The Minute After: Saint Francis

Thoughts on a 89-72 win against the Red Flash:

There was no question heading into this one which team had more talent, more size and was just flat out better: your Indiana Hoosiers.

But after falling short of making the NCAA tournament and having to settle for a No. 1 seed in the NIT, it was fair to wonder what sort of Indiana team was going to show up tonight. Would the Hoosiers struggle to focus? Would they bring proper effort, intensity and energy?

The returns in the first half were not good. While it was apparent Indiana could score at will on the Red Flash, jumping out to an early nine-point lead at the 14:32 mark as they quickly erased a 7-2 deficient thanks to a 14-0 run, things started…