Thoughts on a 74-69 win against the Wolverines: The stories were already writing themselves. Here the Hoosiers were once again, faltering against Michigan’s length and talent. Here the Hoosiers were once again, flaming out in the Big Ten tournament with ...
Thoughts on a 69-67 loss to the Boilermakers: Mackey Arena roared, antagonizing an Indiana team fighting for its NCAA tournament life. The atmosphere appeared to be getting to the Hoosiers during a stretch in the first half where Purdue built ...
Thoughts on a 66-63 loss to the Scarlet Knights: Trayce Jackson-Davis had his way down low early, dominating Rutgers from the tip. Indiana’s junior ended the first half with 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting. The Hoosiers took a seven-point lead ...
Thoughts on an 84-79 win against the Golden Gophers: Yes, Indiana’s finish in this one wasn’t good. The Hoosiers let a 27-point lead slide in a big way, as the Gloden Gophers roared back and made things way too interesting ...
Thoughts on a 74-64 win against Maryland: No down-the-strech collapse or middling late offense from the Hoosiers tonight. In a winnable game it absolutely needed, Indiana shut the door in the closing minutes, making sure Maryland didn’t have a shot at ...
Thoughts on an 80-69 loss to the Buckeyes: Another game the Hoosiers had in their hands. Another one they let slip through their fingers. And so the February slide continues, as Indiana has now lost five straight. It’s a sixth ...
Thoughts on a 74-69 loss to the Badgers: Indiana had an ever-important Quad 1 win its is crosshairs. From the 15:30 mark onwards in the second half, the Hoosiers held the lead. They played well enough to win. That was, ...
Thoughts on a 76-61 loss to Michigan State: Indiana tried something different. Out went Parker Stewart from the starting lineup. In came Trey Galloway. Instead of two spot-up shooters (Stewart and Miller Kopp) in the starting lineup, Indiana now had ...
Thoughts on a 59-51 loss to Northwestern: No Xavier Johnson. No Parker Stewart. No Michael Durr, Tamar Bates or Khristian Lander, either. All suspended by Mike Woodson for tonight’s game, and maybe more. “They broke rules and they were punished ...
Despite some good, often wide-open looks, the Illini missed their first six 3-point attempts of the second half. Two of them were air balls. Such a performance allowed the Hoosiers, who weren’t able to get much going offensively themselves, to ...
Thoughts on a 74-57 loss to the Illini: With Trayce Jackson-Davis on the bench with two fouls, Indiana did its best in the first half. The Hoosiers defended hard. Michael Durr kept Kofi Cockburn in check. Indiana’s wings and guards ...
Thoughts on a 68-55 win against Maryland: Indiana has held halftime road leads a number of times this season, only to fail to finish the job over the final 20 minutes. But the Hoosiers didn’t even flirt with that this ...
Thoughts on a 74-57 win against the Nittany Lions: So much for the starters digging the early hole. Trayce Jackson-Davis, Race Thompson, Parker Stewart, Miller Kopp and Xavier Johnson have taken some heat of late due to poor starts, the ...
Thoughts on an 80-62 loss to the Wolverines: One nine-game losing streak over. Another just beginning. Yup, it’s now nine straight losses to the Wolverines after Indiana followed up Thursday’s emotional win against Purdue with a stinker today. Simply put: ...
Thoughts on a 68-65 win against the Boilermakers: Big Shot Rob at it again. Purdue goes down, the nine-game losing streak with it. For a night, the demons have been exorcised, and all is well with Indiana basketball. A cathartic ...
Thoughts on a 78-71 win against the Cornhuskers: Indiana found itself in a familiar spot as the first-half buzzer sounded. It held a solid lead (45-39) on the road after a strong offensive first half (1.32 points per possession), putting ...