Thoughts on an 87-66 loss to the Boilermakers: After Purdue dominated the rivalry for years, Mike Woodson had gotten the better of the Boilermakers so far in his tenure. But tonight’s affair tipped the scales back in Matt Painter’s favor ...
Thoughts on a 74-62 win against Minnesota: Talk about a bounceback. After a forgettable performance against Rutgers in Piscataway on Tuesday night, the Hoosiers responded in a big way tonight against Minnesota. Of course, it helps to be playing at ...
Thoughts on a 66-57 loss to Rutgers: There are poor performances. And then there’s what happened tonight in Piscataway. Indiana was downright, no good, unfathomably … awful. Let us count the ways: 1. The Hoosiers made 4-of-15 (26.7 percent) from ...
Thoughts on a 71-65 win against the Buckeyes: Indiana’s one-point deficit at half quickly turned into nine, as Ohio State started the second half on an 8-0 run. Timeout Mike Woodson. From there, the Hoosiers recovered. They got back in ...
Thoughts on an 86-70 loss to the Cornhuskers: With the Big Ten season back for good and a new year upon us, Indiana got its first crack at making the case it’s better than what KenPom is currently projecting as ...
Thoughts on a 100-87 win against the Owls: Kennesaw State wasted no time imposing its style on this game. Entering it with the fastest tempo in the nation and the second-fastest possession length, the ball seemed to change hands between ...
Thoughts on an 83-66 win against the Lions: Finally. Finally, Indiana put a lesser opponent to bed early and left nothing to doubt. Finally, Indiana made 3s, a whole bunch of ’em. Tonight’s contest felt free and easy, as the ...
Thoughts on a 69-68 win against the Eagles: This was always going to be a part of the schedule where Indiana could slip and fall. Coming off the emotional hangover of the Kansas game — whether win or lose — ...
Thoughts on a 75-71 loss to the Jayhawks: What a difference a week makes. With the Auburn debacle firmly in the rearview mirror and Assembly Hall’s magic alive and well, the Hoosiers seemed primed for the upset of No. 2 ...
Thoughts on a 104-76 loss to the Tigers: Mike Woodson keeps scheduling these marquee non-conference games. But so far, his Indiana teams can’t compete. Be it Kansas, Arizona, UConn and now Auburn, the athleticism and talent disparity is apparent. The ...
Thoughts on a 78-75 win against the Wolverines: Sloppy play to end the first half saw Indiana’s six-point lead become a two-point deficit (39-37) at the break. And as Olivier Nkamhoua started cooking Malik Reneau to begin the second half, ...
Thoughts on a 65-53 win against the Terrapins: As the starting lineups were introduced, you could feel Big Ten league play was back. The Assembly Hall faithful had more energy, more juice, more life. And the Hoosiers responded in kind. ...
Thoughts on an 89-76 win against the Crimson: So much of Indiana’s season so far has felt like a rinse and repeat. And that’s pretty much what we got in the first half of this one. The defensive attention, especially ...
Thoughts on a 74-66 win against the Cardinals: Did you have a 2-3 zone saving the day for the Hoosiers in this one? Because that’s exactly what happened. We’ll get to that. But first: Indiana actually put together its most ...
Thoughts on a 77-57 loss to UConn: Indiana just couldn’t hang in this one. Sure, a disjointed start by both teams kept the Hoosiers in striking distance, trailing by just three points (16-13) at the 8:55 mark. By half, Indiana ...
Thoughts on an 89-80 win against Wright State: There were more signs of life in this one. Indiana came out with increased focus, energy and intensity. The Hoosiers got out ahead for buckets in transition, turning defense into offense, so ...