It seems like it may be difficult to keep expectations in check with this year’s Indiana team. We’ll know more by next Friday, but tonight’s 52-point victory nearly doubled the 29-point win Kenpom projected, so it’s safe to say they’re outperforming even objective expectations at this point.
After a bit of a slower start over the first five minutes, when Hoosiers allowed the Wildcats to go on an 10-2 run to erase Indiana’s opening seven point lead, Mike Woodson pulled most of the starters and got the spark he needed to put the game out of reach. After eight minutes in the second half, he was able to pull Trayce Jackson-Davis and Race Thompson for the rest of the game.