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(11/22/22 7:56pm)
Indiana now shifts its attention to the second game of three in the Hoosier Classic, taking on the Little Rock Trojans at Assembly Hall. Tip off will be at 6:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.
(11/21/22 9:09pm)
Indiana basketball used a dominant second half to roll past the Miami Redhawks with a final score of 86-56. The Hoosiers will be back in action at Assembly Hall on Wednesday when the Little Rock Trojans come to Bloomington.
(11/19/22 7:00pm)
To say Friday’s game was a roller coaster for Hoosier fans is an understatement. It felt like there were many opportunities where Indiana had the game won, and that the game would slip away at the same time. Nevertheless, IU won 81-79 to improve to 3-0 on the season with Miami of Ohio next on the schedule on Sunday in Indianapolis.
(11/18/22 2:35pm)
After an impressive 101-49 victory over Bethune-Cookman, the Indiana Hoosiers basketball team shifts its attention to the annual Gavitt Games, where IU will play the Xavier Musketeers. This will be one of IU’s toughest tests in this non conference stretch, and it's going to take a total team effort to get a win in Cincinnati on Friday.
(11/12/22 1:36am)
Coming off their sixth consecutive loss, the Indiana Hoosiers have quite the task ahead of them on Saturday afternoon, as they travel to Columbus to take on the No. 2 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes at the Horseshoe. The game will kick off at noon and can be seen on FOX.
(11/08/22 9:57pm)
After a little bit of a sluggish start, Indiana men’s basketball got back on track to start out the 2022-2023 season 1-0 with an 88-53 victory over Morehead State.
(10/22/22 9:00pm)
After a 14-0 lead to the ballgame against Rutgers on Saturday, the Indiana offense was unable to get any more offensive production for the rest of the game, resulting in a 24-17 loss for the Hoosiers. This loss hurts the chances Indiana has to make a bowl game, as the team will have to win three of its final four games in order to qualify.
(10/17/22 9:26pm)
Last Saturday Indiana suffered its fourth loss of the season to the Maryland Terrapins 38-33 at Memorial Stadium. The Hoosiers now fall to 1-3 in the Big Ten and sit tied for second to last place in the Big Ten East.
(10/07/22 9:00pm)
Coming off a 35-21 loss in Lincoln to Nebraska, Indiana football without a doubt faces its most challenging task of the season Saturday afternoon back at home against the No. 4 Michigan Wolverines. Since this is Indiana’s first game against a Big Ten East opponent this year, it is essential that Indiana plays a flawless game to hang around with a very talented Michigan team.
(10/03/22 9:26pm)
Indiana suffered its second loss of the season in the hands of the Nebraska Cornhuskers 35-21 Saturday night. The Hoosiers now fall to 3-2 on the season, with an absolute gauntlet coming up for the rest of the season.
(09/30/22 8:25pm)
After a tough end to the non-conference schedule with a 45-24 loss to Cincinnati, the Hoosiers now jump back to Big Ten play against the Nebraska Cornhuskers in Lincoln. The game will kick off at 7:30 p.m. Eastern and you can catch it on the Big Ten Network.
(09/26/22 8:55pm)
Indiana’s first road game defending its three-game winning streak sure was not the prettiest of games, as IU fell to the Cincinnati Bearcats 45-24. The Hoosiers fall to 3-1 on the season with a crucial game in Lincoln against the Nebraska Cornhuskers coming up.
(09/06/22 9:15pm)
What a start it was for Tom Allen’s football team, as Indiana defeated Illinois 23-20 in thrilling fashion. The Hoosiers starting out 1-0 is one thing, but starting out 1-0 with a Big Ten is another thing, as we have seen there are no free wins in this conference. As Indiana looks forward to Saturday night’s game against Idaho, we’re examining three aspects of IU’s win last week that could be indicative of what to expect from the Hoosiers for the rest of the season.
(09/03/22 7:52am)
In Connor Bazelak’s first game as an Indiana Hoosier, we sure saw some promise. Bazelak went 28-for-52 with 330 yards, a touchdown and an interception, and led the game-winning drive to give IU the 23-20 win over Illinois.
