The Eagles scored an easy bucket off the opening tip. On their next possession, Anthony Elechi blew by James Blackmon Jr. on the perimeter for a bucket at the rim. Two plays in and it looked as if Indiana’s defensive struggles were going to continue for yet another game.
But this simply wasn’t the case.
The Hoosiers reversed course and cruised to victory. Down 13-12 with 13:33 to go in the first half, Indiana busted out a 38-13 run the rest of way to halftime to lead 50-26. And get this: The defense was a large part of it.