Thoughts on an 86-69 win against Kansas State:
After two games of ho-hum play, Indiana got back to business tonight.
The Hoosiers came out with a bang, igniting the crowd – one with far fewer students due to Thanksgiving break – and Darian DeVries, who applauded and cheered on Indiana’s early efforts. IU went up 20-4 to start, thanks to some sharpshooting from distance, buckets at the rim and a swarming defense, which turned over the Wildcats on several occasions and kept the nation’s leading scorer, PJ Haggerty, quiet. Conor Enright played great defense and hustled around like crazy, even chipping in on Indiana’s 3-point barrage with an early make.