Home is where the hurt is

Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY SportsLast night, Gus Johnson began the FS1 broadcast saying that they were live from “The Carnegie Hall of College Basketball,” better known to IU fans as Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.

But for most of the game, there wasn’t much to sing about.

Last night’s 69-46 loss to Michigan was as devastating as they come, but the fact that it happened at home — the first home game in 11 days and only the second one since January 3 — really makes the loss sting. And the 17-0 start for the Wolverines felt like karmic payback for IU’s 28-0 run in Crisler three years ago.

Throughout its existence, Assembly Hall has always been a neutralizing factor for Indiana. A home court advantage…