While Trayce Jackson-Davis got his own on Wednesday night against the Tar Heels (game-high 21 points on 9-of-16 shooting), North Carolina’s constant attention on the Center Grove grad also opened up opportunities for his teammates. When Jackson-Davis was doubled down ...
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 ...
Jackson State’s 2-3 zone mostly succeeded in turning the Hoosiers into a jump-shooting team to start the game on Friday afternoon. But when the Trojans went back to their zone in the second half, Indiana was ready to attack it ...
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 ...
While Indiana won comfortably against Little Rock and still held the Trojans under a point per possession (.910), its defense wasn’t always at a high level on Wednesday night. Little Rock likes to get out and run, even after a ...
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 ...
Nearly two-thirds (65.3 percent) of Miller Kopp’s shots have come from 3-point range this season, many off catch-and-shoot opportunities. But against the Redhawks on Sunday night, Kopp flashed some counteraction to his perimeter shooting prowess, using both a ball and ...
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 ...
After an uneven start against the Musketeers on Friday night, Indiana needed a steadying presence on offense. Enter Xavier Johnson. At the end of last season, Indiana relied on a steady diet of high ball screen action between Johnson and ...
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 ...
While Xavier Johnson is still finding his footing on offense early in the season, his defense, especially in Indiana’s win against Bethune-Cookman on Thursday night, has been strong. Johnson picked up the Wildcats’ ball handlers full court and stuck to ...
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 ...
Freshman Jalen Hood-Schifino dished out four assists in Indiana’s win against Morehead State on Monday evening. Beyond Hood-Schifino finding his former Montverde teammate Malik Reneau in the pick-and-roll, he was also instrumental in unlocking the 3-point shot for Indiana after ...
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 ...
In Indiana’s blowout win against Saint Francis on Thursday night, the Hoosiers outscored the Cougars 28-4 in fast-break points. On several of those scores, it was Indiana’s bigs bringing the ball up the court and making decisions. When asked about ...
Thoughts on a 104-59 win against the Cougars: A sloppy, sluggish start from the Hoosiers eventually gave way to a 45-point blowout win, another easy victory for Indiana to conclude its two-game exhibition season. What we saw from Indiana’s star ...