A couple days removed from the Kentucky game, it’s clearer what that night was really about. Not the score. Not the atmosphere. Not even the disappointment of losing a rivalry…

Indiana handled its business Wednesday night, rolling past Penn State 113–72 in a game that looked the way a home Big Ten opener should look. Penn State is young, rebuilding,…

Indiana didn’t beat Louisville on Saturday, and the 87–78 score doesn’t hide that the game was shaped right away. Louisville opened with a 16–0 run, and Indiana spent the rest…

A 73–64 road loss at Minnesota wasn’t what any of us expected last night, especially against a struggling team that came in searching for rhythm. But sometimes the opponent’s desperation…

A last look at IU’s commanding win over Bethune-Cookman Indiana didn’t need any late-game heroics on Saturday afternoon. What they did need — and what they’ve been searching for in…

For the first time in a couple of games they were expected to win comfortably, IU didn’t drift in and out of intensity. In dominating Bethune-Cookman, the Hoosiers didn’t let…

Player of the Game: Reed Bailey — Toughness, Growth, and a Glimpse of What IU Needs On a night when Indiana needed him to steady the game, fight through mistakes,…

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