(03/08/22 2:51pm)
It’s safe to say that the 2022 Big Ten Tournament went far more in Indiana’s favor than last year’s Big Ten Tournament. Last year, Indiana was upset in the first round by the Michigan State Spartans, which was disappointing knowing that IU was a team many people thought could have won the conference tournament that year.
However, coming in as the five seed in this year’s tournament, the Hoosiers showed flashes that this could be a year that they could exceed the high expectations that were set in front of them at the beginning of the season. Picking up two quality wins against Maryland and Ohio State, we could definitely see Indiana get a better seed than previously projected headed into the Big Ten tournament.
Although the end of the tournament did not go as the team wanted it to, we still learned a lot about this team this past weekend in Indianapolis.
Chloe Moore-McNeil will play a vital role in the NCAA Tournament
Getting some production from the bench has been a struggle for this Indiana team these past couple of years. They have sometimes gone games without getting a single point from their bench, solely relying on the starting five to get the Hoosier offense going.
But especially in the game against Ohio State in the semifinals of the Big Ten Tournament, Moore-McNeil showed that she can be an essential part of this team. Scoring 11 points while grabbing three rebounds and dishing out two assists, this is the type of production Indiana needs from Moore-McNeil if the team wants to do big things in the NCAA Tournament.
Looking at IU’s most recent game on Sunday against Iowa, this was an example of a game where Indiana had zero bench points and because of that could not pull out a win. Players such as Moore-McNeil, who have proven to be key for the Hoosiers in moments throughout the season, could be the difference in what type of run Indiana makes in the tournament.
The inconsistent outside shooting could be Indiana’s kryptonite
In many of the toughest and most heartbreaking losses for the Hoosiers over the past two years, the inability to make shots late has hurt Indiana the most. Although the team was able to do that in the first three games of the tournament, it seems like the fatigue really started to settle in late in the Big Ten Championship.
This also happened in the Elite Eight last year against Arizona, just a couple days after the Hoosiers picked up a program-defining win against the NC State Wolfpack. Indiana was able to hang in there with a Wildcat team who would end up going to the national championship, but the difference was once again down the stretch they could not get a shot to fall.
The Hoosiers have shown the capability of doing that this season, even as recently as the Big Ten Tournament. Playing a team like Maryland then turning around the very next day and having a great offensive game against the No. 1-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes in the semifinals is no easy task. So the extra day of preparation in between NCAA Tournament games could be a huge difference for this team to rest up and be ready to take on its next opponent.
The Hoosiers look tournament-ready
Yes, the team lost a game to Iowa where it definitely could have won and things went downhill at the end. But this should not take away from the fact that IU beat two really good teams in Maryland and Ohio State in back-to-back days.
This is the first time that the Hoosiers beat the Terrapins twice in one season. Maryland has been the team to beat in the Big Ten for a number of years, and the Terps are again poised to make another deep run into the tournament. To end the game the way they did and beat Maryland by double digits is something that I find very impressive.
(02/25/22 2:09pm)
Last time when the Hoosiers took on the Maryland Terrapins in Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Indiana’s defense played a vital role in what was a historic victory for the program. IU held Maryland under 70 points, for what was only the third time the Terrapins had been held under 70 this season.
However, this time around, the other side of the ball is where the Hoosiers need to succeed in order to get a win in College Park.
Over the past three games with Mackenzie Holmes back, the Hoosiers have shot around 30 percent from 3-point range (about 3 percent lower than their season average) and have had spurts where the offense has struggled. As the team tries to ease Holmes back into their offense, where she is a huge part of what they do, Indiana has taken more 3s and has struggled to stay consistent from beyond the arc. IU is shooting almost 5 percent worse from long distance in the past three games than its season average. With the Big Ten Tournament coming up in less than a week, the Hoosiers will need to hit shots from the outside in order to beat some elite teams in the Big Ten.
Besides outside shooting, it is imperative for Indiana to get back to what has been working offensively this whole season — getting easy looks and scoring the ball inside. Yes, Holmes has been out for a month after having knee surgery, and it has been a process trying to get her back up to speed. But seeing how vital of a role she played — scoring 15 points and grabbing 14 rebounds when the last time these two teams met about a month ago — it is essential that the Hoosier offense gets Holmes some opportunities to score in this regular-season finale.
