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Indiana Drops Big Ten Game at Michigan, 89-65
2/16/2020 3:05:00 PM | Men's Basketball
By Pete DiPrimio
IUHoosiers.com
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Center De'Ron Davis was an inside scoring beast.
This much we know.
Guard Al Durham has offensive game.
This we saw.
And yet -- Indiana lost big on the road.
Sunday's 89-65 loss at Michigan -- the seventh straight overall to the Wolverines -- reinforced all the flaws and vulnerabilities that have cost Indiana so much away from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
The Hoosiers got out-rebounded (37-21), out-shot, out-defended and out-hustled to fall to 1-6 on the road. They have lost their last three road games by 15, 11 and 24 points.
"We didn't get the job done, clearly," coach Archie Miller said during his post-game radio show with Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer.
"Our effort level and how hard we have to play, especially through some mistakes, was really disappointing."
IU has three more regular-season road games, including a Wednesday trip to Minnesota.
"Every team we play has a chance to win multiple games down the stretch, and also has a chance to make deep postseason runs," Miller told Fischer. "Right now on the road, it's really disappointing that we're not able to hang in there."
It would have been worse if not for Davis and Durham, who were at their offensive peaks at Crisler Arena.
Davis had been a recent non-factor, with just 13 total points in his previous four games. He finished with a career-high 18 points, one more than he had against Howard in 2017. He was 9-for-9 from the field.
"He did a good job," Miller told Fischer. "He finished and was able to give us some points around the basket when we needed it, even at the beginning of the game. He continues to work hard."
Durham was nearly as effective. He was 6-for-10 from the field for 17 points.
The Hoosiers didn't get much from top scorers Trayce Jackson-Davis and Devonte Green.
Jackson-Davis took only three shots, made two and finished with 5 points. Green, who had 27 points against Iowa, was 1-for-7 from the field for three points.
But it was the overall lack of rebounding -- an area the Hoosiers have to excel -- that most frustrated Miller.
"Our frontcourt didn't rebound at all," he told Fischer. "It was total domination in terms of our inability to rebound and keep the one thing we have to do well. It was non-existent.
"We need more consistency right now. We're not getting enough of that. You can't go on the road with just one or two guys showing up. We need to get a lot of the same things we get some of the time at home. We need more contributors."
Both teams came in with 6-7 Big Ten records and precarious NCAA tourney positions.
Michigan (16-9) solidified its prospects with 57.4 percent shooting, including 52.9 percent from three-point range. Five Wolverines scored in double figures
Indiana (16-9) solidified nothing but uncertainty.
"We're at the point in the season where the one thing you can never question is how hard you have to compete," Miller told Fischer. "You look at the rebound totals, the field goal percentage.
"Michigan is a good team. They're very hard to guard. But we had no toughness after the first few minutes of the second half.
"It's disappointing. It's unacceptable to show you can do it one day and the next day not be able to accomplish the same level of intensity and how you have to play."
Indiana had momentum from Thursday's home upset victory over No. 21 Iowa. It edged ahead early 12-11 on a pair of Durham three-pointers.
Michigan edged back by attacking IU's interior defense, which set up free throw and three-point opportunities. Add strong rebounding -- prompting an angry Miller to describe the Hoosiers' board battling as "soft" -- and the Wolverines built leads as large as 12.
But with Durham and Davis combining for 21 points, IU closed to 41-34 by halftime despite being out-rebounded by five and taking just one free throw to Michigan's six.
IU quickly closed within five to start the second half. Michigan just as quickly pushed the lead to 13, then 16, then 20.
The Hoosiers were finished.
"This is not one where you say, 'Flush it, we go on to the next one,'" Miller told Fischer. "This one is really disappointing."
IUHoosiers.com
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Center De'Ron Davis was an inside scoring beast.
This much we know.
Guard Al Durham has offensive game.
This we saw.
And yet -- Indiana lost big on the road.
Sunday's 89-65 loss at Michigan -- the seventh straight overall to the Wolverines -- reinforced all the flaws and vulnerabilities that have cost Indiana so much away from Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
The Hoosiers got out-rebounded (37-21), out-shot, out-defended and out-hustled to fall to 1-6 on the road. They have lost their last three road games by 15, 11 and 24 points.
"We didn't get the job done, clearly," coach Archie Miller said during his post-game radio show with Voice of the Hoosiers Don Fischer.
"Our effort level and how hard we have to play, especially through some mistakes, was really disappointing."
IU has three more regular-season road games, including a Wednesday trip to Minnesota.
"Every team we play has a chance to win multiple games down the stretch, and also has a chance to make deep postseason runs," Miller told Fischer. "Right now on the road, it's really disappointing that we're not able to hang in there."
It would have been worse if not for Davis and Durham, who were at their offensive peaks at Crisler Arena.
Davis had been a recent non-factor, with just 13 total points in his previous four games. He finished with a career-high 18 points, one more than he had against Howard in 2017. He was 9-for-9 from the field.
"He did a good job," Miller told Fischer. "He finished and was able to give us some points around the basket when we needed it, even at the beginning of the game. He continues to work hard."
Durham was nearly as effective. He was 6-for-10 from the field for 17 points.
The Hoosiers didn't get much from top scorers Trayce Jackson-Davis and Devonte Green.
Jackson-Davis took only three shots, made two and finished with 5 points. Green, who had 27 points against Iowa, was 1-for-7 from the field for three points.
But it was the overall lack of rebounding -- an area the Hoosiers have to excel -- that most frustrated Miller.
"Our frontcourt didn't rebound at all," he told Fischer. "It was total domination in terms of our inability to rebound and keep the one thing we have to do well. It was non-existent.
"We need more consistency right now. We're not getting enough of that. You can't go on the road with just one or two guys showing up. We need to get a lot of the same things we get some of the time at home. We need more contributors."
Both teams came in with 6-7 Big Ten records and precarious NCAA tourney positions.
Michigan (16-9) solidified its prospects with 57.4 percent shooting, including 52.9 percent from three-point range. Five Wolverines scored in double figures
Indiana (16-9) solidified nothing but uncertainty.
"We're at the point in the season where the one thing you can never question is how hard you have to compete," Miller told Fischer. "You look at the rebound totals, the field goal percentage.
"Michigan is a good team. They're very hard to guard. But we had no toughness after the first few minutes of the second half.
"It's disappointing. It's unacceptable to show you can do it one day and the next day not be able to accomplish the same level of intensity and how you have to play."
Indiana had momentum from Thursday's home upset victory over No. 21 Iowa. It edged ahead early 12-11 on a pair of Durham three-pointers.
Michigan edged back by attacking IU's interior defense, which set up free throw and three-point opportunities. Add strong rebounding -- prompting an angry Miller to describe the Hoosiers' board battling as "soft" -- and the Wolverines built leads as large as 12.
But with Durham and Davis combining for 21 points, IU closed to 41-34 by halftime despite being out-rebounded by five and taking just one free throw to Michigan's six.
IU quickly closed within five to start the second half. Michigan just as quickly pushed the lead to 13, then 16, then 20.
The Hoosiers were finished.
"This is not one where you say, 'Flush it, we go on to the next one,'" Miller told Fischer. "This one is really disappointing."
Team Stats
IND
Mich
FG%
.459
.574
3FG%
.250
.529
FT%
.500
.818
RB
21
37
TO
7
8
STL
1
2
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
17
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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