Thoughts on a 75-71 win against the Golden Gophers:
Indiana came into this one wounded. Its loss to Wisconsin, even in a season with huge losses at home to Indiana State and Fort Wayne, was arguably its worst game of the season. And with both De’Ron Davis and Collin Hartman sidelined for the contest, the Hoosiers had even more wounds to lick.
But Minnesota had its own recent issues to deal with as well. The Reggie Lynch situation became national news yesterday. Amir Coffey’s shoulder injury kept him out of the contest.
And as Indiana came out of the gate dropping in 3-pointers and getting a heck of an effort from freshman Justin Smith, the Hoosiers appeared ready to move on from the serious lack of effort they showed earlier this week against Wisconsin.