Along with the frontcourt, the backcourt will need to play just as big of a role in order to get a win in College Park on Friday. Grace Berger has really found her stride recently, as she’s averaged 19.5 points (three points higher than her season average) in the past four games. Although her scoring has been enormous in terms of Indiana staying close in these games against Iowa, where the Hoosiers have become most dangerous this season is when another guard knocks down some big shots where Indiana can build a lead.
Ali Patberg played a huge role in last month’s game against the Terrapins, leading the team in scoring with 18 points while also dishing out three assists and grabbing two rebounds. Her threat to score from all over the court gave Maryland fits defensively, which opened up shots for the rest of the Hoosiers out on the court. If she and Nicole Cardaño-Hillary can not only knock down outside shots while also facilitating good ball movement, look for the Hoosiers to look like they are getting back on track in a massive game in College Park.
This is an enormous opportunity for the Hoosiers to get out of their offensive slump they have been having in this end of the season run. Yes, they’ve averaged almost 90 points against Iowa over the past two games, and the offense has looked like it has earlier in the season at moments during the season. But the consistency has not been there during this stretch, and how this offense can perform throughout all 40 minutes will be a key part in this team’s run in March.
(02/22/22 4:08am)
In their second meeting just in the span of three days, the Indiana women’s basketball team fell again at the hands of the Iowa Hawkeyes, 88-82. However, the past two games between the No. 10 Hoosiers and No. 21 Hawkeyes were far from alike, as Indiana looked like the Hoosiers we have come to know all season despite the loss Monday.
“I’m just really proud of our group,” head coach Teri Moren said. “As we said to our guys, we've been through a lot. With Mackenzie (Holmes) being hurt, the pandemic set us back a little bit, and we really feel like tonight was the first time we kind of looked like ourselves. [But] I’m disappointed, I want them to be disappointed, but we are not going to be discouraged by any of this.”
A major part of this improved effort Monday from Indiana was the hot start. On Saturday, the Hoosiers seemed a little conservative in their offensive efforts, as their shot selection seemed a little uncharacteristic. But Monday night, the guards such as Grace Berger and Nicole Cardaño-Hillary were much more aggressive in driving to the paint and attacking Hawkeye forward Monica Czinano early on.
The Hoosiers got up by 12 at the half, and had one of their highest scoring team totals of the season in a half with 52. Part of this was due to a big defensive half in forcing the Hawkeyes to turn the ball over and get out in transition to score. Cardaño-Hillary did a good job of containing Iowa leading scorer Caitlin Clark for the most part and stepping in front of passing lanes to find Holmes and Aleksa Gulbe near the basket to give the Hoosiers a big lead heading into the locker room.
But in the second half, it started to look more like Saturday’s game, as the Hawkeyes took over the momentum slowly throughout the half. The Hoosiers began to lose track of Clark on the 3-point line, as she was a huge reason the Hawkeyes were able to get back into the game. With her Stephen Curry-like ability from beyond the arc, she has the ability to take over a game in the matter of minutes, as the Hawkeyes outscored Indiana by seven in the third quarter.
What really hurt the Hoosiers down the stretch in the closing minutes of the game was the strong inside play of Czinano, as she had a career-high 31 points on 13-for-17 shooting on Monday night. With so much attention being on Clark and the other guards on the outside, Czinano got a lot of looks inside from the other guards which had the Hoosiers off guard defensively. However, she wasn't a factor in the beginning of the game, which can be attributed to Holmes continuing to rehab and get back in shape after knee surgery.
“I’m just going to rehab the way I have been rehabbing,” Holmes said. “I’m a month out of surgery, so I haven’t had a lot of time to really focus on [my game]. I think it will just be better to get my endurance up which I know will come with time.”
(02/15/22 3:47am)
A 23-for-72 night from the field ended up playing a key role in the Hoosiers’ fourth loss of the season, 72-55, at the hands of the Nebraska Cornhuskers.
