Author: Mike Schumann

How bad was it?  According to ESPN Stats, Indiana suffered its worst home loss to Purdue since 1934, and the 21-point margin ties for the fifth worst loss by the Hoosiers at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Indiana led very early in the game, but two quick fouls on both Mackenzie Mgbako and Kel’el Ware helped quickly turn the tide.  Purdue steamrolled IU over the final 15 minutes of the first half to take a commanding 51-29 lead into the halftime locker room.  Indiana came out fighting in the second half and pulled back to within nine, but the massive lead…

When the two burger boys sat with two fouls, Purdue feasted on Indiana’s bench. IU was trailing Purdue just 9-7 when Mackenzie Mgbako picked up a second foul at the 15:30 mark of the first half.  He had scored all of Indiana’s seven points but checked out of the game and would not see the floor again for 12 minutes. The Hoosiers were still trailing just 12-9 when Mgbako’s fellow McDonald’s All-American Kel’el Ware was hit with a second foul with 13:40 remaining.  While he was struggling to limit Zach Edey’s post touches, Ware was having some success bothering Edey’s…

Watch as Indiana coach Mike Woodson discusses an 87-66 loss to Purdue on Tuesday evening. Joining Woodson in the media room was IU senior guard Trey Galloway. Indiana (12-6, 4-3) will travel to Wisconsin on Friday evening. See also:  Three keys, highlights, final stats https://youtu.be/dRmqvYHmfc0 https://youtu.be/Vs1MiUUgMjQ For complete coverage of IU basketball, GO HERE.     The Daily Hoosier –“Where Indiana fans assemble when they’re not at Assembly” Find us on Facebook:  thedailyhoosier You can follow us on Twitter:  @daily_hoosier Seven ways to support completely free IU coverage at no cost to you.

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana lost to Purdue at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Tuesday evening by a final score of 87-66. The Hoosiers trailed 51-29 at halftime.  Indiana was led in the game by Trey Galloway with 17 points.  Mackenzie Mgbako added 15. The three keys to the game, highlights and expanded stats are below. See also:  Woodson and Galloway postgame | Matt Painter postgame Indiana (12-6, 4-3) returns to action on Friday at Wisconsin. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. Two foul strategy backfires.  Mackenzie Mgbako and Kel’el Ware both picked up two early first half fouls.  Mgbako picked his up…

Follow along below for live updates as Indiana hosts Purdue in Big Ten action on Tuesday evening. Share your views below in the discussion thread. The game tips at 7:00 p.m. ET on Peacock. ———————————– FINAL Purdue 87, Indiana 66 SECOND HALF Purdue 82, Indiana 61, 2:27 left. Purdue 73, Indiana 56, 7:25 left. Edey up to 30 points and 11 rebounds. Purdue 62, Indiana 51, 11:36 left. Purdue +13 on free throw attempts. Purdue 58, Indiana 46, 14:56 left. Indiana starts second half 7-of-10 from the field, 2-of-2 from three. Galloway with 8 in the half. HALFTIME Purdue 51,…

Heading into Friday’s game against Minnesota, Mackenzie Mgbako had made more threes than twos in five straight games. In a league as well scouted as the Big Ten, the book on guarding Mgbako seemed to be gaining clarity — run him off the arc. Mgbako produced his best scoring output of his freshman season with a game-high 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting from the floor against the Golden Gophers.  Four of his six makes came in the paint, with three coming off the bounce after attacking close-outs. At 6-foot-8 and spending him most of his time at small forward, Mgbako…

National recruiting outlet On3 has updated has updated its rankings for the boys basketball class of 2025. Rankings are by no means the authoritative evaluation tool for high school talent, but they are helpful to get a directional sense for who’s who. We’ve divided IU’s 2025 prospects into main targets and all of the rest.  All of the main targets have either already visited Indiana and remain a target, or they are in current active discussions to do so. Indiana has been focused on this group for a while, and they’ll turn their full attention this way once the transfer…

Everything seems to go better at home. Indiana sandwiched a poor performance at Rutgers with a second straight solid home conference win on Friday evening in Bloomington. The starts of each half were the key against Minnesota. The Hoosiers jumped out to a 25-8 lead less than eight minutes into the game. After allowing the Gophers back within single-digits on multiple occasions, a 19-6 early second half run gave the Hoosiers a 60-39 edge and put the game out of reach. Let’s take a deeper look at how IU won 74-62 with another edition of The Report Card. Indiana (12-5,…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana defeated Minnesota Friday evening at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall by a final score of 74-62. The Hoosiers led at halftime 41-31.  They were led in the game by Mackenzie Mgbako with a career-high 19 points.  Three more Indiana players reached double figures in the scoring column. The three keys to the game, highlights and expanded game stats are below. See also:  Woodson, Mgbako and Ware discuss the game. Indiana (12-5, 4-2) will next host Purdue on Tuesday. THREE KEYS TO THE GAME 1. A solid defensive effort.  Minnesota shot just 39 percent from the field overall, including…

Follow along below for live updates as Indiana hosts Minnesota in Big Ten action on Friday evening. Share your views below in the discussion thread. The game tips at 6:30 p.m. ET on FS1. ———————————– FINAL Indiana 74, Minnesota 62 SECOND HALF: Indiana 67, Indiana 51, 4:20 Ware up to 13 rebounds Galloway has 7 assists, 4 steals Indiana 62, Minnesota 45, 7:59 Indiana has made just one of their last seven shots. Trey Galloway has six assists. Indiana 60, Minnesota 31, 11:52 Ware and Mgbako each with 17 points to lead IU. IU with 15 assists and only 5…