Thoughts on a 77-47 win against the Golden Gophers: It took 23 days and four straight losses, but Indiana finally found a win. Sure, this Minnesota team has a depleted roster, with only six players playing rotation minutes tonight. (A ...
Thoughts on a 77-64 loss to the Spartans: With another shot at a Quad 1 win, one it desperately needed to stay afloat in the NCAA tournament conversation, Indiana never seriously threatened against Michigan State. It never led. The few ...
Thoughts on a 72-68 loss to the Wildcats: Entering tonight’s contest, Indiana was still projected to make the NCAA tournament—barely. But this loss to Northwestern, one of a quad 3 variety, might now have the Hoosiers on the outside looking ...
Thoughts on a 93-64 loss to the Boilermakers: Indiana didn’t just lose tonight. It got its doors blown off, as the Boilermakers flipped the script from their loss in Bloomington last month. In the midst of a slump, Fletcher Loyer ...
Thoughts on a 71-51 loss to the Illini: Indiana put up a solid first half and did what it could against this talented Illini team. But in the end, the Hoosiers again fell victim to an opponent with superior size ...
Thoughts on a 92-74 win against the Ducks: This one started choppy, Oregon’s length and size making the Hoosiers a bit hesitant and stagnant on offense. Lamar Wilkerson missed his first five shots. Nick Dorn took four first-half 3-pointers and ...
Thoughts on a 78-77 win against the Badgers: Another overtime game, Indiana’s second in its last three outings, and oh boy did it feel like it wasn’t going to happen. The Hoosiers didn’t score a field goal for the last ...
Thoughts on an 81-75 loss to the Trojans: After an emotional, double-overtime game against the Bruins on Saturday, it was fair to wonder if the Hoosiers might have some dead legs against USC tonight. While they didn’t exactly look flat, ...
Thoughts on a 98-97 win against the Bruins: This one was high-level and hard-fought, a grueling contest where the battle for every rebound felt like life or death. And in the end, through regulation and two overtimes, Indiana emerged victorious, ...
Thoughts on a 72-67 win against the Boilermakers: Finally. Finally, in their seventh try, the Hoosiers picked up a win against a Quad 1 opponent. It seemed like Indiana might win this one with ease. But things got tight late, ...
Thoughts on an 82-59 win against Rutgers: Indiana hasn’t had much luck in Piscataway of late. The Hoosiers entered tonight’s contest 0-5 in their last five trips to New Jersey, last having won on Feb. 5, 2018, during Archie Miller’s ...
Thoughts on an 86-72 loss to the Wolverines: Indiana started this game 1-of-15, making just one field goal in the first 10:20 of the contest. Tucker DeVries turned the ball over, air-balled a 3-pointer and picked up two fouls in ...
Thoughts on a 74-57 loss to the Hawkeyes: Losers of three straight, Iowa came to Bloomington on a mission and succeeded. Save for a few fleeting moments, the Hawkeyes controlled this game from end to end and made Indiana play ...
Thoughts on an 81-60 loss to the Spartans: It’s one thing to go on the road and lose to this strong Michigan State squad. But for the first time this season, Indiana didn’t just lose. Because as Michigan State pulled ...
Thoughts on an 83-77 loss to the Huskers: Indiana has struggled mightily in its last four games against Nebraska. Under Mike Woodson, all four losses came by 15 or more points, which included a 93-66 drubbing during the Big Ten ...
Thoughts on an 84-66 win against Maryland: Inside a dead and empty Xfinity Center, Indiana looked to be playing with fire against a struggling Maryland squad. This was yet another true road contest where the Hoosiers had trouble finding a ...