The team ended up shooting 32 percent from the field, but the 9 percent from 3-point range was a huge reason Indiana scored the amount of points they did. Indiana head coach Teri Moren said she believes that it was just one of those nights where shots didn’t go down for the No. 5 Hoosiers.
“Well we pulled it within four and I thought we were going to be in good shape,” Moren said. “But we went 3-for-21 in the fourth quarter, and some of those were hurried up shots so I’m not counting those. But outside the last couple of minutes, we just missed shots.”
It seemed to look good from the start for Indiana, as the team was knocking down mid range shots and kept what was a packed crowd in Lincoln at bay. But after Aleksa Gulbe got two quick fouls, things started to go downhill. IU certainly lacked size, and was forced to take many outside shots.
After starting 4-for-10 from the field, it seemed like there was a lid on the basket the rest of the game. The Hoosiers proceeded to go 19-for-62 from the field the rest of the game, making it the team’s worst shooting performance of the season. With the starters playing the majority of the game, it was apparent the Hoosiers were tired from all the games they have played recently.
Along with the shooting woes, Moren and company were not happy with the defense that Indiana played Monday. The team has prided itself on defense the entire year, and with Holmes and Kiandra Browne in foul trouble, Indiana’s interior defense struggled to defend Nebraska’s post players. Cornhusker center Alexis Markowski grabbed 15 total rebounds, and just seemed to get whatever she wanted inside. The team knows the defense needs to be better.
“A lot of people might say [why we lost] we missed shots, but what coach Moren always says to us is ‘Defense wins games,’” Grace Berger said. “We’ve won lots of games against really good teams where we haven’t hit shots, and we’ve usually been able to rely on our defense. And our defense was honestly a lot worse than our offense today. So for a team that takes pride on that end, I think it’s really disappointing for all of us.”
While the team waits for Mackenzie Holmes to return to action, the Hoosiers will need to put this loss behind them and focus on what will be a very challenging end of the season for them. After a home game against a Northwestern team coming off a huge upset against Michigan, Indiana will face Iowa in back-to-back games along with the season finale against Maryland on the road.
Although this loss hurts in the race to the top of the Big Ten, Moren said she and her staff are not worried about this loss. With a veteran team, the staff knows that this team is more than capable of bouncing back and winning what will be a big game on Thursday night.
“We’re disappointed, but this group is not discouraged,” Moren said. “I’m not going to allow them to be discouraged. But fatigue will never be an excuse for us. They’re competitors, they’re young people, but they don't have 24 hours in between [games] so they should be ready to go.”
(02/10/22 4:11am)
The backcourt for Indiana has certainly seemed to find a groove in the absence of Mackenzie Holmes, as the No. 7 Hoosiers routed the Fighting Illini at the State Farm Center Wednesday night, 93-61.
Leading the IU backcourt was captain Ali Patberg, as she scored a game-high 26 points, with 21 of those coming in the first half. Head coach Teri Moren praised her veteran guard for such a great offensive performance on the road.
“Nobody has more confidence in Ali Patberg than our staff and her teammates,” Moren said. “So every game we expect Ali to be a force for us offensively. The last two games haven’t looked like that for her, but I thought tonight [she was] assertive. She did exactly what we’ve been hoping she would do, and so we’re just hoping this will springboard her into the next games.”
(01/06/22 4:06am)
Even on tired legs from Sunday against Maryland, Indiana women’s basketball was able to grab another conference win on the road against the Wisconsin Badgers, 76-53. The starting five for No. 6 IU put on a show offensively, as four of the five ended up in double figures helping the team shoot 48 percent from the field. Head coach Teri Moren was happy to see the offense do what they did Wednesday.
“It was great to see,” Moren said. “Any time that you can knock down shots, whether it’s 2s, 3s, it doesn’t matter. It’s a good thing to score the ball the way that we did tonight at such a high percentage.”
This offensive production was mostly fueled by great ball movement from the Hoosiers. Indiana ended up with 18 assists on the night, as the team aimed to dismantle a Wisconsin defense that threw many different schemes at them throughout the game. Leading the charge in this category was Grace Berger, as she ended up with 11 of the 18 assists for the team. Her ability to rebound the ball and find a teammate down the floor served as one of the primary ways Indiana scored the ball Wednesday night.