Thoughts on an 80-74 win against the Illini: Ranked No. 1, they couldn’t do it. Last season in overtime, they didn’t come through. 11 out of their last 12 tries, it didn’t happen. But on this Sunday afternoon inside the State ...
Thoughts on a 76-73 win against the Nittany Lions: Assembly Hall was in a deep slumber. Despite the pace Penn State’s defense let Indiana get out and run at, the Hoosiers lacked energy and sharpness. The crowd, even with the ...
Thoughts on a 69-66 win over the Buckeyes: The Buckeyes switched IU’s dribble handoffs, containing the Hoosiers’ offense on the perimeter. Indiana turned the ball over a few times. The Hoosiers couldn’t find the hole. It was a shaky start ...
Thoughts on a 70-50 loss to the Spartans: An abysmal offensive start for the Hoosiers only compounded itself as the first half went along. Yes, Michigan State did a nice job with its perimeter defense early, not letting the Hoosiers ...
Thoughts on a 70-65 win over the Cornhuskers: The pendulum took big swings in this one, as two Hoosiers double-digits leads (16 in first half, 13 in second) slipped away and Indiana came face-to-face with its past outings in Lincoln. ...
Thoughts on a 91-87 overtime loss to the Hoyas: This one had a little bit of everything this afternoon in Madison Square Garden. There was Indiana opening a comfortable 10-point halftime lead and even extending it a bit to start ...
Thoughts on a 79-59 win against the Privateers: Despite New Orleans mucking things up with 13 first half fouls and trying to contain pace, the Hoosiers blitzed out to a 22-point lead at half (44-22) and looked well on their way to ...
Thoughts on an 82-73 win over the Bulldogs: As IU’s lead stretched to 11 with just over three minutes remaining in the first half, it looked like its athletes were just too much for Butler. The Bulldogs couldn’t guard Troy ...
Thoughts on a 94-66 win over the Antelopes: I. The first half was an atypical one for the Hoosiers. They didn’t shoot it particularly well (46.3 eFG%), relied too much on the 3-point shot — even for them — and didn’t ...
Thoughts on a 94-74 loss to the Cardinals: Despite a valiant effort from the Hoosiers under the lights at Madison Square Garden, at one point leading by four in the second half, No. 4 Louisville was just too much to ...
Thoughts on a 95-49 win against Savannah State: I. Considering the sloppy start to this one, another opponent might have been able to push the Hoosiers a bit more in a game like this. But Savannah State entered the contest ...
Thoughts on an 81-69 win over the Panthers: They billed this one as a toss-up. But the Hoosiers, save for a little lag at the end, put together a strong 40 minutes of basketball, leaving little doubt as the lead ballooned ...
Thoughts on a 87-79 win over the Spartans: I. This one counts as a W. It’s a win. But it failed to stifle concerns of Indiana’s defense and its inability to put away an inferior opponent on Branch McCracken Court. ...
Thoughts on an 88-86 loss to the Eagles: This is what happens when your only rotational big man can’t defend the post. Indiana become helpless against the size of Venky Jois. He goes off for 20 points and 14 boards. ...
Thoughts on a 85-72 win over Lamar: I. With 5:09 to go in the first half, Indiana punched the lead out to 17 points (37-20) and looked well on its way to a blowout victory in a game in which ...
Thoughts on a 74-68 win over the Mustangs: This re-tooled Hoosiers squad had yet to see length and athleticism like Larry Brown’s Mustangs. And so early, SMU worked Indiana on the boards while its defense kept the Hoosiers out of the ...