Author: Seth Tow

In just eight days, Indiana basketball completely turned its season around. And the Hoosiers didn’t need to get Race Thompson and Xavier Johnson back to do it. Those injuries cost the team both depth and key pieces on both ends of the court. But Indiana’s issues went beyond those injuries. This team had a mentality problem. The Hoosiers crumbled when it mattered most against Iowa, Northwestern, and Penn State. Various things went against them, and they responded poorly. They hung their heads and let the moments get the best of them. And their opponents capitalized. Trayce Jackson-Davis met with his…

Trayce Jackson-Davis has enjoyed many strong performances throughout his Indiana career. He’s put the Hoosiers on his back so many times. And he has a plethora of clutch moments on his highlight reel. His outing on Thursday against Illinois might top them all. The senior completely dominated the Fighting Illini at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois, leading the Hoosiers to a massive 80-65 win. Indiana (12-6, 3-4 Big Ten) went to Jackson-Davis inside over and over again. And why not? Illinois (13-6, 4-4) was attempting to defend him straight-up, without going to double-teams like most IU opponents do.…

Mackenzie Holmes is one of the most decorated players in Indiana women’s basketball history. She’s earned All-Big Ten honors in each of her three seasons in Bloomington — one All-Freshman team, one first team, and one second team. She was named an All-American honorable mention by the Associated Press in 2021 and by WBCA in 2022. The senior has been named to numerous watch lists during her career, along with several player of the week awards. She’s statistically one of the best players to ever don an IU uniform. And after another dominant performance Wednesday at Illinois, it’s time to…

After an upstart Illinois team jumped ahead in the first quarter, Indiana women’s basketball took control of the game and ran with it. The No. 6 Hoosiers pulled away with an 83-72 win Wednesday over the No. 21 Fighting Illini at the State Farm Center in Champaign, Illinois. With this win, Indiana matched its best start to a season in program history, at 17-1. The only other IU women’s basketball team to start a season 17-1 was in 1971-72 — the program’s first season. Teri Moren also became the winningest head coach in IU women’s basketball history with this victory.…

With Race Thompson and Xavier Johnson out, Indiana’s needed a little bit more from everyone else. And during this stretch, Miller Kopp is shooting at the lowest volume of his career. He’s attempted 10 total field goals in the last four games. Even dating back to his days at Northwestern, he’s never recorded that few field-goal attempts over a four-game span. There are several reasons for that low number. He’s not the type of player who, on the ball, can create his own shot with regularity. And defenses are sticking with him to prevent the wide-open looks, even as they…

Indiana’s three-game losing streak displayed shockingly bad basketball. The Hoosiers, once a team that hung its hat on defense, could not find much that worked on that end after the first quarter of the Iowa game. It turned Saturday’s game against Wisconsin at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall into a must-win. And when they needed it most, those Hoosiers rediscovered their identity. With Wisconsin leading scorer Tyler Wahl out with an ankle injury, IU’s defense stifled the Badgers and led to a 63-45 win. “I thought our guys answered the bell tonight,” IU head coach Mike Woodson said. “Our backs were…

With each passing game, Indiana women’s basketball has shown more of its makeup. The No. 6 Hoosiers are talented, battle-tested, physically tough, and mentally strong. They displayed all four of those qualities in their 68-61 win over No. 9 Maryland Thursday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, but the mental fortitude shined the brightest. “I think we’re a team that doesn’t have any quit in us,” said IU All-American forward Mackenzie Holmes. “We’re going to fight until the last buzzer, and I think that was evident tonight.” IU controlled the game from the beginning of the second quarter, but couldn’t seem…

BLOOMINGTON — In a battle of top-10 teams at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, it was Indiana who came away victorious. The sixth-ranked Hoosiers outlasted the ninth-ranked Terrapins for a 68-61 win on Thursday. Indiana (15-1, 5-1 Big Ten) took control of the game in the second quarter. The Terps (13-4, 4-2) scored just seven points in the period, the fewest points they’ve scored in any quarter all season. The Hoosiers led by 10 at multiple points in the second and third quarters, but missed some opportunities to really pull away with the game. And the Terps — as good teams do —…

As Indiana basketball’s game at Penn State slipped further and further out of reach, its season began doing the same. No, it’s too early to say the season is totally lost when it’s only January 11. But after this 85-66 whooping in State College, the Hoosiers are running out margin for error and time to find answers. And they know it. “Our guys are a little down right now, and they should be. They got smacked in the face tonight,” IU head coach Mike Woodson said. “My thing is, we’re not competing, at all. And that’s on me. I’ve got…

Indiana men’s basketball (10-5, 1-3 Big Ten) is looking to break a slump Wednesday. The Hoosiers take on Penn State (11-5, 2-3) at the Bryce Jordan Center in State College, tipping off at 7 p.m. on Big Ten Network. IU head coach Mike Woodson talked about the matchup and some of IU’s players during his weekly radio show. Here’s some of what he had to say. Pickett the key for PSU The Hoosiers have a tough matchup in store Wednesday. Penn State is a much-improved outfit this year. The Nittany Lions are also on a two-game losing streak, falling to…