BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - Shakespeare's Romeo didn't get the ending he wanted, either.
The Bard of Avon might have appreciated the trace of tragedy afflicting the Indiana basketball season that concluded with Tuesday night's 73-63 loss to Wichita State in the NIT quarterfinals.
A rash of injuries rivaling the denouement of Hamlet – some of them particularly ill-timed, protracted and lethal to IU fortunes – along with some self-inflicted issues helped keep this 19-16 Hoosier team from developing to full fruition.
As it was, even with a brutal 1-12 stretch during Big Ten play only Lady Macbeth could've loved, IU likely finished just one win shy of a coveted NCAA tournament berth.