IU basketball improved to 6-0 with a convincing 86-69 win against Kansas State on Tuesday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Here are five takeaways from the win against the Wildcats:
Indiana’s defense disrupts Kansas State’s high-powered offense
The expectation entering Tuesday night’s matchup was a high-scoring chess match featuring two of the better offenses in college basketball.
Indiana’s defense had different plans.
The Hoosiers were engaged defensively from the opening tip and held a Kansas State team averaging 92.8 points per game to only 69 in front of 12,342 fans.
Indiana did an excellent job of limiting 3-point attempts from the Wildcats and forcing them into long, contested 2s.