Even without Trayce Jackson-Davis, Indiana managed to avoid collapse on a sleepy Wednesday evening, beating the Little Rock Trojans 87-68 in Assembly Hall. It hasn’t always been pretty, but Indiana is now 5-0 with what is likely to be a quadrant one win before Thanksgiving.
For a fanbase that’s seen multiple losses to teams ranked worse than 130th in KenPom as recently as 2018, tonight wasn’t the most comfortable Hoosier win. At points in the second half, Indiana’s single-digit lead resembled some of the lowest lows of the prior two regimes.
Instead, the Hoosiers closed out on a convincing 23-14 run over the final ten minutes to put the game away and maintain a perfect record in what’s been the most exciting season in years for Indiana fans.