Five takeaways from Indiana’s win against Rutgers

Indiana improved to 11-3 with an 84-74 win against Rutgers on Thursday at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

Here are five takeaways from the win against the Scarlet Knights:

Hoosiers heat up from the perimeter

Indiana beat Winthrop 77-68 on Dec. 29 despite a dreadful 1-for-20 performance from beyond the 3-point line.

On Thursday against Rutgers, the Hoosiers delivered their best perimeter shooting performance of the season. For the first time since Dec. 21, 2023, against North Alabama, Indiana made more than 10 3-pointers.

IU went 12-for-27 – 44.4 percent – from distance in Thursday’s win and six players connected from outside.

Luke Goode went 3-for-5, Trey Galloway was 3-for-6 and Mackenzie Mgbako was…