Thoughts on an 89-73 loss to the Bulldogs: The Hoosiers picked up right where they left off against Louisville. They came out flat. Looked lifeless. Gonzaga got three quick buckets in the paint. 6-0 Bulldogs. Timeout Mike Woodson. The Bulldogs ...
Thoughts on an 89-61 loss to the Cardinals: Embarrassing. There’s no other way to put this one. The Hoosiers entered the game as 2.5-point favorites. They exited as 28-point losers. That number would have been 33 had Anthony Leal not ...
Thoughts on a 69-58 win against the Spartans: Indiana looked like it was well on its way to a blowout victory. Early on, the Hoosiers locked up on D. Ball pressure combined with Oumar Ballo deterring shots at the rim ...
Thoughts on an 87-71 win against the Gamecocks: Three games in the books for the Hoosiers. Three double-digit victories recorded. Yet, it’s clear this team has a lot of room to grow. The consistency from possession to possession isn’t there ...
Thoughts on a 90-55 win against the Panthers: Indiana played groggy in the first half of this noon tipoff. “I thought we were still in bed asleep,” Mike Woodson said. “It was awful.” The Hoosiers feigned interest, playing uninspired basketball ...
Thoughts on an 80-61 win against the Cougars: A season ago, Indiana had issues putting away lesser non-conference opponents. The closer-than-projected final score margins ultimately hurt the Hoosiers in the computer rankings, one of several reasons they failed to reach ...
Thoughts on a 106-64 win against Marian: From the jump, the Hoosiers dominated this one. Indiana’s size, athleticism, talent and depth were just way too much for the Knights. The Hoosiers posted a stout 1.38 points per possession against Marian’s ...
Thoughts on a 66-62 win against the Volunteers: This certainly didn’t have the feel of a charity exhibition. Indiana and Tennessee both played with intensity. Each squad got after it on defense. Things got chippy at times. But that didn’t ...
Thoughts on a 93-66 loss to the Cornhuskers: That escalated quickly. In the final 2:58 of the first half, Nebraska ripped this off: Three Keisei Tominaga 3-pointers, a Jamarques Lawrence 3-pointer, a Juwan Gary 3-pointer and two free throws from ...
Thoughts on a 61-59 win against the Nittany Lions: Out of halftime, the momentum shifted. The Nittany Lions, who made just seven first-half field goals and went 1-of-14 on layups, started to find something on offense. Ace Baldwin Jr. kicked ...
Thoughts on a 65-64 win against the Spartans: Indiana started with a bang. The Hoosiers scored inside, outside and in transition. On defense, they rode Michigan State deep into possessions, forcing tough shots and misses. At the 13:14 mark, the ...
Thoughts on an 83-78 win against the Terrapins: To start, Indiana very much played the role of the road team. Be it the crowd or Maryland’s full-court pressure, Indiana struggled with ball security. The Hoosiers turned it over 26.4 percent ...
Thoughts on a 74-70 win against Wisconsin: Indiana hadn’t been up by double-digits in a game in 24 days. But there the Hoosiers were, up 15 (32-17) against the Badgers in the first half at the 6:09 mark after a ...
Thoughts on an 83-74 loss to the Nittany Lions: Indiana played well enough to win this game. The Hoosiers came out with intensity on defense. And with Trey Galloway (foot injury), Mackenzie Mgbako (Mike Woodson auto-bench with two fouls), Kel’el ...
Thoughts on an 85-70 loss to Nebraska: The Cornhuskers came to Bloomington losers of all seven of their Big Ten road games. Those losses came by an average of 12.4 points. But tonight? They were victorious, easily leaving Bloomington with ...
Thoughts on a 76-72 loss to the Wildcats: Mike Woodson still hasn’t gotten over the hump against Northwestern. He’s now 0-4 against the Wildcats in his tenure. Northwestern remains the only Big Ten program he’s yet to defeat. The Wildcats ...