Thoughts on a 92-72 loss to Fort Wayne: The narrative heading into this one? Indiana had just a one-day turnaround after its emotional victory against Notre Dame. And the Hoosiers would be playing an inferior opponent. A chance for a ...
Thought on an 80-77 win against Notre Dame: Down eight with just 2:01 to go, the Hoosiers looked just about sunk. Sure, they’d rallied from a 14-point deficient in the first half to draw within one early in the second ...
Thoughts on a 71-62 loss to the Cardinals: This one was there to be had. While Louisville held the lead for the majority of the second half, it never ballooned to far enough away from Indiana until the bitter end ...
Thoughts on a 77-64 win against the Hawkeyes: Despite a reeling Iowa squad as the opponent at home this evening, the promise of Indiana’s Duke performance and the ensuing egg it laid up in Ann Arbor made for some uncertainty ...
Thoughts on a 69-55 loss to the Wolverines: The narrative heading into this one, and sure, the reality too, was the Hoosiers were beginning to find their stride under Archie Miller. The turnovers were down. Coach K told reporters after ...
Thoughts on a 91-81 loss to the Blue Devils: They turned the entrance of Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall into a big movie screen tonight. Inside the Hoosiers and Blue Devils battled in an epic blockbuster, trading baskets and playing at ...
Thoughts on a 87-67 win against the Eagles: Indiana’s had stretches of strong play this season, only to fumble for equally long stretches, too. But tonight? The breakthrough. The Hoosiers put together a full 40 minutes of play in this ...
Thoughts on an 87-70 win against Arkansas State: This one was volatile. Indiana came out flat, didn’t hustle for loose balls, missed shots and turned the ball over. It had problems figuring out Arkansas State’s zone and played from behind ...
Thoughts on a 70-53 win against the Bulls: As the Hoosiers entered halftime down 34-33, another 20 minutes defined by sloppy turnovers and not-up-to-Archie-Miller standards on defense, it seemed a real possibility Indiana could start this season 1-3. But the Hoosiers ...
Thoughts on an 84-68 loss to the Pirates: Finally. After 80 minutes of ho-hum basketball from the Hoosiers at home, Indiana shook off the cobwebs in its first road contest of the season and got after it on the court. ...
Thoughts on an 86-77 win against the Bison: This one goes down in the books as a W, one sorely needed after Indiana’s surprising season-opening loss to Indiana State on Friday night. But that doesn’t mean it came with ease ...
Thoughts on a 90-69 loss to the Sycamores: Welp. This was not what anyone was expecting. The Sycamores came into Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall tonight and blew the doors off the Hoosiers, as the Archie Miller era got off to a ...
Thoughts on a 74-53 win over the Greyhounds: I. After last weekend’s exhibition win against Marian, I noted freshmen Justin Smith’s and Clifton Moore’s continual improvement throughout the season might be key to Indiana establishing some frontcourt depth behind De’Ron ...
Thoughts on a 93-62 win against the Knights: I. For two years running, Devonte Green’s lit up Hoosier Hysteria. Last year, he followed it up with an uneven rookie campaign, drawing the ire of his former coach for freshman mistakes. ...
Thoughts on a 75-63 loss to Georgia Tech: All those months ago, coming back from Hawaii on a high from the Kansas win, the Hoosiers stopped in Phoenix en route back to Bloomington. “We wouldn’t mind coming back here sometime,” ...
Thoughts on a 70-60 loss to the Badgers: After back-to-back 3-pointers by Zak Showalter and D’Mitrik Trice put the Badgers up 15 with 8:14 to go, this one looked just about done. The Hoosiers had scored 90-plus points in their ...