The Badgers carved the Hoosiers up for 1.51 points per possession in the first half during their win on Saturday. After a together, communicating defense full of energy and effort on Tuesday against Florida State, Indiana’s defense was a step ...
After Dominik Olejniczak scored in the paint to put the Seminoles up 11-4 at the 16:33 mark of the first half, Florida State didn’t hit another field goal until a jumper from RaiQuan Gray at the 8:49 mark, a span ...
When Princeton came to Bloomington on Nov. 20, the Tigers threw a double team at Indiana’s bigs in an effort to take away Indiana’s first option. As chronicled in Film Session, IU countered in the second half by running pick ...
Indiana played a sloppy second half in its win against Louisiana Tech on Monday night, turning the ball over 12 times. The miscues contributed to Indiana’s worst turnover percentage of the season (21.8 percent) through six games. So what went ...
At the start of the game on Wednesday night, Princeton threw a defensive counter at the Hoosiers. Instead of letting Indiana’s bigs get comfortable on their way to quick buckets or fouls, the Tigers threw double teams at Indiana’s bigs. ...
After a freshman season spent largely on the bench, Damezi Anderson’s start to the 2019-2020 campaign has been promising. While Anderson has some gains to make on the defensive side of the ball still, he’s taken a leap offensively. Anderson ...
In its win against North Alabama on Tuesday night, Indiana’s defense started slow, but ended strong. The first half was riddled with lows as the Hoosiers let the Lions get comfortable from 3-point range and some overhelping and poor communication ...
After watching his team give up 1.08 points per possession to the Portland State Vikings, Archie Miller voiced displeasure about Indiana’s defense in his post game press conference. “There’s just some alarming things out there defensively,” Miller said. “This team ...
Juniors Justin Smith and Al Durham Jr. stole the show with a pair of 20-plus point performances in Indiana’s season-opening win against Western Illinois on Tuesday night. But freshman Trayce Jackson-Davis also quietly put together a strong, confident debut. The ...
In its first and only exhibition game of the season, Indiana’s offense proved to be a work in progress. While it exhibited more movement and options than the worst of what we witnessed last season, a lack of familiarity also ...
In its season-ending loss to Wichita State in the quarterfinals of the NIT, Indiana got behind in the first half and was never able to get over the hump. Beyond some poor shooting, the Hoosiers were also blocked eight times ...
In its win against the Razorbacks on Saturday afternoon, the Hoosiers got down early in both the first and second half of the contest, as Arkansas stymied their offense and they was unable to string together enough stops. But before ...
Al Durham scored a career-high 22 points in Indiana’s relatively easy first round NIT win against Saint Francis on Tuesday evening. In a game his teammates’ effort waned at times, the hard-working sophomore took no plays off and was rewarded. ...
In its Big Ten Tournament loss to the Buckeyes on Thursday afternoon, a number of factors sunk Indiana. Ohio State again packed the paint with Kaleb Wesson daring Justin Smith to shoot. It worked, as Smith went scoreless in the ...
In Indiana’s win against Rutgers on Sunday afternoon, Juwan Morgan put on an offensive show. The senior hit a 3-pointer and scored some buckets on offensive rebounds en route to a game-high 25 points. But it was Morgan’s ability to ...
In Indiana’s win against the Illini on Thursday night, freshman Robert Phinisee posted a career-high 17 points. Illinois’ defensive style — one in which the Illini pressured the ball and played Indiana tight, leaving the middle open, a rare occurrence ...