Thoughts on a 74-57 loss to the Illini: With Trayce Jackson-Davis on the bench with two fouls, Indiana did its best in the first half. The Hoosiers defended hard. Michael Durr kept Kofi Cockburn in check. Indiana’s wings and guards ...
Thoughts on a 68-55 win against Maryland: Indiana has held halftime road leads a number of times this season, only to fail to finish the job over the final 20 minutes. But the Hoosiers didn’t even flirt with that this ...
Thoughts on a 74-57 win against the Nittany Lions: So much for the starters digging the early hole. Trayce Jackson-Davis, Race Thompson, Parker Stewart, Miller Kopp and Xavier Johnson have taken some heat of late due to poor starts, the ...
Thoughts on an 80-62 loss to the Wolverines: One nine-game losing streak over. Another just beginning. Yup, it’s now nine straight losses to the Wolverines after Indiana followed up Thursday’s emotional win against Purdue with a stinker today. Simply put: ...
Thoughts on a 68-65 win against the Boilermakers: Big Shot Rob at it again. Purdue goes down, the nine-game losing streak with it. For a night, the demons have been exorcised, and all is well with Indiana basketball. A cathartic ...
Thoughts on a 78-71 win against the Cornhuskers: Indiana found itself in a familiar spot as the first-half buzzer sounded. It held a solid lead (45-39) on the road after a strong offensive first half (1.32 points per possession), putting ...
Thoughts on an 83-74 loss to the Hawkeyes: This game was there for the taking, offering a road win Indiana really could have used. One, to start building some confidence away from Assembly Hall. Two, to continue to build an ...
Thoughts on a 73-60 win against Minnesota: Another Big Ten game, another puzzle for the Hoosiers to solve. Instead of quick-hit shots from Trayce Jackson-Davis and transition scores like we saw Thursday night against Ohio State, Indiana had to go ...
Thoughts on a 67-51 win against the Buckeyes: Just when Indiana’s offense was looking rote and predictable, a scene all too familiar, Ohio State came to Bloomington and everything changed. Yes, Indiana still went to Trayce Jackson-Davis time and again. ...
Thoughts on a 61-58 loss to the Nittany Lions: As the inaugural Mike Woodson season enters Big Ten play for good, a team that once looked confident and multi-dimensional on offense is losing its swagger. The remnants of the Archie ...
Thoughts on a 79-61 win over Northern Kentucky: It was, as it has often been this season, a tale of two halves for Indiana tonight in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Indiana started strong against Northern Kentucky, which played a matchup ...
Thoughts on a 64-56 win against Notre Dame: While it’s a win, this one will not go down as one of Indiana’s better performances of the season. Were it not for a stout defensive effort against a strong Notre Dame ...
Thoughts on an 81-49 win over Merrimack: Coming off of Wednesday’s disappointing second-half collapse in Madison, Indiana wasn’t sharp defensively in the first 20 minutes against Merrimack. The Hoosiers were a step slow getting out to shooters and Merrimack made ...
Thoughts on a 64-59 loss to the Badgers: There are games you lose. Games you don’t execute down the stretch. Times it’s just not your night. It happens. This … well this was something else. There’s no way to be ...
Thoughts on a 68-55 win against Nebraska: Indiana wins. Indiana covers. Indiana moves to 1-0 in Big Ten play. But this was far from a top performance from the Hoosiers, and it’s unlikely to pass muster against better Big Ten ...
Thoughts on a 112-110 double-overtime loss to Syracuse: After a wild, insane, ridiculous, never-say-die-from-either-side game, the honeymoon is over. The Hoosiers won two in the Bahamas, a secret scrimmage in Louisville and six straight to start the season inside Assembly ...