Indiana returns house for 2 video games at Meeting Corridor to shut the common season. First up, the Hoosiers will host Iowa on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes are 18-11 and 10-8 within the Large Ten.
Tuesday’s recreation will tip at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2:
Indiana’s 79-71 win at Purdue put the Hoosiers in a four-way tie for second place within the Large Ten standings. With two house video games to complete the common season, Indiana will help its Large Ten and NCAA event seeding with a powerful end. (You possibly can map out the Large Ten event seeding eventualities right here.)
Indiana’s first of two house video games this week is towards Iowa, which received the primary matchup this season 91-89 in Iowa Metropolis. That contest was Indiana’s first towards a high-major opponent with out Xavier Johnson and in addition noticed Race Thompson go down with a knee harm. The Hawkeyes performed with out Patrick McCaffery.
Iowa received its final recreation 112-106 in additional time in thrilling vogue towards Michigan State, however misplaced its earlier two video games by a mixed 32 factors towards Northwestern and Wisconsin on the street.
THE FIRST MEETING
Indiana’s 91-89 loss towards Iowa at Carver-Hawkeye Enviornment on Jan. 5 was arguably its worst lack of the season.
The Hoosiers constructed a 21-point lead within the first half, led by 10 at halftime and 6 with below 4 minutes remaining. Defensively, Indiana was a large number after halftime. Iowa scored 51 factors within the second half for 1.45 factors per possession.
Indiana additionally shot poorly from the free throw line because it related on simply 17 of its 26 makes an attempt (65.4 p.c). Iowa hit 88 p.c of its free throws. The Hawkeyes additionally grabbed 4 extra offensive rebounds than Indiana and scored 4 extra second-chance factors.
The officiating additionally was the topic of postgame dialogue from Mike Woodson. After already being assessed a technical foul, Fran McCaffery walked previous halfcourt and close to the IU bench within the second half. Referee Paul Szelc appeared to sign a technical foul on McCaffery, however didn’t comply with by means of with it.
“I’m not even going to touch upon that. As a result of that’s bull—-. That’s what it’s. And you may print that,” Woodson stated postgame. “As a result of, once more, when you possibly can permit coaches to return throughout halfcourt into your house, that’s bulls—-. It’s.
… He (the official) did name the tech and he pulled it again, which was bulls—. Man (McCaffery) ought to’ve been thrown out of the godd— recreation.”
As well as, Jordan Geronimo was given a delay of recreation technical foul by referee Courtney Inexperienced for throwing the ball to Inexperienced after a made IU basket.
Finally, nonetheless, Indiana’s porous defensive effort was in charge for the loss. The Hoosiers had alternatives to win, however couldn’t get the stops essential to take action.
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All stats are conference-only and are up to date by means of Sunday’s video games.
Iowa is the Large Ten’s finest offensive workforce and the second-worst protection. In convention play, Iowa’s opponents are capturing 39.8 p.c on 3s and 54.5 p.c on 2s. Each are the worst within the league.
The Hawkeyes will apply stress after scores and are third within the league in opponent turnover proportion (18.3).
Iowa doesn’t have an awesome matchup for Trayce Jackson-Davis, who went for 30 factors and 9 rebounds in Iowa Metropolis, however the identical may be stated for Indiana’s protection towards Kris Murray. The junior wing went for 30 factors in Iowa Metropolis and Filip Rebraca additionally performed one in every of his higher video games of the season, ending with 19 factors and 10 rebounds.
WHAT IT COMES DOWN TO
The KenPom projection is Indiana by six, with a 71 p.c probability of a Hoosier victory. The Sagarin scores like Indiana by 5 factors.
Courting again to final season, Iowa has received three straight towards Indiana. In January 2022, Indiana led by 11 factors in Iowa Metropolis earlier than falling 83-74. In final season’s Large Ten event semifinals, Indiana fell to Iowa 80-77 on a banked-in 3 by Jordan Bohannon with .8 seconds left. Iowa is the one Large Ten program Mike Woodson hasn’t crushed in his two seasons in Bloomington.
The keys for Indiana are determining a strategy to make issues more durable on Murray, dealing with Iowa’s stress, and limiting turnovers. Iowa has struggled on the street within the Large Ten. The Hawkeyes are 2-7 in league street video games with a mean margin of defeat of 12 factors. With NCAA event seeding nonetheless to play for as March nears, Indiana can’t afford a letdown after an emotional win towards Purdue.
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