Thoughts on a 63-62 win over Northwestern:
Indiana looked finished. And the Assembly Hall faithful headed for the exits. The Hoosiers trailed Northwestern 62-55 with 1:33 to play. A sixth straight loss looked like a near certainty.
But Indiana kept plugging away.
Robert Johnson hit a layup with 1:17 to play. Then Johnson found James Blackmon Jr. for a 3-pointer with 38 seconds to go and the Hoosiers took a timeout to set up defensively.
On the ensuing possession, Bryant McIntosh missed a layup and Blackmon Jr. grabbed the rebound. The junior guard went the length of the floor and found Thomas Bryant underneath the basket with 2.