Five takeaways from Indiana’s win over Chicago State

Indiana tipped off the 2018-2019 season with a 104-55 blowout win over Chicago State on Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

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

• Langford hits his stride in first half: It didn’t take long to Romeo Langford to make his presence felt on Branch McCracken Court.

The New Albany product got going early with a couple of assists and then took over after hitting a baseline jump shot. Langford scored 11 straight points for the Hoosiers just after the midway point of the first half on his way to 17 first half points. He finished with a game-high 19 points.

For a player that was as closely watched as any in the state of Indiana in recent…