Five takeaways from Indiana’s win over Bellarmine

In their final exhibition tuneup before Friday’s season opener, Indiana beat Division II No. 4 Bellarmine 73-62 on Monday night at Assembly Hall.

Here’s a look at five takeaways from the win:

· Indiana’s defense looked better … in stretches: It was far from the complete effort Indiana will need to produce if it hopes to compete at the top of the Big Ten, but the Hoosiers had some strong moments defensively in the win.

Indiana held Bellarmine scoreless for more than eight minutes, which allowed a 9-7 lead to balloon all the way to 32-9. Bellarmine moves very well without the ball and has shooters, so the eight minute scoreless streak is notable.

The flip side is that Indiana was outscored 53-41…