Breaking down Indiana’s non-conference issues under Mike Woodson

It’s year four of the Mike Woodson era in Bloomington. During that time, Indiana has played premiere nonconference opponents on neutral courts each winter.

Here’s how those games have gone:

2021:

64-56 W vs Notre Dame, Indianapolis

2022:

89-75 L vs Arizona, Las Vegas

2023:

77-57 L vs UConn, New York

74-66 W vs Louisville, New York

104-76 L vs Auburn, Georgia

2024:

89-61 L vs Louisville, Battle 4 Atlantis

89-73 L vs Gonzaga, Battle 4 Atlantis

89-73 W vs Providence, Battle 4 Atlantis

So that’s three wins and five losses.

Those wins? On a “neutral” court in Indianapolis that may as well have been a home game, a narrow win over one of the worst high-major teams in recent memory and a Providence team missing…