Thursday, February 7
Bloomington, Ind.
9:00 PM
Indiana University
13-9
72
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77
Iowa
18-5
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2
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Iowa
46
31
77
Indiana
36
36
72
Indiana Edged by No. 20 Iowa, 77-72
2/7/2019 11:08:00 PM | Men's Basketball
By: Pete DiPrimio, IUHoosiers.com
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Opportunity hung heavy over Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Thursday night. The Hoosiers needed a stop, a basket, a play against No. 20 Iowa.
They didn't get it.
The Hawkeyes did.
The result -- a 77-72 Cream 'n Crimson defeat.
"We weren't quite good enough to finish this one off," coach Archie Miller said. "Our defense wasn't able to finish possessions."
The Hoosiers (13-10 overall) have lost three straight home games, and eight of nine overall.
"We have to harness the crowd's energy," senior forward Juwan Morgan said. "We have to get over the hump. Use the crowd to get that one stop been looking for, and capitalize on offense."
Indiana was painfully close to a second straight win over a ranked opponent.
Consider it shot better (49.1 percent to 45.0) and rebounded better (33-30). It had more second-chance points (36-32) and more fast-break points (14-8). Both teams made 13 free throws.
"I thought we were really together again offensively," Miller said, "whether it was the man or the zone we continued to be able to get 17 assists in the game, which is something we've got to keep doing and we shot a good percentage, as well."
The difference -- three-pointers and turnovers.
The Hawkeyes (18-5, 7-5) were 10-for-25 from three-point range. They scored 19 points off the Hoosiers' 12 turnovers.
IU was 7-for-21 from the perimeter and had nine points off Iowa's nine turnovers.
"The 19 points off of turnovers hurt us more than anything," Miller said.
As Langford put it, "It was us not taking care of the ball. We were being lackadaisical with the ball. Turnovers lead to points. That's how we got into the hole we did."
Again and again Iowa's three-point sharp shooting punched holes in IU's defense. The Hawkeyes had seven three-pointers in the first half, boosted by Big Ten freshman of the week's Joe Wieskamp's 4-for-4 effort.
The Hoosiers' second half defense improved, but not enough to prevent a pair of Jordan Bohannon crunch-time, three-point back-breakers. He finished with 25 points on 5-for-8 three-point shooting.
"We had good defense for a majority of the game," Langford said. "Sometimes we loosened up (defensively) and let them get a late shot-clock point. (Bohannon) hit three to four big-time shots."
Added Miller: "We closed out soft. By that I mean we were short on a lot of close outs."
IU's pre-game goal was simple -- ensure the Michigan State victory performance had become the norm and not the aberration.
In other words, beat the Hawkeyes.
That meant energy, focus, discipline and toughness. It meant consistent excellence from the free throw line and three-point range. And it meant defending every Hawkeye possession as if postseason opportunity depended on it.
Because in so many ways, it did.
Goal never became achievement.
"The mindset was there," Morgan said. "The execution wasn't."
Morgan was back and -- when he wasn't battling foul trouble -- in make-a-difference form. With the shoulder scare from the Michigan State win a fading memory, he finished with 17 points (on 7-for-9 shooting) and four rebounds in 22 minutes.
Langford added 22 points and five rebounds.
Center De'Ron Davis, in his second straight significant performance, had seven assists, four points and five rebounds in 22 off-the-bench minutes.
It wasn't enough.
Iowa hadn't played since its surprising 74-59 victory over Michigan, when it found teeth in a defense that rated as the Big Ten's worst.
The Hoosiers found enough holes in that defense to total 17 assists on 26 baskets.
It wasn't enough.
"I saw three or four balls deflected on the pass that land in play and they get it and there was a few that were raked out of the paint and it was on the ground and they get it," Miller said. "You have to find a way to get those balls to win this type of a game. We were never able to get it even and then play with a lead. We were always constantly clawing."
Still, Miller said, "Are we in check with our attitude; did we come together; did we play hard, and did we play unselfish, and I think we did a lot of those things."
IU slept walked through the opening few minutes to fall behind 9-2. Then Morgan ignited the crowd with a rebound, an assist and a three-pointer. The Hoosiers surged ahead 15-11.
The Hawkeyes surged back to go ahead 26-18, and then 31-20.
Indiana roared back with crisp offense and attacking defense. Its 9-0 run cut the lead to two before Iowa shot its way to a 46-36 halftime lead.
The Hoosiers kept the deficit under 10 points for much of the second half, twice pulling within six points.
Then Devonte Green hit a three-pointer. Langford scored inside the paint. The lead was down to four with six minutes left.
Davis' two free throws made it 64-61 with three minutes left.
Then came Bohannan's clutch three-pointers.
IU's rally hopes were over, but not its opportunities. It hosts Ohio State on Sunday.
