Thoughts on a 52-49 win over the Illini: These kids have been criticized for their lack of mental toughness. Lambasted for sagging energy and effort. Their coach occasionally derided for his substitution patterns and schemes. But on this snowy late January evening, ...
Thoughts on a 91-77 loss at Iowa: Indiana, coming off a hard-fought loss Thursday night at Wisconsion, walked into Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday afternoon without the services of both Maurice Creek and Verdell Jones. Creek, who suffered a season-ending knee ...
Thoughts on a 69-60 loss to the Badgers: When you head up to the Kohl Center, a place Bo Ryan’s Badgers were a staggeringly good 146-11 and had won 31 of 32 heading into this one, you best bring your ...
Notes on an 80-61 victory over Michigan. Photo by Jamie Owens. This team badly needed a strong defensive performance. Tonight inside Assembly Hall, they brought just that — and more. From the onset, the Hoosiers displayed intensity, emotion and aggression ...
Thoughts on a 93-81 loss at Welsh-Ryan Arena: Don’t be fooled by the final score, ladies and gents: This game was not that close. And in many ways, it may have been the worst effort the Hoosiers have given all ...
Notes on a 67-63 loss to the Gophers: This was one the Hoosiers had right in their hands. A chance to get over the hump. A shot at erasing a four-game losing streak in a tough road environment against a ...
Notes on an 85-67 loss to The Ohio State University: Peeking at the numbers, it sounds a little silly to say Indiana brought it this evening. After all, the Hoosiers allowed Ohio State to shoot a blistering 60.5 percent from ...
Thoughts on a 69-60 loss to Penn State: Things have gone from bad to worse, my friends. Another game Indiana was favored to win, another loss. In the Big Ten, you need defense, and you need someone to step up ...
Thoughts on a 78-69 loss to Colorado: Here’s what I think happened in Las Vegas. The Hoosiers came in thinking they could win this tournament. No reason for them not to. There were some more talented teams than they’d been ...
Thoughts on a 67-61 loss to Northern Iowa: Defense, experience and execution. UNI, a Sweet 16 team last season, brought all three to the table tonight, and it was all just a little too much for the Hoosiers to handle. ...
Notes on a 102-60 win against the Hey Bulldogs: Another home non-conference game, another dominant performance. We know the drill by now. Sure, it wasn’t a complete cakewalk. South Carolina State came out with more intensity than the Hoosiers. Indiana ...
Thoughts on a 88-54 win over SIU-Edwardsville: When you win by 30-plus and your opponent doesn’t hit a field goal until the 7:05 mark in the first half — which, yeesh — sometimes there’s not much to say. A dominant ...
Thoughts on a 81-62 loss at Rupp Arena: Oh, what could have been. For 30 minutes or so, the Hoosiers were not just in this thing — they were primed for an upset. Tom Crean paced the sidelines with a fervor we’ve ...
Notes on a 79-57 win over Savannah State: Tucked in between IU’s two non-conference road games was Saturday night’s meeting with one of Division I’s worst teams, Savannah State. The Tigers, an independent in the midst of a transition to ...
Notes on an 88-76 loss to the Eagles: Well, despite the double-digit loss, there were at least some positives tonight, eh? Sure, the Hoosiers came out flat in the first half — running their Verdell Jones-only offense we’ve seen from ...
Notes on a 100-66 win over Northwestern State: At first, Northwestern State’s pressure defense, strong rebounding and ability to match IU’s energy brought some worry. Would this be the the team’s first loss of 2010-11? But as we’ve seen a ...