a four-game losing streak in a tough road environment against a ...
As Zach alluded to yesterday, Minnesota is one of the best offensive rebounding teams in the country, ranking 13th with an offensive rebounding percentage of 39.6 percent. That’s very good. If a team is grabbing nearly 40 percent of its ...
Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger scored 19 points (5-of-6 from the field, 11-of-12 from the line) on Friday night, scoring over 20 percent of the Buckeyes’ 87 points. But often, it was his ability to attract the defense and pass out ...
Notes on an 85-67 loss to The Ohio State University: Peeking at the numbers, it sounds a little silly to say Indiana brought it this evening. After all, the Hoosiers allowed Ohio State to shoot a blistering 60.5 percent from ...
As I noted in TMA last night, the Hoosiers gave up several wide-open 3-point attempts in the first half against Penn State, ones that allowed the Nittany Lions to shoot 50 percent (5-of-10) in the first 20 minutes of the ...
Thoughts on a 69-60 loss to Penn State: Things have gone from bad to worse, my friends. Another game Indiana was favored to win, another loss. In the Big Ten, you need defense, and you need someone to step up ...
As Alex tweeted earlier this morning, AccuScore (83 percent), RealTimeRPI (70.4 percent) and Pomeroy (76 percent) all favor the Hoosiers this evening. And as ChronicHoosier added, Vegas is favoring Indiana by 6.5 to 7 points. Penn State (7-4) just lost ...
Thoughts on a 78-69 loss to Colorado: Here’s what I think happened in Las Vegas. The Hoosiers came in thinking they could win this tournament. No reason for them not to. There were some more talented teams than they’d been ...
Thoughts on a 67-61 loss to Northern Iowa: Defense, experience and execution. UNI, a Sweet 16 team last season, brought all three to the table tonight, and it was all just a little too much for the Hoosiers to handle. ...
A few thoughts on tonight’s battle with Northern Iowa in Las Vegas: 1) The first thing that sticks out is Northern Iowa’s adjusted defensive efficiency (79th in the nation) is pretty solid. Or, at least, a higher level than most ...