Thoughts on a 94-74 loss the the Blue Devils: No one expected victory at Cameron Indoor Stadium. 120 straight non-conference wins. The No. 1 offense in the country. The Duke and Coach K mystique. It’s a lot to overcome. So ...
Thoughts on a 112-70 win over Alcorn State: The James Blackmon Jr. offensive assault impressed. The Troy Williams highlight alley-oop did, too. But as the Hoosiers entered half time tonight, all those lingering doubts remained. Despite scoring 1.51 points per ...
Thoughts on a 72-69 loss to the Runnin’ Rebels: LAHAINA, Hawaii — Riding high off a strong performance against Creighton on Thursday, Indiana seemed primed to make some serious noise in Maui. But the Hoosiers leave uttering but a whimper. ...
Thoughts on an 83-73 win over St. John’s: LAHAINA, Hawaii — On an overcast morning in the land of the cruel sun, Indiana’s fatigue from a never-ending Monday showed up in its win against St. John’s. The disappointing, unexpected loss to ...
Thoughts on an 82-78 loss to the Demon Deacons: LAHAINA, Hawaii — Indiana had finally found its stride. After a first half it failed to defend at an acceptable level and Wake Forest had a lot of confidence, the Hoosiers ...
Thoughts on an 86-65 win over the Bluejays: Cautious optimism ran through the minds of the IU faithful this summer. Sure, Indiana was primed to have an elite offense once more, but could it incorporate a big man seamlessly into ...
Thoughts on a 102-76 win against the Governors: The Hoosiers played a near perfect offensive second half. Fifteen straight made shots, 18 for their last 20, a barrage of 3-pointers, ridiculous highlight reel plays from Troy Williams. They finished the contest ...
Thoughts on a 88-49 win over the Panthers: After a closer, more challenging than usual exhibition finale Monday against Bellarmine, Indiana stepped on the gas and ran over Eastern Illinois in their season opener. The Hoosiers entered the locker room ...
Thoughts on a 73-62 win over the Knights: Who are these Hoosiers after two exhibition games? Are they the team exhibiting more effort on defense — blocking shots, getting steals, forcing a shot clock violation? Or are they a group still ...
Thoughts on an 82-54 win over Ottawa: The University of Ottawa cut Indiana’s second half lead to only six points. The Gee-Gees had just hit three 3-pointers in their past five trips down the floor, making it a two-possession game with 9:13 to go on ...
Thoughts on a 81-76 loss to the Shockers: Indiana brought the proper fight, played its game and hung in the best it could. But Wichita State’s experience got the best of the Hoosiers down the stretch, and Indiana’s shot at the ...
Thoughts on a 75-69 loss to the Terrapins: CHICAGO — Indiana didn’t lose this one because it failed to defend with effort or play with energy or crash the boards. No, the Hoosiers dropped their second game of the Big ...
Thoughts on a 71-56 win over the Wildcats: CHICAGO — After IU’s loss to Michigan State on Saturday, a dejected James Blackmon Jr. sat at the press table saying he didn’t get it going soon enough. Tonight, as Blackmon Jr. and ...
Thoughts on a 74-72 loss to the Spartans: After a Yogi Ferrell turnover with 3:42 to play, the Hoosiers looked sunk as they entered the under-4 media timeout. Their zone allowed too many good, open looks — both in the paint ...
Thoughts on a 77-63 loss to the Hawkeyes: Just get through the first half of the Big Ten season alive, they said. It was supposed to be all downhill from there. The Hoosiers did more than that. They exceeded what ...
Thoughts on a 72-65 loss to the Wildcats: EVANSTON, Ill. – The 3-pointers stopped falling. Indiana’s energy started to sag. And when Vic Law and Yogi Ferrell got tied up at the 13:53 mark in the second half and exchanged ...