IU's defense and general resistance was again pathetic. Michigan State was easily getting layup after layup after layup. IU allowed the Spartans to shoot 60% from the field and forced only 8 turnovers. Everything was easy for Michigan State and everything was difficult for IU.
The only thing that kept IU hanging around was an impressive 25-28 effort from the free throw line.
The Hoosiers put together some more impressive statistics in this one. Here were my three favorites:
- When IU took the 2-0 lead in this game, it was their first lead in 120 minutes. ESPN kindly pointed this one out, but if you watched the previous 3 IU games, you were very well aware that IU not only trailed wire to wire in those games, but the double-digit deficits were immediate.
- IU went the first 12 minutes of this game without a defensive rebound. Amazingly, IU was only down by 2 points at that point.
- IU went 13 minutes and 14 seconds without a field goal. The streak included the last 10:16 of the first half. This statistic is not quite as bad as it sounds because IU did go 15-16 from the line during this stretch, so it wasn't like they weren't scoring at all. However, the game was tied at 19 at the 10 minute mark and then 40-30 at halftime, so it was still a costly stretch.
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Not really much to say here. It did seem like Brent Musburger was trying to will IU to a victory. IU cut it to 10 a few times and he kept trying to make it seem like it was still a game. I guess you have to do that when the game is a blow out. I will not be renewing my IU tickets next year. I cannot give the Big Ten games away.
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