Thoughts on a 100-69 win over the Blue Devils: I. Christian Watford has had his struggles finding shots in the flow of Indiana’s transition-heavy offense of late. At times, it’s as if he’s been on his own island hunting for ...
Thoughts on an 87-51 win over Coppin State: I. The Georgia game had its share of ugliness, but this one — the first ten minutes, at least — wasn’t pretty. Indiana missed shots (a Will Sheehey airball, an 0-9 start) ...
Thoughts on an 83-59 win over the Tar Heels: I. Believe they call this a beatdown, friends. Sure, North Carolina kept it respectable in the first half. Indiana didn’t get to the line much (just 6-of-7 through the first 20 minutes for ...
Thoughts on a 101-53 win over the Cardinals: I. This game was knotted at 4-4 at the under-16 timeout, and it began as yet another slow start. But by the time the first half ended, the Hoosiers were up a ...
BROOKLYN — Thoughts on an 82-72 overtime win over Georgetown: I. Indiana and Georgetown traded three after three over each other’s zone defenses in the first half, and this began as it finished, in the words of Tom Crean, “an ...
BROOKLYN — Thoughts on a 66-53 win over Georgia: I. Here’s the reality of this one: Yes, it was ugly for the first 30 or so minutes, but Indiana’s final offensive surge to end the game made it respectable. The ...
Thoughts on a 99-45 win over the Bearkats: I. Indiana breezed through their first two regular season contests, but tonight was just another level. Unlike the first two wins that started a little slow, Indiana was all gas, no brakes ...
Thoughts on a 87-61 win over the Bison: I. It is early, and grand, bold proclamations about anything at this juncture are’t wise. Still, I’m willing to go out on a limb with this: These Hoosiers are playmakers. Go on ...
Thoughts on a 97-54 win against the Bulldogs: I. Indiana’s lack of frontcourt depth was not an issue in this one. Bryant didn’t have much size. And the size the Bulldogs did have was dominated by Cody Zeller. Both Andrew ...
Thoughts on a 86-57 win over the Wildcats: I. It was enough that Maurice Creek, for all his body’s endured (broken knee caps and a torn Achilles), even stepped out onto the Assembly Hall court this evening. But after the ...
Thoughts on a 102-90 loss to the Wildcats: The road ends here in Atlanta, the Hoosiers running out of gas against a matured and supremely talented Kentucky squad that was just too much. But what a way to finish, what ...
Thoughts on a 63-61 win against VCU: Caught your breath yet? What a finish. What a win. What survival. Things did not look good in the second half for the Hoosiers. VCU’s half-court trapping was eating them alive. The Rams’ ...
Thoughts on a 79-66 win against the Aggies: This season has been a series of tests for the Hoosiers. An upset of No. 1 Kentucky had people intrigued. But doubts lingered. Could they win on the road in the Big ...
Thoughts on a 79-71 loss to the Badgers: That was a tough, frustrating one. Time and again in the second half, Indiana seemed on the verge of overtaking the Badgers — getting it to within a one-point deficit on three separate occasions — and ...
Thoughts on a 75-58 win against the Nittany Lions: About what we expected, right? Sure, Penn State kept it close in the first half thanks to 19 points from Tim Frazier. And despite Indiana being hot from beyond the arc ...
Thoughts on a 85-74 win against Purdue: This started with a dominating performance from the Hoosiers. The entire first half — and for the first 10 minutes or so of the second — Indiana didn’t give Purdue any room to ...