Northwestern pulled away with a 21-4 run for a 70-56 lead with 3:12 to play. Jalen Leach made three of the Wildcat's five 3s during the stretch.
EVANSTON, Ill. — The Indiana basketball team showed some fight, but couldn't overcome Northwestern's best shooting performance of the season in a 79-70 loss Wednesday night at Welsh-Ryan Arena. The Hoosiers (14-6, 5-4 Big Ten) lost their fifth straight ...
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Since Indiana earned a 77-76 overtime win at Ohio State on Jan. 17, it’s been a two-week downer. The Hoosiers lost (after leading) at Northwestern on Jan. 22. They also lost (after leading in the final minute) against Maryland Sunday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Against Northwestern, Mgbako once again displayed his ability to attack the rim off the dribble and space the floor with efficient perimeter shooting. Despite the loss, his reemergence as a dynamic scoring threat bodes well for an Indiana team whose struggles have echoed those of Mgbako.
Northwestern slumped in the last 9:35 of the first half, but was it good defense or good fortune? Indiana found out the hard way in the second half.
So Northwestern needed a win badly on Wednesday against Indiana. The game started off well for the home team, then the Hoosiers closed the first half with an 18-2 run to take the lead at halftime.
Twice during the first half of the Hoosiers' game at Northwestern did the clock stop. Here's why the referees had a timing malfunction, and how devices work.
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Indiana men’s basketball faces Northwestern at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday. As Hoosiers On SI wrote on Monday, Woodson will try again for his first win against the Wildcats.
With the Big Ten men's basketball season at the halfway point, it’s time to consider where Indiana stands in qualifying for the Big Ten Tournament.
The two biggest wins in Mike Woodson's career came in 2023, when the Hoosiers upset then-No. 1 Purdue in Bloomington in January, and then
Indiana’s frontcourt could give Purdue problems, but the Hoosiers’ perimeter defense will have to be much sharper against the Boilermakers than it’s been in recent losses.