Indiana had another golden opportunity on Thursday to cement its spot in the NCAA Tournament. Instead, it was another opportunity that passed by. And in many ways it was a microcosm of IU's season as a whole -- failed execution. #iubb
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"Don’t think there’s a team in the country that we can’t beat"
"We know we should be a tournament team"
"I think we’ve done enough work"
#iubb spent part of Thursday's postgame campaigning for its spot in the NCAA Tournament.
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Drake’s Ben McCollum has reportedly emerged as a top candidate for the Indiana basketball head coach opening. #iubb
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Indiana had another golden opportunity on Thursday to cement its spot in the NCAA Tournament. Instead, it was another opportunity that passed by. And in many ways it was a microcosm of IU's season as a whole -- failed execution. #iubb
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Locker Room Reaction: Indiana players Luke Goode, Oumar Ballo and Myles Rice react to IU's 72-59 loss to Oregon in the Big Ten Tournament. #iubb
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Final 8:19 in game 1 vs Oregon: 2-of-12 FG
Final 6:51 in game 2 vs Oregon: 2-of-11 FG
Oregon outscores Indiana 29-10 across those two segments.
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Today -- and all season -- the opportunities have been right there for Indiana but the lack of execution and inability to finish off possessions and games continues to be the thorn in IU's side. #iubb
13.03.2025 18:00 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Indiana on life support right now -- down 7, with Oregon going to the line and 3:06 left. Hoosiers scoreless over the last 4:27 and you can feel the offense trying to force the issue over the last few possessions. #iubb
13.03.2025 17:55 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Trey Galloway and Malik Reneau have combined for 20 points on 8-of-13 from the floor in the second half. The rest of the team with just five points and is 2-of-7. #iubb
13.03.2025 17:44 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Indiana is +14 in the paint yet only 10-of-23 on layups. Hoosiers leaving quite a bit out there and in a game that will likely come down to one or two possessions, those are obviously extremely costly points. #iubb
13.03.2025 17:38 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
- IU just 5-of-14 on layups
- No production whatsoever from Luke Goode and Myles Rice ... just can't happen
- Much better on the glass than 9 days ago
- Minimal shot-creation at the moment from Indiana
- Oregon getting too many clean looks from 3
Half: Oregon 37, #iubb 29
Never understand the quick trigger to pull a player with 2 fouls. Mike Woodson always plays that game. Mackenzie Mgbako nails a great stepback on one end but picks up an aggressive foul on the other. Oregon closes on a 13-2 run while IU goes 2-of-7 to close the half. #iubb
13.03.2025 16:53 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Brandon Angel entered today with one of the past nine games in double-figures and just 2-of-15 from three in that span.
Has 10 points and 2-of-2 on 3s in seven minutes. We'll see if he's able to keep it up, but huge lift for Oregon to start. #iubb
#iubb starters vs Oregon:
F- Oumar Ballo
F- Mackenzie Mgbako
F- Luke Goode
G- Anthony Leal
G- Trey Galloway
"They don’t get another shot at this, so they know what it’s about"
IU had nothing to lose, so Mike Woodson decided to ride with his seniors. Now, they have everything to play for because they understand the need of 'cherishing every moment'. #iubb
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Indiana faces Oregon for the second time in nine days, this time in the Big Ten Tournament — Key stats, players, matchups, metrics and tendencies to know ahead of this afternoon. #iubb
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Indiana has ‘everybody bought into what we want to do’ as postseason play begins. It may have taken a while to get to this point, but this group has its identity — toughness — and is ready to ‘win games when it’s ugly’. #iubb
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Current odds to win the Big Ten Tournament, per @DKSportsbook:
Michigan State +250
Maryland: +350
Wisconsin: +650
UCLA: +650
Purdue: +650
Illinois: +750
Michigan: +1200
Oregon +2800
#iubb: +6000
What does Indiana need to do for a deep run in the Big Ten Tournament? Here are some of the keys for the Hoosiers. #iubb
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ICYMI -- Mike Woodson just wants ‘the program to be successful’ and as he walked off the Assembly Hall floor one final time, he did so a winner -- as another chapter of his IU basketball career comes to a close. #iubb
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Indiana basketball has its true identity — toughness. And now ‘everybody is all bought into what we want to do’ going into postseason play. #iubb
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“They refused to lose” — After everything the program has been through this year, Indiana needed a signature moment. It got just that against Purdue, and keeps its NCAA Tournament hopes alive as a result. #iubb
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Final: #Iubb 73, Purdue 58 -- box score, expanded stats, metrics, analytics and more.
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As dominant a half as you'll see. Indiana looked dead and out and came out with the type of energy and effort that it hadn't shown all year. Absolutely tremendous performance in the second half for IU in a game it had to have. #iubb
23.02.2025 20:43 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Indiana playing to just run out the clock over the last few possessions -- way too much time to do that. Some nervy energy on the floor. Need to continue to stay in attack mode and put the game away. #iubb
23.02.2025 20:28 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 021-3 run for Indiana coming out of the half. Continue to make life difficult on Braden Smith and back to playing with tremendous energy and effort on both ends. #iubb
23.02.2025 19:55 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Malik Reneau's patience and passing out of the double-teams hasn't always been there throughout his career. Today has been an entirely different story. Showing terrific vision and understanding of where the double is coming from and where the open teammate will be. #Iubb
23.02.2025 19:48 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
- Indiana with 4 points in final 8:39 ... now at just .833 pts per possession
- 11 to 4 pts off TOs for Purdue, even with one more turnover than IU
- 15 point edge for Purdue on 3s
- 8-0 fast break edge for Purdue
- Indiana had its chances ...
Half: Purdue 37, #iubb 25
Purdue ends the half on a 21-4 run over the final 8:39. IU goes just 2-of-11 from the floor in that span. #iubb
23.02.2025 19:23 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1Indiana hasn't scored in over 4 minutes -- with some head-scratching lineups during that time -- and Purdue in the middle of a 12-0 run to take control. Critically important final segment for IU coming up before the half. #iubb
23.02.2025 19:12 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0