Thoughts on a 69-64 loss to Purdue: The Hoosiers came to play. They competed. They hustled. But despite the strong effort, the high energy, the collective will to win, it simply wasn’t enough. The reality twelve games into conference play? ...
Thoughts on a 65-60 loss to the Badgers: Wisconsin shut down Indiana’s perimeter weave. The Hoosiers couldn’t drop in a 3-pointer. Turnovers were rampant. It was the kind of start that should have absolutely doomed the Hoosiers at the Kohl Center. ...
Thoughts on a 110-102 win over the Nittany Lions: It was at times a hot mess, a dark comedy full of schadenfreude and calamity. But after three overtimes, the first ever for Indiana in Bloomington, it’s now finally … officially ...
Thoughts on a 68-55 loss to Northwestern: EVANSTON, Ill. — After its embarrassing loss to Michigan earlier in the week, Indiana started this one much better. The Hoosiers locked in on both ends and jumped out to a 10-1 advantage. But ...
Thoughts on a 90-60 loss to the Wolverines: For as much good will as the Hoosiers built up over their three-game winning streak leading into this one, the reality remained clear: This team is still prone to wide variances in ...
Thoughts on a 82-75 win against the Spartans: Without OG Anunoby and Juwan Morgan, the Hoosiers stepped onto Branch McCracken Court with a sense of purpose this afternoon. The defense, spurned on by first-time starter Zach McRoberts, was stout. James ...
Thoughts on a 78-75 win over the Nittany Lions: With the season hanging in the balance, Tom Crean stalked the court earlier than usual. It was an indicative sign of the moment: Indiana needed this one in the worst way, ...
Thoughts on a 76-57 win over Rutgers: Indiana’s defense has been a large factor in it failing to live up to expectations so far this Big Ten season. But in its win this afternoon against Rutgers, it was a strength. Did ...
Thoughts on a 75-72 loss to Maryland: The slow starting Hoosiers were at it again. The silly turnovers raged. Damonte Dodd was blocking seemingly everything at the rim. But this one didn’t play out with Indiana getting blown out in ...
Thoughts on a 96-80 win over the Illini: The free fall is over. As darkness fell on a sunny, chilly Bloomington Saturday, Indiana stepped onto Branch McCracken Court meaning business. There was no slow start. No silly turnovers. No wondering ...
Thoughts on a 75-68 loss to the Badgers: Another loss, Indiana’s third straight for this first time since March 2015, and the sky grows darker over Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Does Indiana still possess talent? Yes. Were there some positives in ...
Thoughts on a 77-62 loss to the Cardinals: This game goes down in the books as a loss. There was plenty of alarmingly bad play for the Hoosiers — particularly in the first half. Still, the feeling after this one ...
Thoughts on an 87-83 loss to Nebraska: Yikes. No room for excuses tonight because the reality is this: Nebraska outplayed Indiana. The Cornhuskers deserved the victory. This is a Nebraska team that entered the contest with the worst offense in the ...
Thoughts on a 97-62 win over the Governors: In their final cupcake contest of the season, the Hoosiers feasted on the Governors. We’ve mentioned a couple times since the weekend that after back-to-back seasons of elite 3-point shooting, Indiana’s taken a step ...
Thoughts on a 103-56 win over Delaware State: On a quick turnaround after Saturday’s loss to Butler, Indiana absolutely blew the doors off Delaware State back inside Assembly Hall. The numbers impress. According to Indiana basketball’s Twitter account, the 32 ...
Thoughts on an 83-78 loss to the Bulldogs: Why did Indiana lose this one? Let us count the ways. 1) The Hoosiers allowed 1.18 points per possession, their worst defensive performance of the season. Did Butler hit some tough shots? ...