Thoughts from an Alumnus @Minnesota

Thoughts from an Alumnus @Minnesota
By Brian Hall

I normally wait until the next morning to write the article about the game, but I am also usually trying to think about something positive to write about. Well this game had plenty of positives aspects throughout the entire game. All right, if you forget about the first ten minutes, lack of rebounding, early fouls, Watford’s play, and all the missed layups in the second half, IU had plenty of positive things.

Indiana fought back every time it looked like Minnesota was going to blow them out of the Barn. I know that we had an eight point lead in the second half that was quickly turned around to a six point deficit, but the Hoosiers came back and was in it to the last second. I never remember IU playing well at the Barn. I do remember Coach Knight’s starters getting benched and we lost by 50 points, and I was worried that was going to happen to us tonight, but it didn’t. We battled back and if the referee didn’t blow the loose ball whistle against Jordan Hulls (which should not have been called) we might have won.

I touched on the negatives at the beginning; now let’s talk about the positives. The defense, most of the time, had quick hands and feet and disrupted a lot of shots and passes. Will Sheehey had an amazing first half as well. I am not sure why he was on the bench through most of the second half, but I was impressed by his intensity and the speed he brought to the court. Jeremiah Rivers played a great game on defense. He was in the face of every player he guarded.
I came out of this game with a much better feeling about Indiana basketball than I have had in a few weeks. Hopefully the players can continue to play the way they played throughout most of this game in the upcoming weeks. We need to win at Northwestern!

Next up: @Northwestern

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