Thoughts on a 73-54 win against the Nittany Lions: Sometimes, you just need to make things easy for yourself. And then it all opens up. After a grind-it-out first half where Indiana found itself trailing at intermission, an early Jordan ...
Thoughts on a 70-69 loss to the Cornhuskers: Where to begin in a game so ripe for criticism? Start here: Up 11 points with six minutes to go (63-52), Indiana appeared to be in control. The Hoosiers had an opportunity to step ...
Thoughts on a 80-63 loss against the Buckeyes: Few, save for Jared Fogle, predicted a victory against the Buckeyes this late afternoon in Columbus. They were out for revenge against an Indiana squad that defeated them on New Year’s Eve; ...
Thoughts on a 77-74 loss to the Golden Gophers: It all caught up with the Hoosiers tonight. The defense that’s been slumping? Minnesota exposed it tonight, its guards finding lanes to the hole, penetrating from the perimeter past Indiana’s olé’ing defense to ...
Thoughts on a 88-82 win against Penn State: It rained threes inside the Bryce Jordan Center this afternoon. Seven from Jordan Hulls on nine attempts. Five from Matt Roth on six attempts. Sixteen in total on 24 attempts (66.7%) for ...
Thoughts on a 73-71 win over the Wolverines: Christian Watford wagged his head from side to side, his eyes peering to the left before he put his arms around a smiling Verdell Jones. His body language said it all: “We ...
Thoughts on a 74-70 win over the Buckeyes: For about the first 30 minutes tonight, this game was devoid of flow. Whistles dominated. And key players found themselves in foul trouble. The Buckeyes’ top three scorers — Jared Sullinger, Deshaun ...
Thoughts on Indiana’s 80-65 loss to Michigan State: Welcome to life on the road in the Big Ten against a strong defense. What has come so easy for the Hoosiers on offense this season crumbled for long stretches up in ...
Thoughts on a 89-47 win over the Retrievers: Indiana was getting good outside shots in the first half. The Hoosiers just weren’t hitting them against UMBC’s zone, as they only made 2-of-14 from 3-point range. Still, they were able to carry ...
Thoughts on a 107-50 win over the Bison: Jordan Hulls hits a flailing left-handed three as the shot clock expires, and it’s just that kind of the night for the Hoosiers — one where eveything seemed to be going in the bucket. ...
Thoughts on a 69-58 win over the Fighting Irish: This was not Indiana’s finest performance. After all the Kentucky game’s emotion and what followed during the off week — the endless stream of celebration videos, the national media interviews, the ...
Thoughts on a 73-72 win over the Wildcats: They did it. These Hoosiers took down mighty No. 1 Kentucky inside Assembly Hall this evening in a game that meant so much to so many. A ton of hype and coverage ...
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 ...