IU basketball dropped its first game of the Darian DeVries era on Wednesday night, falling 73-64 to Minnesota at Williams Arena.
Here are five takeaways from the loss to the Gophers:
Indiana’s 3-point shooting falters
Indiana’s offense is built to take and make 3-pointers in rhythm. On Wednesday night, a poor shooting performance proved costly for the Hoosiers.
Minnesota was determined to keep Lamar Wilkerson and Tucker DeVries smothered beyond the 3-point line and the pressure on IU’s two leading scorers never let up.
Rather than getting the quality looks from distance that its offense had generated frequently through the first seven games, the Hoosiers looked rushed and uncomfortable all night.