Author: Seth Tow

Facing a big opportunity on Sunday, Indiana women’s basketball got the job done. IU squared off with another NCAA Tournament hopeful in Nebraska at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, with both teams looking to strengthen their résumés. And ultimately, the Hoosiers came out on top, cruising to a 76-60 win. Indiana (14-7, 5-4 Big Ten) rode a massive 3-point disparity to victory. The Hoosiers shot 13 for 30 from beyond the arc, while Nebraska finished just 3 for 11. The Cornhuskers (16-6, 7-4) didn’t hit their first triple until the middle of the third quarter. The Hoosiers went on a 16-0 run from a…

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Indiana men’s basketball is finding ways to lose games. The root causes and the culprits are rarely consistent from game to game. But this is a team that breaks down and loses composure in critical moments, and a group that can’t stay out of its own way. IU’s 81-76 loss to No. 10 Purdue at Mackey Arena on Friday is one of this season’s biggest examples of that crutch. The Hoosiers did a lot of things right in a hostile atmosphere, and put themselves in position for a season-changing win. But they fell apart in the final…

After an ugly loss to Oregon, Indiana women’s basketball saw its margin for error become even thinner. IU entered Monday’s game at Washington on a three-game losing streak for the first time in nearly three years, after blowing a 10-point lead in Eugene, Ore. on Friday. Teri Moren’s team couldn’t afford to let the slump extend any further. Indiana found itself in a similar position on Monday: ahead by double digits over the Huskies in the second half, with a chance to pull away and put the game out of reach. But Washington clawed back into the game in the…

Indiana football is sweetening the deal for defensive coordinator Bryant Haines. Per a report from 247Sports, IU has given Haines a new contract amidst rival interest. This is the second time after the end of the regular season that Haines has agreed to a new deal with the Hoosiers, after they handed out raises to all their assistants in December. Haines is one of five finalists for the Broyles Award, given to the top assistant coach in college football. The winner will be announced on Feb. 13. Haines was also a semifinalist for the award in 2023 at James Madison.…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana lost to Maryland Sunday afternoon at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, 79-78. Maryland led 38-37 at halftime. Mackenzie Mgbako and Myles Rice led the Hoosiers with 16 points apiece. Oumar Ballo added 14, and Malik Reneau chipped in 10. The three keys to the game, highlights and final stats are below. For Mike Woodson, Anthony Leal and Myles Rice postgame, GO HERE.  For Maryland coach Kevin Willard, GO HERE. The Hoosiers (14-7, 5-5 Big Ten) will face Purdue in their next game on Friday at 8 p.m. ET at Mackey Arena in West Lafayette. Three keys to the game…

Coming off a two-game losing streak, Indiana women’s basketball found itself in a rock fight on Friday. The Hoosiers endured a defensive battle against Oregon in Eugene, in their first leg of a two-game west coast swing. And ultimately, the Ducks outlasted IU, 54-47. This gave Indiana its first three-game losing streak since the end of the 2021-22 regular season. “I got to take responsibility. We didn’t look like a very well-coached team tonight,” IU head coach Teri Moren said after the game. “Every game is important. These guys know it. They were obviously disappointed after Illinois, and certainly USC. But…

EVANSTON, Ill. — After Indiana men’s basketball closed Wednesday’s first half on an 18-2 run, Northwestern head coach Chris Collins laid out the stakes for his team. Northwestern, coming off a disappointing overtime loss at Michigan, couldn’t afford to let a game like this slip away in a relentless Big Ten schedule. Collins knew that’s how this contest was trending, and he made that clear to his Wildcats. And in the locker room at halftime, he challenged them. “I said, ‘Guys, it’s not panic time, but it’s extreme sense of urgency time,'” Collins said after the game. “I just told…

Indiana head men’s basketball coach Mike Woodson has no complaints about Trey Galloway. The fifth-year senior has dealt with inconsistency this season, and his numbers are mostly down from last year. During IU’s ugly 25-point loss to Illinois, fans relentlessly booed Galloway all game, even when he wasn’t on the court. The guard has had some good games sprinkled in amongst the middling performances and the rough outings so far this season. But overall, Woodson knows Galloway’s effort has remained consistent “Trey Galloway came off a major knee surgery, probably a knee surgery that probably takes a little over a…

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana women’s basketball, for the first time since 2019, is on the bubble for the NCAA Tournament. There’s still plenty of time for the Hoosiers to build up their résumé before March arrives. And they already appear to be on the right side of the bubble, entering Saturday a No. 9 seed in ESPN’s Women’s Bracketology. But that positioning gives increased importance to every game — not for hosting or seeding purposes, like recent years, but for simply making the field. That contextualizes Indiana’s performance on Sunday against No. 4 Southern California at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, a…

After his team bounced back from its recent slump, Indiana head men’s basketball coach Mike Woodson wouldn’t comment on the outside noise surrounding his program during the week. The Hoosiers endured back-to-back 25-point losses against Iowa and Illinois, which turned up the volume on Woodson’s critics and the program’s cynics. Fans relentlessly booed him and his players during the home loss to the Fighting Illini, creating a particularly ugly atmosphere at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. But IU got the job done on Friday, coming back for a 77-76 overtime win at Ohio State. Woodson lauded his team, while rebuking the…