Thoughts on a 59-50 loss to the Scarlet Knights: Now three road games into the Big Ten season, the Hoosiers have been downright abysmal away from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Wisconsin dusted them up bad. The Hoosiers trailed by as ...
Thoughts on a 66-54 win against the Buckeyes: For a game, hope is restored. Indiana looked like a completely different group in this one. After all the questions marks hanging over this team in recent weeks — was the record ...
Thoughts on a 66-62 win against the Wildcats: Tonight’s performance from Indiana didn’t instill much confidence things are going to turn around. While the Hoosiers knocked down their first two 3-pointers of the night, they’d only go 1-of-12 the rest ...
Thoughts on a 75-59 loss to the Terrapins: The last few weeks haven’t been a disaster for the Hoosiers. But the cracks in the foundation have started to show. Devoid of the astronomical free throw rate Indiana racked up inside ...
Thoughts on a 71-64 loss against Arkansas: An eventful evening inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall was full of moments that hurt Indiana’s chances of completing a perfect 11-0 nonconference record. First was the pregame announcement that redshirt freshman Jerome Hunter ...
Thoughts on a 62-60 win against Notre Dame: Notre Dame clanged 3-pointer after 3-pointer and threw a soft zone at Indiana, one where the Hoosiers found ample opportunities in the middle. The Fighting Irish were out of sorts and playing ...
Thoughts on a 96-90 win against the Cornhuskers: Other teams have sagged off the Hoosiers on the perimeter, goading Indiana into becoming a jump-shooting, stagnant 3-point taking team. It’s been an effective counter to IU’s offense predicated on getting the ...
Thoughts on a 57-54 win against the Huskies: Well, this much is for sure: No one’s walking out of Madison Square Garden down 9th Ave. and dropping this game off at the Whitney Museum. This was not art, two teams ...
Thoughts on an 84-64 loss to the Badgers: After a rough shooting stretch for Wisconsin heading into this one, we were prepared for the Badgers to regress to the mean and start hitting 3-point shots at a higher clip. And ...
Thoughts on an 80-64 win against the Seminoles: After a sleepy November inside Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, tonight’s atmosphere matched the moment. The students back in town and a ranked opponent in the building, the crowd rocked and roared as ...
Thoughts on a 64-50 win against the Jackrabbits: Call it a Thanksgiving hangover, perhaps, but today’s game against South Dakota State was Indiana’s worst effort of the season. The Jackrabbits packed it in against the Hoosiers on defense, taking away ...
Thoughts on an 88-75 win against the Bulldogs: On paper, Louisiana Tech came to Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall this evening as Indiana’s toughest test of the season to date. The Bulldogs ranked in the top 100 of Ken Pomeroy’s rankings ...
Thoughts on a 79-54 win against the Tigers: Entering tonight’s game, Indiana’s offense has imposed its will on the opponent. The Hoosiers want to get the ball up the court quick for easy points. Involve the bigs. Draw fouls. They’ve ...
Thoughts on a 100-62 win against the Trojans: In an otherwise gone-as-expected start to the season, Indiana’s slow starts, partly due to a lax defense, have been the biggest cause for concern for the coaching staff and fans alike. But ...
Thoughts on a 91-65 win against the Lions: As the second half began, Archie Miller removed his jacket and tie. It seemed to be the physical embodiment of his first half displeasure, as the Hoosiers failed to bring proper intensity, ...
Thoughts on an 85-74 win against the Vikings: November’s schedule isn’t supposed to challenge the Hoosiers much. Western Illinois came to town earlier this week and Indiana dismissed of the Leathernecks with relative ease, its lead continuing to grow as ...