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3 Things: Indiana beats Merrimack 81-49

Fortunately for Indiana fans, the Hoosiers early Sunday buy game in Assembly Hall was fairly uneventful. A buzzer-beating tip in cut Indiana’s lead to six going into the half, but the Hoosiers had a comfortable ten-point lead a minute or so before that, so it didn’t necessarily feel close. Still, after Wednesday’s second half collapse, it’s good to see Indiana take care of business and put this one away by a comfortable margin.

Here’s three things we learned from the game today:

Rob Phinisee is the backup point guard

Since the Syracuse game, Mike Woodson has shown some reluctance to play sophomore guard Khristian Lander when Xavier Johnson isn’t on the floor.