Thoughts on a 96-62 win against the Screaming Eagles:
The start of Indiana’s season debut played true to what Archie Miller noted before the contest: Indiana’s defense is ahead of its offense.
The Hoosiers clamped down early on the Screaming Eagles, getting up in their airspace and not letting them find much, if any, of the paint. It led to Southern Indiana settling for tough perimeter shots late in the possession and shot clock violations. Indiana also got into the passing lanes with freshman Romeo Langford leading the charge there. Early on, that was Indiana’s best offense — steals into breakaway scores.