Five takeaways from Indiana’s win over Butler

INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana improved to 9-2 with a 71-68 win over Butler in the Crossroads Classic at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. It was the fourth straight win by three or fewer points for the Hoosiers.

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

• Offense, not defense, propels Indiana to victory: Indiana had been winning close games recently by holding its opponents down with stellar defense.

The defense wasn’t as sharp on Saturday afternoon as Butler managed 1.05 points per possession, which was the second worst defensive performance of the season for Indiana.

But the Hoosiers more than made up for it with a strong offensive performance that included a 9-for-21 mark on 3s (42.9…