Thoughts on an 85-66 loss to the Nittany Lions: The modern offensive style of basketball swallowed the Hoosiers whole tonight. After spending time under Brad Stevens (Butler, Boston Celtics) and Matt Painter (Purdue), Micah Shrewsberry has implemented an offensive system ...
Thoughts on an 84-83 loss to the Wildcats: This is not the Northwestern of old. The Wildcats are one of the best defensive teams in the country. It showed today. While they don’t overpower with pressure or athleticism, don’t run ...
Thoughts on a 91-89 loss to the Hawkeyes: It appeared the time off had done Indiana good. The offense hummed to start this one, as Jalen Hood-Schifino dropped some serious dimes and splashed in 3-pointers. Trayce Jackson-Davis moved better after ...
Thoughts on a 69-55 win against the Owls: Crisis averted. The Owls came into tonight’s contest confidently, hitting 3-pointers as they’re known to do. The Hoosiers overhelped and left shooters open, which didn’t help matters. On offense, Indiana’s Plan A ...
Thoughts on a 96-72 win against the Phoenix: The Hoosiers returned to early-season form this evening with a dominant performance down low, outscoring the Phoenix 58-24 in the paint. Unlike Arizona and Kansas, Elon chose not to double-team IU’s big ...
Thoughts on an 84-62 loss to Kansas: The first half of Indiana’s challenging four-game non-conference slate showed promise. The Hoosiers picked up a nice road win against Xavier. And they looked sensational against a reeling North Carolina, defending with vigor ...
Thoughts on an 89-75 loss to the Wildcats: Arizona punched Indiana in the mouth. Its 17-0 run on the Hoosiers early in the first half was a strong start. The Wildcats looked more athletic and tough. They played loose and ...
Thoughts on an 81-65 win against the Cornhuskers: After Indiana’s loss to Rutgers over the weekend, it was fair to wonder if Nebraska could replicate the formula. The Cornhuskers tried. They threw some early zone at Indiana to try and ...
Thoughts on a 63-48 loss to the Scarlet Knights: Another ranked team bites the dust at the former RAC. The problem for the Hoosiers today, though, wasn’t so much that they lost. It’s how it happened. Rutgers absolutely took them ...
Thoughts on a 77-65 win against North Carolina: Despite North Carolina’s recent troubles, the Tar Heels still entered Assembly Hall this evening with the 11th-best offense in the Pomeroy ratings. But Indiana’s defense absolutely, positively stymied the Tar Heels for ...
Thoughts on a 90-51 win against the Tigers: Indiana had plenty of excuses for a flat performance today. Four games in eight days. Two games in three days with Thanksgiving sandwiched in between. A 12:30 p.m. tip on a Friday ...
Thoughts on an 87-68 win against the Trojans: So far this season, Indiana has easily swept aside the weaker teams on its schedule, having fun along the way. But that wasn’t the case tonight. Little Rock stuck around into the ...
Thoughts on an 86-56 win against the Redhawks: After Friday night’s win against Xavier, the predictable hangover came immediately in this one. Without the size, strength or talent to match up with Indiana, Travis Steele and the Redhawks packed the ...
Thoughts on an 81-79 win against the Musketeers: Whew. Indiana survives tonight in a hostile road environment, showing just enough grit and moxie to pull out a hard-fought win against a good team. There is plenty to clean up and ...
Thoughts on a 101-49 win against the Wildcats: While Indiana dominated on Tuesday night against Morehead State, the performance left some lingering questions. Is the free-throw shooting going to be an issue again? Is Indiana going to continue to be ...
Thoughts on an 88-53 win against the Eagles: After two blowout wins for the Hoosiers in their exhibition slate, they kept things rolling tonight in their season opener. Morehead State tied it up at 21-all with 9:17 to play in ...