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IOWA CITY, Iowa — Why did Indiana basketball’s five-game win streak come to an end at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Saturday night?
Starting point guard Myles Rice blamed an “avalanche” of mistakes for the team’s disheartening 85-60 loss to Iowa.
The problems started right out of the gate as the Hoosiers acted like they were allergic to the basketball. They handed it over on six of their first nine possessions and the sloppy play set the tone for the rest of the evening.
Indiana’s starters were mainly to blame — they accounted for 13 of the team’s 16 turnovers, a number that tied the team’s season-high set back on Nov. 10 against Eastern Illinois.
“It kind of puts it in your head that you got to get those plays back and it’s kind of hard to do that and be your same flow.”
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Jan 11, 2025; Iowa City, Iowa, USA; Indiana Hoosiers guard Myles Rice (1) controls the ball against Iowa Hawkeyes guard Josh Dix (4) during the first half at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Mandatory Credit: Jeffrey Becker-Imagn Images
Why effort wasn’t to blame for Indiana basketball’s loss to Iowa
This wasn’t the first sluggish start for IU this season, but coach Mike Woodson didn’t feel his team’s effort (or lack thereof) was an issue on Saturday night.
He outlined three areas where IU fell short — ”when you go out on the road in the Big Ten, you can’t turn it over, you gotta rebound with your opponent, and you gotta make shots” — and he spent much of his brief post-game press conference lamenting his team’s sloppy play.
“Thought we got off to a slow start, but I thought our second unit came in and got us back in it,” Woodson said. “But when you have 17 points given to them based on us just hand-delivering the basketball, you’re not gonna beat very many teams in the Big Ten doing that.”
“I thought we played pretty solid in the halfcourt defense, but we gave up 26 points but they…
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Author : The Herald-Times
Publish date : 2025-01-12 07:05:00
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