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Tom Crean believes a defensive revival can reset Indiana's Big Ten hopes

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — On occasion each season, Tom Crean will show his team a “turnover tape”: Staff members splice together clips of an opposing offense, and Crean explains to his players how they can put themselves in position to get steals. He only shows the tape once he can trust that the team won’t use it as permission to take excessive risks. This year’s Hoosiers weren’t privy to a turnover tape until the night of Jan. 14, 2017, on the eve of a home game against Rutgers, when their coach felt he had to take a gamble of his own.