Thoughts on an 84-50 win over the Hatters: Lethargic. Alex described Indiana’s first half in such fashion, and it was spot on. The reasons were tossed out on Twitter during the first half: A sleepy Sunday with a sparse student ...
Thoughts on an 86-75 win over N.C. State: Christian Watford and Verdell Jones were dribbling into traffic and turning the ball over. C.J. Leslie was blocking Cody Zeller. The Hoosiers were failing to get the free-throw line and ball movement ...
Thoughts on a 75-59 win over the Bulldogs: This one meant something. From the tip, all these Indiana boys fighting for bragging rights got after it. They scraped and clawed and sacrificed their bodies. And well: They turned the ball ...
Musings on a 73-49 win over the Bulldogs: For the first 25 minutes of this one, Indiana struggled with energy. But Victor Oladipo, as he was born to do, made sure it would not last. A steal by the sophomore ...
Thoughts on a 94-65 win over the Tigers: A DIFFERENT FEEL After putting on a clinic against Evansville on Wednesday, the Hoosiers weren’t as crisp tonight. There were some ill-advised fouls late in the shot clock. Will Sheehey fouled a ...
Thoughts on a 94-73 road win over the Purple Aces: SO MUCH FOR THAT They said the Purple Aces would test the Hoosiers. They said this could be Indiana’s first loss. After all, Tom Crean’s crew hadn’t won on the ...
Thoughts on a 78-53 win over the Mocs: THERE’S THAT D After hearing about an improved defensive focus leading into the season, the Hoosiers showed it tonight. They anticipated the passing lanes well and racked up 15 steals — including six ...
Thoughts on a 96-66 thumping of the Seawolves: SHEELADIPO Victor Oladipo started this evening. Will Sheehey came off the bench. And whether Crean continues to swap these two in and out of the starting lineup may not matter. Because they’re ...
Scattered thoughts on a 90-72 win over the Greyhounds (Photo by Jamie Owens of J. Scott Sports): BUCKETS Indiana, as its more than capable of, shot the ball with efficiency this evening. The Hoosiers’ effective field-goal percentage finished up at ...
Thoughts on a season-ending 61-55 loss Penn State: That’s all she wrote, kids. This season is in the books. And it ends on a nine-game losing streak. Despite strong starts in both halves from Penn State, Indiana was in this ...
Thoughts on a 72-48 spanking at the hands of the Illini: Beatdown in Champaign today, kids. The Illini, when they play this well, are just too much for a team like Indiana. They have more size on the interior. They ...
Thoughts on a 77-67 loss to the Badgers: Hats off to the Hoosiers. On senior night, they played with the maturity of a team with more than just one in the lineup. In fact, it was a similar style to ...
Thoughts on a 82-61 blowout at the hands of the Buckeyes: Unwatchable. For maybe the first time all season, that’s what Indiana became this afternoon in Columbus. This was a game that even with limited production from Jared Sullinger (0 ...
Thoughts on a 72-61 loss to Purdue: Open thread tonight. Have at it, kids. We’ll link the box when it’s live.
(Photo credit: Jamie Owens, J. Scott Photography) Thoughts on a 70-64 loss to the Wildcats: So much for that full week of preparation. Indiana came out flat in this one. And just when it looked like the Hoosiers might finally ...
Thoughts on a 73-69 loss to Michigan: Well that got interesting. After Indiana found itself down by as many as 22 in the second half and just about dead on the afternoon, it mounted an aggressive 25-7 run over the last ...