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
With 19 seconds left in the game, senior guard Brooks Barnhizer picked up his sixth steal of the night. Breaking down the court quickly, Barnhizer went up and stuffed the goal with the basketball, swinging on the rim and putting an exclamation mark on a big Northwestern win.
A more complete performance may have put Northwestern away in the first half, given the Wildcats’ more than nine-minute scoring drought. Instead, Indiana shot 35.7% from the field, turned the ball over eight times and only averaged .969 points per possession.
The Hoosiers had Malik Reneau return, but he was limited. Their defense allowed Northwestern to have its best shooting performance of the season.
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The addition of Zrno would ease some of the disappointment as Indiana was passed over by Class of 2025 recruits Jalen Haralson (Notre Dame), Braylon Mullins, Eric Reibe (Mullins and Reibe both committed to Connecticut) and Malachi Moreno (Kentucky).
Indiana basketball added a commitment to its 2025 recruiting class Friday with the pledge of 6-foot-7, 205-pound Harun Zrno out of Bosnia.
Northwestern slumped in the last 9:35 of the first half, but was it good defense or good fortune? Indiana found out the hard way in the second half.
Northwestern. This was a game of runs. Northwestern went 8-0 to take a 23-13 first half lead. IU ended the first half 18-2 to take a 31-25 lead into the break. The
Why couldn’t Indiana stay connected and piece together a strong final stretch? Woodson himself didn’t have an answer.
Oumar Ballo had a terrific all-around game, finishing with 15 points, seven rebounds and seven assists in 37 minutes. Mgbako broke out of his shooting slump and went 8-for-14 from the field to lead IU with 20 points.