Defense was the story of the game for Indiana on Saturday. In the closing minutes of its win against Notre Dame, the Hoosiers made some adjustments in their zone to make things a little bit more difficult for the Fighting Irish, ...
In the second half of Indiana’s blowout victory against McNeese State, Thomas Bryant shot a perfect 5-of-5 from the field on his way to 18 points — one shy of his season-high of 19 against St. John’s. Bryant’s teammates got ...
While Troy Williams’ career-high five blocks against IPFW would appear to indicate a strong defensive performance, that wasn’t quite the case. We’ll take a look at a number of defensive miscues from the junior in the latest edition of Film ...
In Indiana’s comfortable win against Morehead State on Saturday night, the Hoosiers played a higher level of defense fans had been craving over the last several games. Indiana was particularly strong in the first half, as it turned the Eagles ...
Duke feasted on Indiana’s soft defense on Wednesday night. In the first half, the Blue Devils scored 1.62 points per possession against the Hoosiers and dropped in a number of 3-point buckets (6-of-13). Man. Zone. Transition. No matter what defense Indiana ...
Indiana routed Alcorn State on Monday night thanks to a 33-point performance from James Blackmon Jr. We’ll take a look at two of his scores as well as an Indiana turnover and two defensive possessions for the Hoosiers in the ...
It’s common knowledge by now: The Hoosiers turned the ball over too much in Maui and played some porous defense to boot. We’ll take a look at both of these issues from all three games in the latest edition of ...
After two standout performances against Creighton during Indiana’s comfortable 86-65 win, James Blackmon Jr. and Thomas Bryant took questions together at the podium. When asked how much he’s feeding off the energy Bryant brings to the game, the quiet Blackmon Jr. ...
While I wrote in Monday evening’s The Minute After that Indiana’s defense was an “after thought” in its win over Austin Peay, a closer inspection of the film reveals I was a little off. Indiana’s effort was there, but its ...
The Hoosiers cruised to an 88-49 win over Eastern Illinois on Friday night in their season opener. We’ll take a look at some James Blackmon Jr. defense and two Thomas Bryant scores in the latest edition of Film Session. Blackmon ...
In its 73-62 win over Bellarmine on Monday night, Indiana went on an 18-0 run in the first half. This stretch was highlighted by strong effort and energy on defense — a welcomed change from a season ago. We’ll take ...
In Indiana’s uneven, yet convincing victory against the Ottawa Gee-Gees on Monday night, there was at least one constant: freshman Thomas Bryant’s energy. His seven-foot frame and massive wingspan were all over the court on both offense and defense. He ...
In Indiana’s season-ending loss to the Wichita State Shockers, the Hoosiers were able to fight back in the closing minutes but ultimately came up short. We’ll take a look at some key last-minute plays on both ends of the court ...
In Indiana’s loss to Maryland in the semifinals of the Big Ten tournament on Friday night, Emmitt Holt made a number of key plays in the second half to keep the Hoosiers within striking distance. Holt finished the contest with 12 ...
Indiana got to work on the defensive end early and often against the Wildcats in its win on Thursday evening. It helped lead to a 16-0 run during the middle stretch of the first half which saw the Hoosiers take ...
Indiana’s failure to secure the boards and put up enough resistance on the defensive end — no matter how it was set up — was its undoing on Saturday afternoon against Michigan State. We’ll take a look at the rebounding ...