"We'll take this," Miller said, "and get better from it."
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Opportunity hung heavy over Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall Thursday night. The Hoosiers needed a stop, a basket, a play against No. 20 Iowa.
They didn't get it.
The Hawkeyes did.
The result -- a 77-72 Cream 'n Crimson defeat.
"We weren't quite good enough to finish this one off," coach Archie Miller said. "Our defense wasn't able to finish possessions."
The Hoosiers (13-10 overall) have lost three straight home games, and eight of nine overall.
"We have to harness the crowd's energy," senior forward Juwan Morgan said. "We have to get over the hump. Use the crowd to get that one stop been looking for, and capitalize on offense."
Indiana was painfully close to a second straight win over a ranked opponent.
Consider it shot better (49.1 percent to 45.0) and rebounded better (33-30). It had more second-chance points (36-32) and more fast-break points (14-8). Both teams made 13 free throws.
"I thought we were really together again offensively," Miller said, "whether it was the man or the zone we continued to be able to get 17 assists in the game, which is something we've got to keep doing and we shot a good percentage, as well."
The difference -- three-pointers and turnovers.
The Hawkeyes (18-5, 7-5) were 10-for-25 from three-point range. They scored 19 points off the Hoosiers' 12 turnovers.
IU was 7-for-21 from the perimeter and had nine points off Iowa's nine turnovers.
"The 19 points off of turnovers hurt us more than anything," Miller said.
As Langford put it, "It was us not taking care of the ball. We were being lackadaisical with the ball. Turnovers lead to points. That's how we got into the hole we did."
Again and again Iowa's three-point sharp shooting punched holes in IU's defense. The Hawkeyes had seven three-pointers in the first half, boosted by Big Ten freshman of the week's Joe Wieskamp's 4-for-4 effort.
The Hoosiers' second half defense improved, but not enough to prevent a pair of Jordan Bohannon crunch-time, three-point back-breakers. He finished with 25 points on 5-for-8 three-point shooting.
"We had good defense for a majority of the game," Langford said. "Sometimes we loosened up (defensively) and let them get a late shot-clock point. (Bohannon) hit three to four big-time shots."
Added Miller: "We closed out soft. By that I mean we were short on a lot of close outs."
IU's pre-game goal was simple -- ensure the Michigan State victory performance had become the norm and not the aberration.
In other words, beat the Hawkeyes.
That meant energy, focus, discipline and toughness. It meant consistent excellence from the free throw line and three-point range. And it meant defending every Hawkeye possession as if postseason opportunity depended on it.
Because in so many ways, it did.
Goal never became achievement.
"The mindset was there," Morgan said. "The execution wasn't."
Morgan was back and -- when he wasn't battling foul trouble -- in make-a-difference form. With the shoulder scare from the Michigan State win a fading memory, he finished with 17 points (on 7-for-9 shooting) and four rebounds in 22 minutes.
Langford added 22 points and five rebounds.
Center De'Ron Davis, in his second straight significant performance, had seven assists, four points and five rebounds in 22 off-the-bench minutes.
It wasn't enough.
Iowa hadn't played since its surprising 74-59 victory over Michigan, when it found teeth in a defense that rated as the Big Ten's worst.
The Hoosiers found enough holes in that defense to total 17 assists on 26 baskets.
It wasn't enough.
"I saw three or four balls deflected on the pass that land in play and they get it and there was a few that were raked out of the paint and it was on the ground and they get it," Miller said. "You have to find a way to get those balls to win this type of a game. We were never able to get it even and then play with a lead. We were always constantly clawing."
Still, Miller said, "Are we in check with our attitude; did we come together; did we play hard, and did we play unselfish, and I think we did a lot of those things."
IU slept walked through the opening few minutes to fall behind 9-2. Then Morgan ignited the crowd with a rebound, an assist and a three-pointer. The Hoosiers surged ahead 15-11.
The Hawkeyes surged back to go ahead 26-18, and then 31-20.
Indiana roared back with crisp offense and attacking defense. Its 9-0 run cut the lead to two before Iowa shot its way to a 46-36 halftime lead.
The Hoosiers kept the deficit under 10 points for much of the second half, twice pulling within six points.
Then Devonte Green hit a three-pointer. Langford scored inside the paint. The lead was down to four with six minutes left.
Davis' two free throws made it 64-61 with three minutes left.
Then came Bohannan's clutch three-pointers.
IU's rally hopes were over, but not its opportunities. It hosts Ohio State on Sunday.
"We'll take this," Miller said, "and get better from it."
Team Stats
IOW
IND
FG%
.450
.491
3FG%
.400
.333
FT%
.765
.722
RB
30
33
TO
9
12
STL
8
7
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
22
FGM
7
3FGM
3
FTM
5
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
12
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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