For the first time in the Archie Miller era, Indiana left the Crossroads Classic with a drama-free victory.
You’ll recall Zach McRoberts and Juwan Morgan lifting IU to an overtime win over Notre Dame in 2017, Rob Phinisee drilling the buzzer-beating 3 to top Butler in 2018, and Armaan Franklin hitting the game-winning deep shot to down the Irish late in last December’s tilt. This year, the Hoosiers made it look easy.
LOL. Just kidding.
It was an uneven, sluggish performance, but Indiana didn’t require any late-game theatrics to pull off its 68-60 win over Butler.