It was a little over halfway through the first half when Juwan Morgan went down in pain holding his shoulder after getting tangled up on the floor.
Already shorthanded, as they have been all year, Justin Smith needed to step up and be a force in and around the paint, using his athleticism to his advantage against a slower front court for Michigan State.
The Hoosiers who came into the game riding a seven game losing streak, showing very little emotion and grit throughout the last month, got exactly what they needed from Justin Smith in their win over the weekend.