Thoughts on a 79-76 win in Happy Valley: The candy stripes never left Jeremy Hollowell’s body. Jeff Howard and Austin Etherington played crucial minutes during crunch time. Indiana has its first Big Ten victory, and Tom Crean’s message is clear: ...
Thoughts on a 73-56 loss to the Spartans: Seniors Keith Appling and Adreian Payne sat on the bench near the end of the first half, saddled with two fouls a piece. It mattered little. This Michigan State team defended well ...
Thoughts on an 83-80 overtime loss to the Illini: Illinois, a team knocking on the door of the Top 25, provided the Hoosiers plenty of chances to pull out a victory in their first Big Ten contest of the season. But ...
Thoughts on a 90-66 win over the Owls: This was a little more like it. Following up Friday’s uninspired victory over Nicholls State, the Hoosiers grabbed the bull by the horns in this one. Save for a defensive lapse in ...
Thoughts on a 79-66 win against the Colonels: A long layoff after a disappointing loss, practice, finals, a later-arriving crowd, the holiday season. It all collided in this last week for the Hoosiers. So Friday night’s affair amounted to a ...
Thoughts on a 79-72 loss to Notre Dame: Try as they might, the Hoosiers just couldn’t get over the hump in Indianapolis today. It was a game IU never led, despite threatening to take the lead on several occasions. The ...
Thoughts on a 81-54 win against the Golden Grizzlies: As Yogi Ferrell sat on the bench with two fouls in the first half, Evan Gordon found an offense groove. He kept the needle on it all night, eventually garnering “Ev-an ...
Thoughts on a 89-68 win over the Ospreys: Beyond bouncing back to form after the Syracuse second half debacle, two things stood out in this one. The first is the Hoosiers started hot from beyond arc. Austin Etherington stopped passing ...
Thoughts on a 69-52 loss to the Orange: This had the makings of a great one. During their first true road game inside a rocking Carrier Dome, the Hoosiers withstood an early 10-0 deficit. They stopped settling for 3-pointers, started ...
Thoughts on a 77-46 win against the Purple Aces: I. Jeff Howard? Jeff Howard. Some of the media at Assembly Hall this evening tweeted shortly before the contest that it must be some sort of typo to the starting lineup. ...
Thoughts on a 59-58 loss to the Huskies: We know this team is young and prone to mistakes. That nights like tonight were bound to happen, a game the Hoosiers could have had but let slip away because of turnovers ...
Thoughts on a 102-84 win over the Huskies: All the spotlight on Noah Vonleh’s sensational start to the season, but under the lights at Madison Square Garden fellow freshman Troy Williams finally got his. In Indiana’s first four games, Williams ...
Thoughts on a 90-74 win over the Seawolves: On paper, Stony Brook looked like another sneaky early test for the Hoosiers, a veteran team with some strong individual talent. But the Hoosiers had a lead coast-to-coast in this one, and ...
Thoughts on a 105-59 win over Samford: The Hoosiers were on point from the get-go tonight. They established Noah Vonleh early and played downhill for pretty much the whole first half. Eight blocks — including three from freshman Luke Fischer, ...
Thoughts on a 73-72 win over the Blackbirds: Outside shooting is no longer an advantage for this team. At least not at this point in the season. So the Blackbirds, a smart, disciplined team — one that’s gone dancing the last ...
Thoughts on a 100-72 win over the Cougars: Alex lined this game up as one that promised to be foul-heavy. It delivered. The Cougars and Hoosiers combined for 56 fouls and 82 total free throws attempts. Indiana shot 45-55 from ...