Ideas on a 76-64 loss to the Badgers:
On paper, this appeared like a troublesome matchup for Indiana.
On the courtroom, it proved to be simply that.
Wisconsin’s 3-point prowess confirmed up early and buried the Hoosiers. As Indiana misplaced shooters within the halfcourt and transition, the Badgers knocked down 6-of-7 from deep to begin the competition. It led to a 26-4 lead on the 12:38 mark, Wisconsin scoring an insane 2.0 factors per possession with an efficient discipline objective share of 92 to begin issues on this one.
Indiana’s numbers throughout that very same stretch? Simply .31 factors per possession with an efficient discipline objective share of 20.
To IU’s credit score, it didn’t utterly wither away like we’ve seen in different video games this season. Bryson Tucker hit 2-of-3 from deep, a uncommon sight. Myles Rice obtained to the road (4-of-5) and hit each his discipline objective makes an attempt to attain eight factors. The Hoosiers reduce the result in 12 factors at halftime, 40-28.
A Luke Goode 3-pointer on the 19:05 mark within the second half obtained the Hoosiers inside 11 (42-31). However that was as shut as they’d get the remainder of the competition. Whereas the Badgers didn’t shoot as effectively from deep over the ultimate 20 minutes (3-of-13), they had been capable of straight-line drive the Hoosiers for buckets on a number of events to assist develop the lead. After which a Carter Gilmore 3-pointer with 5 minutes left gave them their largest lead of the sport at 23 factors (68-45).
The Badgers took their foot off the fuel from there, which allowed Indiana to get some late buckets to make the ultimate rating look higher. However make no mistake: Wisconsin owned this recreation and cruised via the second half.
Mike Woodson tried some totally different lineup combos to try to discover one thing. Trey Galloway and Goode began the second half rather than Rice and Anthony Leal. Malik Reneau obtained some prolonged run subsequent to Goode within the frontcourt within the second half whereas Oumar Ballo rested. Reneau nonetheless seems to be rusty from his knee damage, however his 9 minutes within the second half had been his most effective since returning. He scored six factors on 3-of-4 taking pictures and stayed out of foul bother for the sport, recording only one.
Wisconsin did a greater job than Purdue at dealing with Galloway in excessive ball-screen motion, serving to the Badgers maintain Indiana beneath some extent per possession (.97). Indiana additionally made a concerted effort to try to maintain tempo with Wisconsin from deep, because it shot 27 3-pointers tonight, however made simply seven (25.9 %). The Badgers went 12-of-29 (41.4 %) from 3-point vary and scored 1.15 factors per possession.
Indiana has now misplaced 21 straight in Madison relationship again to 1998. Tonight’s loss was its seventh by double-digits this season. The Hoosiers are eleventh within the Huge Ten standings. They’ve misplaced 4 straight and 6 of seven.
The development is just not good proper now. Can the Hoosiers reverse it and decide up a Quad 1 win at house in opposition to Michigan on Saturday?
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