Indiana vs Miami (Ohio) overreactions: Where’s the urgency going into Big Ten play?

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BLOOMINGTON — Indiana basketball coach Mike Woodson described his team’s latest lackluster performance as “growing pains.”

The Hoosiers (7-2) beat Miami (OH) 76-57 on Friday night at Assembly Hall, but their play didn’t inspire much confidence. They didn’t pull away until the final eight minutes, and the energy in the building reflected that — the fans were waiting for a knockout punch that never really landed.

Here are our overreactions to Friday night’s win:

Indiana Head Coach Mike Woodson instructs his team during the Indiana versus Miami (Ohio) men’s basketball game at Simon Skjodt Asseembly Hall on Friday, Dec. 6, 2024.

Indiana basketball isn’t playing with enough urgency to turn its season around

Miami shot just 30.8% from the field on Friday night and were just 11-for-32 from 3-point range (34.4%), but Woodson wasn’t patting anyone on the back after the game.

The numbers make it look like the Hoosiers were locked in on defense, but that couldn’t be further from the truth.

“We still got work to do, man,” Woodson said. “I mean, even though they went six minutes without scoring the ball, they still had good looks. The looks came on our inability to not switch correctly. You know what I mean? We screwed up so many switches tonight I thought.”

There were an alarming number of instances in which Miami had a free cut to the basket or open look from the corner because of those breakdowns, and those are the problems that have plagued IU for much of the season.

Woodson fell back on his popular refrain — ”got to keep working” — but with every game feeling like a repeat of the last, it’s fair to wonder: Where is the urgency? The Hoosiers only have two non-conference games left and start Big Ten play on Monday vs. Minnesota at Assembly Hall.

“We got to learn quick,” Indiana guard Trey Galloway said. “And we can’t have those breakdowns. There was a lot tonight. I think it’s just our attention to detail and really focusing and sticking to the…

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Author : IndyStar | The Indianapolis Star

Publish date : 2024-12-07 04:33:00

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